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
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.
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
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
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.
@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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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!!
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 !!!
'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'
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.
🗽yall babies don’t know JACK DUDE had a “Chewstick” in his mouth If you wasn’t BORN IN NEW YORK and ain’t from our Generation x yall don’t understand that life!!!!!‼️🚦🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
10 All day!!! Listen to the message of the song again. Protect ya neck was supposed to come off ruff y’all said it yourself it’s a laid back message song . Y’all really need lyrics up too..
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
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
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
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
they can’t critique this .. ain’t their Generation plus they don’t understand that street life‼️
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.
Listen shades of Brooklyn
@@Bladee2802 🤣🤣🤣
Wu is 2nd best, OutKast is #1
Bone thugs can compete with the Wu
@@larryconnerjr1835 compete...? they are by far the best... there is no 2nd or 3th place, because the other are to far a way...
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
Wasnt Rae the one with the chew stick and GZA had the blunt?
@@joshuapocalypse nope, the one with the chew stick is GZA
wasn't it a licorice stick, like the sprouts of the plant?
It's a mint stick in the Caribbean to keep your teeth white and clean
I remember chewing on those in the 90s, dam the memories 😂😂😂
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
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.
@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.
You are right, knowledge without saying anything, but Licorice root benefits go far beyond skin conditions.
@Flaquis True, But I did not feel like writing a dissertation on the benefits of licorice root.
@@thecodetalker5742 That's fine. I just commented for anyone that might have interest.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!!
YESSSSS!!!!!
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
6:15 that's a chewing stick. It tastes like xylitol, that sugar replacement they put in gum. Very common in the Caribbean.
It wasn’t wood, it’s a chew stick, made from plants! They actually make your breath fresh, helps clean your mouth and teeth!
Was looking for this comment, beause I was about to.
Got to hit up "all so simple".
CREAM is a classic.
At least a 10, certified banger! Wu is for the children.
LOL I was one of the ones showing tough-love lol y'all doing you thing tho keep going strong
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 !!!
'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'
F.Y.I. GZA aka GENIUS had a chew stick in his mouth. They come in different flavors and are used for tooth cleaning.
I appreciate the reflections after the reactions, best reactions on youtube
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.
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.
🎶Wu-Tang is for the Children 🎶🖤💛🖤
He was chewing a cinnamon stick. It’s a natural breath freshener
💚WU TANG IS FOR THE CHILDREN 💚
Wu-Tang - Triumph
Wu- Tang - It’s Yours
Wu- Tang - For Heaven’s Sake
3 Bangers 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The piece of wood in his mouth was either a miswak (the original toothbrush) or chew stick (flavored twig).
🗽yall babies don’t know JACK
DUDE had a “Chewstick” in his mouth
If you wasn’t BORN IN NEW YORK and ain’t from our Generation x yall don’t
understand that life!!!!!‼️🚦🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽
Gza had a “Chew Stick” in his mouth.. I believe it’s a root, back in the day they came in flavors.
Flavors: Oak, Maple
Can i suggest "Rawhide" by ODB featuring Method Man? 🙏
Cream is story telling, different types of flow than protect your neck. Story telling was a big thing back then in NY Hip Hop/Rap
10/10
Wu are fire , 36 sounds like it was recorded in the flats on the stairs , gritty . Fkin fire protect ye neck
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
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.
Wu-Tang Clan STILL Nuthing ta F' Wit
You can't ever know this song because you weren't a teenager when it first came out
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.
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.
Those pieces of wood was called chew sticks.. My Jamaican boy put me on to those joints..
“This is in 2K” 😭 bro this is one of the most famous hip hop songs ever recorded 🤣
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.
there called chew sticks its flavored bark like licorice or vanille
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.
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
It's a song that you would loved at the 10 level in its day!
the stick is a chewing stick.. in the Caribbean we use it.. it makes your teeth extremely white
CLASSIC MATERIAL…. WU TANG IS FOREVER
What song did they listen to first that they didn’t like?
Why yall volume so low? Turn the sound up
Banger
This the song that blew Wu Tang Clan up
This is when rap was rap, real shit people go through
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
Need to do some Geto Boys!! My mind is playing tricks on me, Damn it feels good to be a gangsta!!
“you know what i’m sayin?” Sheesh
You should do OutKast - ATLiens!
Decks verse is incredible. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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
This is the good shit. ❤
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
👍👍👍👍👍👍
That was a nature stick lol
These 2 probably from Maine or north Dakota 😆 🤣
this is a all time classic. Deck's verse is a all time great
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
🔥🔥🔥🔥
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!!!!!
MY YUNGINS! YALL JUST GETTING STARTED!!!! BANG "BRING THE FUCKING RUCKUS" by Wutang
Word! DO "CLAN IN THE FRONT"
WUTANG.... 1ST ALBUM
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones pt. 2
Legendary versus. Raekwons hits me different
You guys should do "The Mexican" by GZA ft. Tom Morello and K.I.D.
Winter Warz by Ghostface, Raekwon, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna!
Stick up kids anthem in the early 90's
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
Shout-out to Ralph McDaniels for directing this video Ralph McDaniels is on The Mt Rushmore of non artists in Hip Hop
10 All day!!! Listen to the message of the song again. Protect ya neck was supposed to come off ruff y’all said it yourself it’s a laid back message song . Y’all really need lyrics up too..
What do you mean, that you heard it in 2k?
🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
Inspectah Deck laid down some legendary bars on this one
please react to Sizzla!!imagine a artist that have over 70 albums!!
If you like inspectah deck check out Czarface🔥🔥🔥
Inspektah Dek shined on this track.
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
Goddamn how do cats just leave they hair all in their face? Lol that sh- would bug the hell outta me
all love when people are exposed to all types of music
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
Big Pun- Dream Shatterer
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
Method Man Bring The Pain and GZA I got your back
It's ginseng root he had in his mouth
The piece of branch gza is chewing it's called miswak.
Better than that garbage today
Do Wu tang triumph
WU Gambinos/Bring The Pain/Glaciers Of Ice/Criminology/Incarcerated Scarfaces to name a few..
Glaciers of ice 🔥🔥
Reaction to Jadakiss Feat Nas - Show Discipline And Lloyd Banks - Southside Story
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
krayzie bone: payback iz a bitch
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
Good reactions
Cream is a huge classic of hip hop
It’s a shame the guy in black doesn’t have things to say about the song as he gives a 9
Sugarcane