Marvel's Luke Cage Reviews: 10 Early Reactions You Need To Know

10. The Music Is Great

One of the big things that's repeatedly been stated about Luke Cage is that music will play a big part in the series. It's something that was evident when Ol' Dirty Bastard's 'Shimmy Shimmy Ya' played over the trailer, and again when it was revealed that every episode would be titled after a Gang Starr track.

Given showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker is a former music journalist, it should come as no surprise that music features heavily, and equally that it works superbly within the show:

"Oh, and the tunes! The glorious tunes! ... Music plays the most active role in a superhero production since Guardians of the Galaxy. The show’s mix of rap, R&B gems, and deep blues cuts is tremendous (John Lee Hooker’s I’m Bad Like Jesse James is quietly used to extraordinary effect in one scene). Equally impressive is the original score by Adrian Younge (the Black Dynamite soundtrack) and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, which adds a perfect veneer of 70s style to the proceedings." - Den of Geek

411 Mania adds that music plays a "major part" in crafting the series' identity, helping it stand apart from its superhero peers.