First time hearing C.R.E.A.M.? - Wu-Tang Clan (Reaction Video)

[@mizzywoe]

Once you start listening to more Wu, you will see why they are the best rap group of all time. No group can compete bar for bar. Wu Tang are the standard bearers til this day, that all the so called Goats admire and respect the Wu.

[@electric-city2059]

Listen shades of Brooklyn

[@mizzywoe]

@@Bladee2802 🤣🤣🤣

[@therealmvp232]

Wu is 2nd best, OutKast is #1

[@larryconnerjr1835]

Bone thugs can compete with the Wu

[@seelenwinter6662]

​@@larryconnerjr1835 compete...? they are by far the best... there is no 2nd or 3th place, because the other are to far a way...

[@tw8661]

That was a "chew stick" that GZA had in his mouth. It's not uncommon to see that in the hood in NY and other cities, especially where the Jamaicans are. I used to chew them. They come in different flavors and you can get them from street vendors, along with incense, shea butter and stuff like that

[@joshuapocalypse]

Wasnt Rae the one with the chew stick and GZA had the blunt?

[@Trillogical]

@@joshuapocalypse nope, the one with the chew stick is GZA

[@eliamilanaccio5842]

wasn't it a licorice stick, like the sprouts of the plant?

[@louisculture2986]

It's a mint stick in the Caribbean to keep your teeth white and clean

[@derrickpowell2563]

I remember chewing on those in the 90s, dam the memories 😂😂😂

[@b1izz79]

It hurts my soul when supposed hip hop heads can get this far in life and not be familiar with songs like this, I get you realized you heard it in 2k even tho you didn't realize it till now, but I feel this younger generation mostly ignores the legends while rock heads typically look up the legends that made it possible for their current artists that they are into, please keep pulling up old classics like this and expose them to your generation this hip hop culture is around because of them, and many have lyrical skills rarely seen today.

[@thecodetalker5742]

@404 Productions Ent. He had a licorice root (chew stick) in his mouth. Licorice root extract is used to treat a variety of skin conditions, including acne and eczema. They were giving you knowledge without saying anything.

[@flaquis2729]

You are right, knowledge without saying anything, but Licorice root benefits go far beyond skin conditions.

[@thecodetalker5742]

@Flaquis True, But I did not feel like writing a dissertation on the benefits of licorice root.

[@flaquis2729]

@@thecodetalker5742 That's fine. I just commented for anyone that might have interest.

[@ItsNeezy]

What GZA was chewing on was a Chew Stick. Chew Sticks were flavored, and they also helped clean your teeth as well. You can use it like a toothbrush once chewed on enough. They're come from places like Africa and Jamaica also.

[@lethaldose2000]

This was Wu-Tang at their best with soulful story telling. If the combo of the hook, the story, the realism, the plus the acronm has become the statement for the next 2-3 generations. I know what C.R.E.A.M is , my son and daughter will, her son and daughter will. Even my mother and Grandmother knows what C.R.E.A.M is. ------ Nas, Biggie, Ice Cue, Lil Wayne, and Lil BAby, have used it to describe the Gobal capitalist system. ----- So this song resonates so deep it's felt by generations. -------- HOW MANY SONGS can make that CLAIM? -------- That is why many consider this song one of the greatest songs ever made in hip-hop, because CASH ABSOLUTELY RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME. Dollar, Dollar Bill Yawwwwwwwwwww!

[@michaellanders6737]

They werent talking about stealing. They were talking about trying to strive for a better life.....dude this is a fucking masterpiece and you cant see it

[@Geena860]

This song makes me cry till this day, bc life as a shorty shouldnt be so rough but when your mom is a basehead and your dad a dopefiend this is the life that ive lead

[@phunktup]

i was a metal head all through the 80's and 90's. my homie gave me this album to listen to in mid '99 and it changed my whole perspective on shit, hip hop wise. RIP D, thanks for changing my music style

[@WhateverW0rkS]

This isn’t just a song it’s a story of many of us who came up in this era. I love seeing younger generations opening their minds and listening to history told. The Wu catalogue is amazing.

