8 niggas on the same track with skills (well, we'll cut U-God a break) was unheard of. Combine that with them financing the shit themselves and all the buzz surrounding them, be it from the industry or from the kung fu shit and you had a monster, plain and simple.

CREAM may have been the national breakout joint (I still remember them performing on Arsenio) but the shift began with Proteck Ya Neck.

I think I still have that cassette single around the house