The Broadway sensationHamiltonhas become apop culture phenomenon, but in case you haven’t had the chance to see this hit musical play, you can enjoy creatorLin-Manuel Miranda’s songs in a new way. TheHamiltoncreator gave fans a surprise on social media, when he unveiled the full tracklist for his highly-anticipatedHamiltonMixtape. Today, Atlantic Records revealed that the mixtape will be released December 2, and the first two tracks from the album were released.
First up,Lin-Manuel Mirandaused his verifiedTwitteraccount to release a photo that revealed the full tracklist of 21 songs. The songs include two songs fromThe Roots, No John Trumbull (Intro) and My Shot (feat.Busta Rhymes,Joell Ortiz&Nate Ruess) [Rise Up Remix] which kick of the mixtape.Lin-Manuel Mirandaalso collaborates withNas,Dave EastandAloe Blaccon Wrote My Way Out, withUshersinging Wait For It, Watsky featuring Shockwave singing An Open Letter andSiafeaturingMiguelandQueen Latifahsinging Satisfied.
The Mixtape continues with Dear Theodosia byRegina SpektorfeaturingBen Folds,Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Valley Forge, It’s Quiet Uptown byKelly Clarkson, That Would Be Enough byAlicia Keysand Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) byK’naan,Snow Tha Product,Riz MCandResidente. Late night talk show hostJimmy Fallon& The Roots reunite to sing You’ll Be Back, whileAshantiandJa Ruleteam up for Helpless. !llmind sings Take a Break (Interlude), whileJill Scottperforms Say Yes To This andDessasings Congratulations.
The final tracks are Burn byAndra Day, Stay Alive (Interlude) byJ.PERIOD&Stro Elliot, Slavery Battle (Demo) byLin-Manuel Miranda, Washington’s By Your Side byWiz Khalifa, History Has Its Eyes On You byJohn Legend, Who Tells Your Story byThe RootsfeaturingCommon&Ingrid Michaelsonand Theodosia (Reprise) byChance The Rapper&Francis and The Lights. Fans who pre-ordered the mixtape, starting today, were givenKelly Clarkson’s “It’s Quiet Uptown” andThe Roots' My Shot (Rise Up Remix) featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz, and Nate Ruess, through instant downloads, and they were also released through streaming services like Spotify.
AfterHamiltondebuted on Broadway,Lin-Manuel Mirandahas become quite the hot commodity these days. He helped record new music for directorJ.J. Abrams’Star Wars: The Force AwakensandMoana, and he signed on to star inMary Poppins 2for Disney, while also coming aboard to compose new songs withAlan Menkenand oversee the writing on Disney’s live-actionLittle Mermaidremake. Take a look atLin-Manuel Miranda’s tweets below, along with the first two songs from theHamiltonMixtape.
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