A song dedicated to the former airline captain of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 Chesley Sullenburger, who on January 15, 2009, made an emergency landing in the Hudson River after geese flew into the plane’s engines, causing them to fail. Everyone on board was successfully evacuated. Sullenburger and his crew were highly praised for their heroism. Listening to the tenor of the song, it talks about a man who, in the face of tragedy and dystopia is able to rise above all odds and be a hero.

The song is most known for appearing on the soundtrack to the film, Drive, in which Ryan Gosling plays the rebellious protagonist that attempts to restore order into his girlfriend’s life.

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.

At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.‘z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group’s major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. He has been listed in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records for the record of Most US Hot 100 Hits By A Rap Artist with 64 hits between 1999 and 2010.

Wayne is famous for his command of slow, witty lines and metaphorical jokes. His discography includes a slew of successful mixtapes, including Dedication 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; No Ceilings; and Da Drought 3. His albums consistently garner acclaim, with Tha Carter series all platinum hits. Tha Carter series has been a work of Wayne’s for 13 years and continues to grow with the fifth installment, Tha Carter V released in 2018 (however, it was initially supposed to be released in late 2014). Wayne keeps a regular recording schedule, with studio booths in his tour bus, home, and following him everywhere.