![]() ![]() ![]() “Second hands moms bounced on old man, then we moved to shaolin land” “I grew up on the crime side the New York times sideĬontinuing with more personal tales of being separated from his father with his mother leaving and moving the family to Staten Island. His first two lines perfectly captures the environment he hails from. Rae gives a timeline of his life from his move from to Staten Island and his time spent in New York City. Telling their life stories’ in each verse. ![]() With both relating to the harsh realities of being from the inner cities. Raekwon And Inspectah Deck were the only members of the group to have verses on the record. The music video begins in the projects of Staten Island and then sees the Clan make their way to a more lavish lifestyle, driving Mercedes and sipping champagne. ![]() The songs music video paid homage to where each member of the group was from, as a form of imagery that added even more depth to the record. From Big Daddy Kane, to Tracy Lee and Q-Tip. Recalling a memory from a show the clan in Webster Hall, noticing that many of his heroes were there to see the Clan perform. In a more recent interview with DJ Vlad, Inspectah Deck revealed that it was the success of “C.R.E.A.M” that made him realize how big of a group they were. The most culturally transcendent of the group, RZA even acknowledged that it was Method Man’s melodic flow on the hook that took Wu-Tang from gold to Platinum. He wanted them to condense their lyrics into more concise verses and thought it needed a great hook. Divulging that the name of the original track was “The Lifestyle of the Mega Rich” and it had about 8 minutes of material from Raekwon and Inspacteh Deck. RZA shed light on how the record came about, in an interview with SiriusXM. Detailing that back then, people would write graffiti and would break words down to give them meaning so, Raid broke down “cream” to mean “cash rules everything around me.” He also revealed that the acronym “cash rules everything around me” came from group mate Method Man’s associate, Raid. in general, want of a better financial situation. As a result, “cream” became something that they said when they were fighting over money or. Saying that it came from cartoons like, Tom & Jerry, where the titular cat - Jerry - would slap Tom (the mouse) with whipped cream as they would fight over food. In an interview for 247HH (hip-hop), Raekwon revealed the meaning behind the song’s tittle, revealing that “cream” was a slang term for money kids around the neighborhood would use. “The Rza is just razor sharp, he always on point with the beats with the rhymes” It became certified gold officially in 2009, 15 years after its release. Billboard Hot 100, it eventually peaked at number 60 later that week, also peaking at number 8 on the hottest hip-hop/R&B songs. The song finally surfaced in 2004, when Songs of Innocence/Experience was finally released in the UK.Despite all the praise the record received within the hip-hop community and its current status as a classic record, “C.R.E.A.M” was not a chart-topp. They turn what was originally a vaguely melancholy torch song into a more powerful, driving affirmation of love and passion. The group seems to perfectly grasp what made The Charmels' recording so special, and its members amp up those qualities: the heft of the rhythm section, the delicacy of the vocals. Even then, one song stayed in the vault: a cover of The Charmels' "As Long as I've Got You" which rivals, and even threatens to exceed, the original. In 1972, The Emotions' members were recording what was supposed to be their third album - Songs of Innocence/Experience - but for reasons still not fully explained, Stax chose not to release most of it until years later, on the Sunshine album. ![]()
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