C.R.E.A.M.

by Wu-Tang Clan

C.R.E.A.M. cover art

Built upon a haunting, melancholy piano loop sampled from The Charmels, this track defined the gritty, cinematic boom-bap aesthetic of Staten Island. Raekwon and Inspectah Deck deliver stark, street-level narratives detailing the harsh realities of poverty and survival in the crack era. The title acronym—'Cash Rules Everything Around Me'—permanently embedded itself into the global hip-hop lexicon.

Genres

  • Hardcore Hip Hop
  • Boom Bap

Tracklist

  1. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) - Radio Edit
  2. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) - A Cappella
  3. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) - Instrumental
  4. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) - Radio Mix