When it hit the airwaves, the sound, lyrics, and concept of Wu-Tang’s “C.R.E.A.M.” changed the landscape of hip-hop forever. She also provides an entry point to the entangled realities of the US prison system. By using a pop culture reference in these works, Smith draws attention to the ubiquitous, almost banally repetitive, representations of Black incarceration. Like mass incarceration itself, there are many ways of reading all the versions of “C.R.E.A.M.,” all of them equally complex. Sable Elyse Smith, Spread from CR.E.A.M., published by Wendy’s Subway, 2018.
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