[@seanant69]

F.Y.I. GZA aka GENIUS had a chew stick in his mouth. They come in different flavors and are used for tooth cleaning.

[@casinolife7534]

It wasn’t wood, it’s a chew stick, made from plants! They actually make your breath fresh, helps clean your mouth and teeth!

[@deathcea3967]

Was looking for this comment, beause I was about to.

[@joeyrogers7017]

The first song I ever heard from them in 1993, a 12 yr old kid, WOW. I've been a Wu head ever since, they totally changed the game. I had already been a fan of rap about 8 yrs but this was/is something special, different, crazy, mad crazy, big ups to the Wu. I performed this at a country bar in Tennessee in 2020. No hate here guys, it's your opinion, just get on that Public Enemy "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos" it's an 11/11!!

[@feliciawiggins9050]

YESSSSS!!!!!

[@martinmcintosh5505]

Got to hit up "all so simple". CREAM is a classic.

[@jessisanchez8150]

'Triumph" and 'Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)' have some some of the hardest beats and flows, check those 2 out. BTW 'Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)' is not the same song as 'Protect Ya Neck'

[@jayeell1253]

certain tree barks cleans your teeth when you chew on it - back home we chewed that (west indies) . If you seen rastas chewing it - that's why. All natural. Being Guyanese at times when things was hard you brushed your teeth with salt and or charcoal - not we see companies making toothpaste with charcoal in it. We been doing that for decades.

[@trocktp]

Gza had a “Chew Stick” in his mouth.. I believe it’s a root, back in the day they came in flavors.

[@xamccormick]

Flavors: Oak, Maple

[@carlmuhammad3968]

This the song that blew Wu Tang Clan up

[@noizynaybah5827]

Nah..all opinions are respected.... you not from that time you don't know the feeling we had when it dropped... the way we received and listen to music was different.. It was mostly inside a car. Through a mix tape created by an actual DJ.. Like kid Capri or DJ Clue. And we would be Hotboxing which means the windows rolled up and the car is full of weed cloud. The Audio came before the visual which means you have to wait for the video to come out and you only saw it at your house on television because there were no smartphones so when you hear the music you just imagine what you hear if you wasn't from that environment or just look around you if were because we didn't have that access the anticipation to see and hear hip hop was much more higher this is why those albums go 4 and 5 x Platinum...... absence makes the heart grow fonder.. The demand higher you... There was a Mystique about it that doesn't exist today because you have too much access and no mystery.. Kind of spoiled

[@CitizenScorn]

Can i suggest "Rawhide" by ODB featuring Method Man? 🙏

[@danielmiller1826]

This is why albums were so important, the whole 26 Chambers Album album is like a movie - with action scenes, dialogue scenes, drama and ccmedy.

[@kflomiskias9381]

8 is a solid rating for someone who didn’t grow up at that time and maybe missed some of the references or lingo. Like smoking wu’s or cess. And how the acronym CREAM was clever but now it’s old because it’s been used so much. When you take away all of that, it’s held up well to be an 8.

[@InfamousKillah26]

At least a 10, certified banger! Wu is for the children.

[@HL-qc5rd]

So Wu Tang does not come hard on every song. They have slower songs, hyper songs. You have to listen to more Wu. You should actually react to their 1st album or GZA 1st album

[@r0der1ck_0nl1ne]

6:15 that's a chewing stick. It tastes like xylitol, that sugar replacement they put in gum. Very common in the Caribbean.

[@JIMMYRAYVS]

8 is a good rating... I think most OGz at the time of the release was more relative to what was going on at that time of the Crack era and things of such so it would be a 10 to most of us, but 8 is fair compared to other songs in their catalog and individual catalogs.

[@Dazbog373]

How about stop pretending you never heard these hip hop classics and just react

[@consuelaluna1414]

💚WU TANG IS FOR THE CHILDREN 💚

[@bkboy2384]

These 2 probably from Maine or north Dakota 😆 🤣

[@SUPREMEgoldchain_REAKTZ]

This song was dope cuz even tho the hook glorified money the lyrics to the song was about the struggle. They wasn't saying shit about their ice or money. It was real shit about how they had it for real. Inspectah talked about how he was depressed. And how he try to teach the younger kids coming up to not follow in his footsteps but they don't want to listen Idk how u can come harder than that🤷🏽‍♂️ Spitting truth

[@borngifted5398]

Great Reaction Guys !! i Love the fact that y'all not only review the songs but the visuals as well. Try Wu Tang - Triumph 🔥 Video from 1997 (Concept & Visuals were Next Level) Not to mention that Decks verse "1st" is considered 1 of the Best in History !!!

