C.R.E.A.M.

"C.R.E.A.M."
Single by Wu-Tang Clan
from the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Released	January 31, 1994
Format	12" single, CD5"
Recorded	July 1993 Firehouse Studio in New York City
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	Loud Records
Writer(s)	Robert Diggs Jason Hunter Clifford Smith Corey Woods
Producer(s)	RZA
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Wu-Tang Clan singles chronology
"Protect Ya Neck" (1992) "C.R.E.A.M." (1994) "Can It Be All So Simple" (1994)
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) track listing "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (7) "C.R.E.A.M." (8) "Method Man" (9)

"C.R.E.A.M." is a song by the New York hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, from their 1993 studio album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The song was produced by Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA, and samples The Charmels' 1967 song, "As Long As I've Got You".^[1] "C.R.E.A.M." was released as a single through Loud in early 1994.

Background

"C.R.E.A.M." features a verse from Raekwon, a long verse from Inspectah Deck and the hook performed by Method Man: Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M./Get the money; dollar, dollar bill, y'all.

The hook performed by Method Man has been sampled by many rappers. The phrase "Cream" has become a slang term for money. C.R.E.A.M. is one of the highest charting Wu-Tang Clan singles, reaching #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video for "C.R.E.A.M." features the members of the Wu-Tang Clan starting off at the projects in Staten Island and moving on to a more lavish lifestyle of champagne and Mercedes. The video for this single also features classic early '90s urban New York styles of dress, as the majority of the people in the video are wearing goose-downs, Champion hoodies, black skullies, and either wheat or black Timberlands.

On January 29, 2009, "C.R.E.A.M." was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 units, 15 years after it was first released.

Acclaim

Time included the song on its list of the All-TIME 100 Greatest Songs.^[2]

It was voted #20 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs.^[3]

Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #11 on its list of "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time."^[4]

The "C.R.E.A.M." single made The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Singles list.^[5]

The song was voted #13 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.^[6]

Song order

• Intro: Raekwon and Method Man
• First verse: Raekwon
  • Chorus: Method Man
• Second verse: Inspectah Deck
  • Chorus: Method Man

Single track listing

A-Side

1. "C.R.E.A.M." (Radio Edit) (4:04)
2. "C.R.E.A.M." (Album Version) (4:03)
3. "C.R.E.A.M." (A Cappella) (2:37)
4. "C.R.E.A.M." (Instrumental) (3:38)

B-Side

1. "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" (Radio Edit) (4:40)

References