- Wu Tang Clan Cream Year
- Wu-tang Clan Cream Acapella
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- Wu-tang Clan Cream Release Date
| 'Ice Cream' | ||||
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| Single by Raekwon | ||||
| from the album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... | ||||
| A-side | 'Ice Cream' | |||
| B-side | 'Incarcerated Scarfaces' | |||
| Released | September 25, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 (both) | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, Dirty rap, Hardcore rap | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Loud | |||
| Songwriter(s) | C. Woods R. Diggs D. Coles C. Smith D. Hill | |||
| Producer(s) | RZA | |||
| Raekwon singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| 'Ice Cream' on YouTube | ||||
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'Ice Cream', released in 1995, is the third solo single by Wu-Tang ClanrapperRaekwon, from his debut studio albumOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995).
The song features Method Man in the intro, chorus and outro, Ghostface Killah in the first verse, and Cappadonna in the third, though none of them are officially credited on the single.
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- Lyrics: What that nigga want, God? / Word up, look out for the cops though (Wu-Tang five finger shit, fam) / Cash rules- / Word up, two for fives over here, baby / Word up, two for fives.
- According to Raekwon, 'cream' was neighborhood slang for money, originating from Tom & Jerry cartoons in which Jerry (the cat) would slap Tom (the mouse) with whipped cream during fights over food. In this way, 'cream' became a word used when trying to get money or fighting over it. The acronym (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) was coined by an.
The B-side of the single is 'Incarcerated Scarfaces' and was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005).
Both songs were included on the compilation albumThe RZA Hits (1999).
Lauryn Hill later sampled 'Ice Cream' on her song 'I Used to Love Him', from her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
The Game later remixed 'Ice Cream' with his 'Can't Understand' freestyle in 2004.
Samples[edit]
Wu-tang Clan Cream Acapella
- 'Ice Cream Man' by Eddie Murphy (the repeated phrase 'The Ice Cream Man is coming!!')
- 'Ice Cream Man (rare demo)' by Method Man
- 'A Time For Love' by Earl Klugh
- 'The Breakdown (Part II)' by Rufus Thomas
Chart positions[edit]
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1995 | 'Incarcerated Scarfaces/Ice Cream' | 37 | 37 | 5 |
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External links[edit]
Wu Tang Clan Cream Dirty
- 'Ice Cream' at AllMusic