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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adrian Younge
Performer
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adrian Younge
Composer
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Composer
Clifford Smith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Adrian Younge
Producer
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Producer
Andrew Lojero
Producer
Kenta Yonesaka
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey yo, Sway, man, I can't even describe it, man
The situation's crazy, bruh
If I was a gorilla I would say it was bananas, B
For real, the man just, he just took over the whole situation, God
Listen
[Verse 2]
Man, it is what it is
Can't understand a man if you ain't lived what he lived
Roaches in the crib, ain't got no food up in the fridge
Plus the crime runnin' rampant and it's screwin' up the kids
Sway, admit, what kind of paradise is this?
I just want my 40 acres and some karats on the wrist
But these snakes is tryna gather in the pit
Where you get the cotton mouth, pluckin' ashes off the clip
Off the rip, now a challenger exists
And he bulletproof, shoot, what kind of caliber is this?
Got thugs in the store with the barrel on your lips
Sayin' "empty out the drawer" before he pound you with the grip, Lord
Who to call when nobody obeys the law
And there ain't no Iron Man that can come and save us all?
[Verse 3]
Power to the people and Luke Cage the cause
And the cops got it wrong, we don't think Cage involved
Look, dog, a hero never had one
Already took Malcolm and Martin, this is the last one
I beg your pardon, somebody pullin' a fast one
Now we got a hero for hire and he a black one
And bullet-hole hoodies is the fashion
We in Harlem's Paradise, tell the captain
That I'm 'bout to trade the mic for a Magnum
Give up my life for Trayvon to have one
Yeah, 'cause this is bulletproof love
And you already know what a bulletproof does
So you can take it from a bulletproof thug
The hood got his back, dog, bulletproof love
[Verse 4]
The blood thicker than mud
And who am I to judge if you get a gun in the club?
'Cause you already know what a bulletproof does
When the hood got your back, dog, bulletproof love
[Verse 5]
Yeah, shout out to Pop, RIP, my brother
The streets is crazy nowadays
People say we don't need another hero
But now we got one, whether you like it or not
Luke Cage, please believe it, sir
The streets got your back
You're already bulletproof love, baby
Written by: Adrian Godfrey Younge, Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Clifford Smith