Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(orig. US black) money.

1987		Public Enemy ‘Public Enemy No 1’ 🎵 Ambush attack on my back, double-teamin’ to get cream.
1995		L. Stavsky et al. A2Z 24/1: He’s in it for the cream.
1997–2000		Da Bomb 🌐 6: C.R.E.A.M.: An acronym for Cash Rules Everything Around Me; a form of money or valuables.
2004		Reveal & Doc Brown ‘What You Need’ 🎵 Deals to make the big cream.
2007		UGK ‘Life Is 2009’ 🎵 See everybody’s got that same old dream / Of big cars, bad bitches and a mountain of cream.