Throwback Thursday: Wu-Tang Clan “C.R.E.A.M.” (Video)

It sounds insane now, but there was a time, 1993 to be specific, when no one knew who the Wu-Tang Clan was. And then they dropped "C.R.E.A.M.", a song that in no uncertain terms announced the arrival of the greatest rap crew of all time. Seriously, this song is the s**t.



The Refined Take:

1) In retrospect, we really should have seen the formation of Wu-Tang Financial coming. "Smith Barney? Bunch of bitches." That never gets old.

2) I'm not trying to ruin the party, but hey Raekwon; if you're taking drugs that make your eyes bleed, you might want to consider cutting back a little bit. I'm just saying.

3) Are those bags of Wu-Tang ice next to the champagne? And I don't mean "ice" as in jewels, I mean ice as in frozen water. What genius on the set thought of that one?

4) If Method Man looks like he's higher than an astronaut, that's not just his acting skills on display. The man admitted that he was dusted out of his mind during the shooting of this video. Now that's real talk.

5) In all seriousness, I feel like "C.R.E.A.M." never really gets its due. This has to be one of the top ten hip-hop songs ever made, right? Wu-Tang's unarguably the biggest group in rap history, and this is their manifesto. Recognize.