Coogler's Pen

This track was born from a real headline: Ryan Coogler winning his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sinners, his creative partnership with Michael B. Jordan. Muckraker's r&b production gives the story the weight of a front-page exclusive — journalism you can feel in your chest. Lines like "Fruitvale Station was the start, a true story made him cry" anchor the track in specifics that generic coverage misses. The mood — smooth, reflective, triumphant — reflects the emotional reality behind the numbers. Every Majik's Studio news track exists to make you feel the story, not just read it.

[verse 1] Ryan sat in Oakland writing stories on the train Dreaming up a future where his people saw their pain Fruitvale Station was the start, a true story made him cry Oscar Grant deserved a voice, and Ryan would supply Then came Creed, and then came Wakanda on the screen Black Panther broke the box office, biggest thing they'd seen But the Academy kept passing, nominations, never gold Ryan kept on writing, kept on letting stories unfold Now Sinners on the table, screenplay in his hand A tale of brothers, Southern roots, the devil and the damned Every word he put to paper had his whole life in the ink Oakland to the Dolby stage, closer than you think [chorus] First one, first one Coogler got his first one Pen to paper, screen to gold Coogler got his first one First one, first one Years of grinding for this first one Oakland raised him, Oscar crowned him Coogler got his first one [verse 2] He thanked his mama and his father, thanked the Bay that made him real Thanked Michael B. for trusting every vision, every reel They been together since the start, since Fruitvale made them brothers Four films deep and now they're standing golden next to one another The screenplay had the music, had the Delta in its bones Had the juke joints and the church bells and the Mississippi moans Ryan wrote what Ryan knew, community and faith The struggle and the beauty and the love you can't erase Sitting in that audience, the tears are rolling free Coogler's got an Oscar and the whole world starts to see The boy from Oakland with the notebook changed the game Ryan Coogler, golden screenplay, remember that name [chorus] First one, first one Coogler got his first one Pen to paper, screen to gold Coogler got his first one First one, first one Years of grinding for this first one Oakland raised him, Oscar crowned him Coogler got his first one [bridge] Black Panther showed us Wakanda, Creed showed us the fight Fruitvale showed us truth hurts, Sinners showed the light Every story was a building block for this golden night Ryan proved that patience and the pen will set it right Four films with Michael, four films built on trust Now the first one's on the shelf and it was worth the fuss [chorus] First one, first one Coogler got his first one Pen to paper, screen to gold Coogler got his first one First one, first one Years of grinding for this first one Oakland raised him, Oscar crowned him Coogler got his first one [outro] First one, first one Coogler got his first one