Rae's groundbreaking debut album helped to bring the flavour of flossing to wax as well as the use of the moniker among Wu brethren and other prominent emcees. The single "Verbal Intercourse" featured the first appearance of Nas Escobar, Nas' alter ego. Similarly, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, who served as Rae's partner in rhyme throughout the entire Cuban Linx album, also developed a slew of other identities. Identities like Lex Diamond, one of the flashy, witty and intellectually stimulating personas of the multifaceted Raekwon.
In the years after the release of Cuban Linx, Raekwon continued to record several albums with the Clan including the platinum Wu-Tang Forver (1997) and The W (2000), as well as the gold Iron Flag (2001). He also starred in the critically acclaimed film Black and White, before releasing his second solo album, Immobilarity in 1999. Four years later, it's time for another masterpiece from Raekwon.
The Lex Diamond Story, Raekwon's forthcoming third solo album is that desperately needed effort. This new LP is as much a reflection of his first musical triumph Cuban Linx, as it is a manifestation of the future and what is to come from this great emcee. Raekwon is like the E.F. Hutton of hip-hop: when he speaks, everyone listens. The current void in hip-hop is filled with this rap veteran's
crafty verbal gymnastics and artistic form of storytelling. The Lex Diamond Story takes the top shelf elements of the Wu's first album and the finest sentiments of Raekwon's debut and joins them together to deliver another classic album to the masses.
A lyrical gourmet meal, The Lex Diamond Story shows that The Chef still possesses the recipe to cook up a jambalaya of words with the main ingredient being superior skills. Animated and intense, Raekwon's stealth delivery is filled with emotion, skilled cadence and an array of diverse stories, hooks, and topics. The track, "All Over Again (The Way We Were)" touches on the flavour of "Can It Be All So Simple" with its tale of street survival. Meanwhile, "Pit Bull Fights" is reminiscent of the ferocious lyrical beating inflicted on "Incarcerated Scarfaces." Raekwon is indisputably at his creative beast. Unchained and uninhibited, he is assertive with his music and focused on his goals.
Cream 2001
Raekwon Lyrics
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Paint a picture, new shit, Raekwon, Ghostface
(Eh-yo, eh-yo, eh-yo)
CREAM, 2001 (Who you? Who you?)
Fetch out, my nigga RZA (yea yea yea)
What?
That's right
We cheque-cash niggas wit four fingers on 'em
Call on the Lord, "Help me!", that's us
Thrustin' through ya hood wit the dust (hoo!)
Lord have mercy, niggas look thirsty, yo
End the swine, meet the inventor, plus the winter
It's mine, gasoline jump, just spiked gloves, nines
Watch my wave push, one chain faded out
Racin to Spain, half a million dollars in Boyd
Willy Aims, slap bop top of ya Glocks, plus black Reebox
Rockin real nigga shit, call me Pops
Golden pro', kitchen designer shit
Chinchilla blankets, H. Winston anklets on
Drug dealer banquets, hands out, fire when we spit (haha)
The position is lit, drop fifty out a blimp
Roast ya ornaments, Super Bowl ring on each finger
Gettin fly, might linger, those of you ride
So let the lye sprinkle yo
Yo we put together like CREAM
Matter of fact like a Jamaican team
Sprangler status, hatin' like Mitch Green
Off the wall auctions that dumb out
(We organize extortions)
Burn niggas' labels down, frostin' 'em
We put together like CREAM
Matter of fact like a Jamaican team
Sprangler status, hatin' like Mitch Green
Off the wall auctions that dumb out
(We organize extortions)
Burn niggas' labels down, frostin' 'em
Eh-yo, how you like two Ac's?
Max in the trunk, lookin' real dumb
Eighty-eight paper and our nose is numb
Prayed over Marvin Gaye's grave
He said Ghost, "Pop merked me at an early age
Hit Diana back in the days"
Them Supreme bitches all on my dick
Loved the way I sung the Cherells
"Mercy, mercy, son", made 'em cum
I wrote songs for the people
Verses that'll make Nixon resign
You can do the same thing with rhymes
"I swear Ghost is doobie, just imagine"
Check out what I started
Who's the first to rock 'fros with out a part in it?
Featherhats partin it, Gladys was the baddest, she wore a six
Pretty-ass foot with an arch in it
Big cars, slammin eight-tracks, slammin' hats
King died in sixty-five, Motown cried
Saw a tear drop from Stevie's eyes
Fogged out glasses
The plan was to bring together all the masses
Yo we put together like CREAM
Matter of fact like a Jamaican team
Sprangler status, hatin' like Mitch Green
Off the wall auctions that dumb out
(We organize extortions)
Burn niggas' labels down, frostin' 'em
We put together like CREAM
Matter of fact like a Jamaican team
Sprangler status, hatin' like Mitch Green
Off the wall auctions that dumb out
(We organize extortions)
Burn niggas' labels down, frostin' 'em
Money Mohammed Ali niggas who keep clean sneakers on
Beef and take niggas eats, streets brought all my features
Terry cloth bed rallies, imagine only seventeen wildin'
Who spent thousand on 'em Ballies?
Denali's now lampin', just stylin' out in Cali
Actin like raw is the mission, mission is to slap 'em
Bankjars, movin in psalms, manipulatin my accountant
Relaxin like, blacks get jobs
Slangin in bangles y'all, chillin from all angles
Don rock more thank you's, gettin my shit washed
Elevator music, Rolex doors with thirty-seven whores
Countin my paper, takin y'all to walls
Yo we put together like CREAM
Matter of fact like a Jamaican team
Sprangler status, hatin' like Mitch Green
Off the wall auctions that dumb out
(We organize extortions)
Burn niggas' labels down, frostin' 'em
We put together like CREAM
Matter of fact like a Jamaican team
Sprangler status, hatin' like Mitch Green
Off the wall auctions that dumb out
(We organize extortions)
Burn niggas' labels down, frostin' 'em
DJ Clue.. Desert Storm
The Professional, Pt. 2
Stupid! Fetch out, Dame Dash
My nigga Jigga, Bigs Harper
You know how we do things, word up
The song "CREAM 2001" by Raekwon and Ghostface Killah is a sequel to "C.R.E.A.M." from Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)." C.R.E.A.M. is an acronym that stands for "Cash Rules Everything Around Me." While the original song is about the harsh realities of growing up in New York City and the struggles to make it out of poverty, "CREAM 2001" is a celebration of the success that comes from escaping those struggles.
The lyrics paint a picture of luxury and excess, with references to expensive cars, jewelry, and designer clothes. The artists brag about their success and their ability to extort others for money. They use slang and metaphors that may be unfamiliar to some listeners, but the overall message is clear: they are living the high life and nothing can bring them down.
The chorus repeats the phrase "We put together like CREAM," emphasizing the unity and solidarity among the artists. The song also references other musicians and historical events, such as Marvin Gaye's death and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
Written by: Dennis Coles, Ricardo Thomas, Corey Todd Woods
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