[@tucco2097]

What song did they listen to first that they didn’t like?

[@higherregion]

I was a teen when this came out..and the weather was cold as hell as it looks in this video..had some cold as winters in early 90s ny

[@stephensmith919]

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones pt. 2

[@gamexsimmonds3581]

I feel like they didn't cone as hard because they had a message to get across. Sometimes you gotten ease up and hope people catch what you are saying

[@C.Mauney]

Goodie Mob - Soul Food

[@SUPREMEgoldchain_REAKTZ]

Why yall volume so low? Turn the sound up

[@hassafella]

That piece of wood the GZA put in his mouth is called a Chew Stick. It's a natural tree bark that cleanses the teeth and mouth.

[@SCUZZI87]

You should do OutKast - ATLiens!

[@ronnieturner3110]

LOL I was one of the ones showing tough-love lol y'all doing you thing tho keep going strong

[@michaelrayii7102]

Winter Warz by Ghostface, Raekwon, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna!

[@bobbie6443]

He was chewing a cinnamon stick. It’s a natural breath freshener

[@holiday6854]

Reaction to Jadakiss Feat Nas - Show Discipline And Lloyd Banks - Southside Story

[@pfeiffdog0811]

An 8 and 9? Ok

[@murderwitahashtag840]

now do "CLAN IN DA FRONT"!... thats the GZA. pronounced JIZZA

[@Ok-bv2kk]

I don’t care how old you are. The fact you don’t know classics from Wu-Tang proves you don’t know hip-hop.

[@Daezrok]

Legendary versus. Raekwons hits me different

[@marfigue777]

please react to Sizzla!!imagine a artist that have over 70 albums!!

[@Tank_6969]

the wood He has in His mouth is a form of cleaning yr teeth, same as a Tiger does!!!!! was popular in the 90's!!!!!

[@PhoenixRising82672]

Shout-out to Ralph McDaniels for directing this video Ralph McDaniels is on The Mt Rushmore of non artists in Hip Hop

[@willvr4]

How do you walk through life with your hair constantly in front of your face? C'mon man...

[@jamesway]

These dudes have NO understanding of old dirty 😒. Still early they will learn.

[@pdouble9396]

Those pieces of wood was called chew sticks.. My Jamaican boy put me on to those joints..

[@jayeell1253]

it's crazy how people now people hear cream and have to say pause or no homo - back then we knew what c.r.e.a.m meant and that' it. Nothing about anyone's sexuality - nothing. Why will always love 80s, 90s (hip-hop, soul, r&b) it was pure. Not so sensitive unless you had direct beef with someone and they said it in the songs. Other than that - wasn't all that pause, no homo

[@thexproductions90s]

that was a chew stick in his mouth...muslims and rastafarians woukld sell those...you chew on them and they have different flavors....kept mew from smoking cigs for a minute...its like an old school nyc thing bro

[@dafamimmediate4341]

The piece of wood in his mouth was either a miswak (the original toothbrush) or chew stick (flavored twig).

[@FeralFresse]

If you like inspectah deck check out Czarface🔥🔥🔥

[@BKLYN_TZU]

Meth had a plastic knife in his mouth from the Chinese restaurant it comes in the bag with your food along with the plastic fork here in NY.

