The metal headgear Luke Cage wears in the flashback scenes looks like the metal headband he originally wore in his Marvel Comics series.
"On and On" is a song from the album "Mecca and the Soul Brother" of the hip-hop duo Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth.
Comanche says to Shades that he thinks Sugar is the type to cry while watching This Is Us (2016). Shades replies that he himself cries while watching "This Is Us." Ron Cephas Jones, who stars on this series as Bobby Fish, also stars on "This Is Us."