Sample Breakdown
C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-Tang Clan · 1993
Where did C.R.E.A.M.'s piano come from?
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The Charmels never had a hit. Their producer Isaac Hayes used the piano lick years later in Shaft. RZA looped it for Wu-Tang's biggest crossover record.
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