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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rakim
Performer
Adrian Younge
Performer
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adrian Younge
Composer
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Composer
William Griffin
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Adrian Younge
Producer
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Welcome to Harlem, the home of innovatin'
Legacies, stories of gods killin' Satan
Where they honor Harlem's father, Philip Payton
The renaissance in the makin'
Ellington, Garvey, Joe Lewis, Lena Horne
Malcom, Maya, Louis Armstrong
But now crime is the new crave, so it's a new crusade
So salute to Luke Cage
[Verse 2]
Fight for the cause
All the way to the top, rivalry wars
Life could be lost, no type of remorse
Forward always for Pop, until the crown is rightfully yours
But success brings sacrifice
And no one was at stake, the pressure could crack a pipe
Where everything has a price
But you pay with your life in the King's Paradise
[Verse 3]
You're king
You're king
You're king
You're king
You're King's Luke Cage
Paradise
You're king
You're king
You're king
You're king
The King
[Verse 4]
His story is complicated
He got framed for a crime and got incarcerated
Locked up, his alter ego builds
Experimented on, left him with super hero skills
And everyday, he get's twice as strong
Bulletproof skin but his life is torn
The only lady he ever loved in his life is gone
Escaped prison, got fight to right his wrong
No question, he gon' take on the whole hood in a hoodie
No weapons and no cape on
One by one and knock 'em out
Until cotton mouth is forgotten about
But success brings sacrifice
And if you thinkin' it's a piece of cake, you can have a slice
It's like gamblin' with a pair of dice
But you pay with your life in the King's Paradise
[Verse 5]
In the king
The king
You're king
The king Luke Cage
Superhero skills
The king
Written by: Adrian Godfrey Younge, Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, William Griffin