[@tracydavis5253]

You have to RHYME TO THE FEELING AND EMOTION TO THE SONG MUSICALLY THAT YOU RHYME OVER NOW PROTECT YOUR NECK THEY WENT HARDER BECAUSE THE SOUND WAS UPTEMPO AND CHAOTIC SO THE WU MATCHED THE ENEEGY OF SONG

[@shopwrecker1785]

Listen to inspectah deck verse again…the real world knowledge he was kickin and tell me you don’t maybe go higher….8 aight tho

[@BiggTigger]

Those chew sticks are common in the south too, especially Ga, I used to have them all the time. Curve craving’s, clean your teeth,helps with that yuck mouth too

[@roberteatman]

there called chew sticks its flavored bark like licorice or vanille

[@DRaquascapes]

Jamaican chew stick. It's from a certain type of tree. Tastes a little like sugar cane.. it's also used to brush your teeth

[@leetheaarceneaux8151]

Method Man Bring The Pain and GZA I got your back

[@paulhubbard1747]

Its supposed to be insiteful not hard tho. Watching u guys clocked in not bobbing your heads is supposed to be the natural expected reaction. Its ment to "kick the truth to the young black youth" and create an understanding for those that dont live it.not jump around and fuck shit up like protek ya neck or triumph

[@aoescool]

the stick is a chewing stick.. in the Caribbean we use it.. it makes your teeth extremely white

[@shanemolloy4731]

Wu are fire , 36 sounds like it was recorded in the flats on the stairs , gritty . Fkin fire protect ye neck

[@abdul58]

chew sticks are dope. Arabs and other cultures use olive branch sticks as a day to day "toothbrush" most holistic tooth paste has chemicals from the chew stick in em

[@Lala-th8in]

🎶Wu-Tang is for the Children 🎶🖤💛🖤

[@southsidecompton9668]

It's a dope song, but definitely not the best! I heard way harder shit!

[@lazyeclipse00]

Kids don’t know chew sticks anymore?

[@mr.b2086]

You can't ever know this song because you weren't a teenager when it first came out

[@jaimebarba619]

Goddamn how do cats just leave they hair all in their face? Lol that sh- would bug the hell outta me

[@mrmeth6]

Tho wood in the mouth is called siwak that's how muslims brush their tooth

[@nicknice2159]

Stick up kids anthem in the early 90's

[@bryangrageda]

“you know what i’m sayin?” Sheesh

[@jayeell1253]

and seeing how the chorus is cersored says it all - these days so sensitive

[@bobbie6443]

Freeway - What we do

[@LuizGustavo-sl3hd]

Wu-Tang Clan STILL Nuthing ta F' Wit

[@leetheaarceneaux8151]

Inspektah Dek shined on this track.

[@murderwitahashtag840]

MY YUNGINS! YALL JUST GETTING STARTED!!!! BANG "BRING THE FUCKING RUCKUS" by Wutang

[@murderwitahashtag840]

Word! DO "CLAN IN THE FRONT" WUTANG.... 1ST ALBUM

[@shinski8114]

theres no way u never listened to cream

[@aarondixon7]

That's a chewstick in his mouth.

[@speedracer175]

What do you mean, that you heard it in 2k?

[@incognitotees]

this is a all time classic. Deck's verse is a all time great

[@puppetmaster8551]

Deck pretty much always delivers, such a fuckin shame his solo debut album got lost in the flood in RZA’s basement, would’ve been a classic just like OB4CL or liquid swords

[@ctparry3]

Big Pun- Dream Shatterer

[@marcusmessiah19]

Decks verse is incredible. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@pjdp.1750]

krayzie bone: payback iz a bitch

[@raulwatkins4960]

It's ginseng root he had in his mouth

[@Wally_Prolific]

That was a nature stick lol

[@clutchhawks1268]

Better than that garbage today

[@jeremysmith8116]

Chew Stick

[@pdouble9396]

Do Wu tang triumph

[@eleanorrigby5759]

This is the good shit. ❤

[@marcellacollins4697]

Sugarcane

[@TimrodRa]

Chew sticks.

[@GodlessFiend]

Banger

[@rezahosein7863]

You are right the piece of wood he is chewin on is actually found in Africa, it is used as a tooth brush of sorts. It is said to aid cleaning your teeth as well as it has properties to help in fresh breath.

[@truth4reel]

It's not just African, it's also a Muslim tradition recommended by the prophet Mohammad to clean teeth. Science have found out that it's very effective.

[@kaibalogun7974]

🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐

[@xXhdbngrXx]

You guys should do "The Mexican" by GZA ft. Tom Morello and K.I.D.