Atlantic Records has announced the highly-anticipated release of “THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE,” an unprecedented musical companion to the landmark Broadway musical by Tony, GRAMMY® and Emmy Award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. The album arrives in stores, digital retailers and streaming services on Friday, December 2nd.
Executive produced by The Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter, “THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE” sees songs from the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical covered and remixed by a remarkable cast of contemporary artists. Superstars contributing to the one of its kind collection include Sia, Usher, Kelly Clarkson, The Roots, Alicia Keys, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Chance The Rapper, John Legend, Regina Spektor, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Miguel, Queen Latifah, Common, Ben Folds, Andra Day, Jill Scott, Jimmy Fallon & more. “THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE” also includes three previously unreleased HAMILTON demos.
“THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE” TRACKLIST
- No John Trumbull (Intro) – The Roots
- My Shot (Rise Up Remix) – The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz & Nate Ruess (Apple Music/Spotify)
- Wrote My Way Out – Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Aloe Blacc
- Wait For It – Usher
- An Open Letter (Interlude) – Watsky featuring Shockwave
- Satisfied – Sia featuring Miguel & Queen Latifah
- Dear Theodosia – Regina Spektor featuring Ben Folds
- Valley Forge (Demo) – Lin-Manuel Miranda
- It’s Quiet Uptown – Kelly Clarkson (Apple Music/Spotify)
- That Would Be Enough – Alicia Keys
- Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) – K’naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC, Residente
- You’ll Be Back – Jimmy Fallon & The Roots
- Helpless –Ashanti featuring Ja Rule
- Take A Break (Interlude) – !llmind
- Say Yes To This – Jill Scott
- Congratulations – Dessa
- Burn – Andra Day
- Stay Alive (Interlude) – J.PERIOD & Stro Elliot
- Cabinet Battle 3 (Demo) – Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Washingtons By Your Side – Wiz Khalifa
- History Has Its Eyes On You – John Legend
- Who Tells Your Story – The Roots featuring Common & Ingrid Michaelson
- Dear Theodosia (Reprise) – Chance The Rapper & Francis and The Lights
The winner of the 2016 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Musical Theatre Album”, “HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)”, is available now in stores, DSPs, and streaming services. The 2x RIAA platinum certified album (only the third cast recording to go 2x platinum in the last 20 years, joining the cast recordings of “Wicked” and “Rent”) made a stunning arrival on the Billboard charts upon its initial digital release, coming in at #1 on the “Top Broadway Albums” chart, #3 on the “Top Rap Albums” chart and #9 on the “Top Current Albums” chart. This impressive debut stands as the biggest first week sales for a digital cast recording and the second biggest first week sales ever for any cast recording, behind only “RENT” in the Nielsen SoundScan era.
The best-selling cast album of 2015, “HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)” continued to make chart history in the weeks and months following its arrival. The album eventually ascended to the #1 spot on Billboard’s “Top Rap Albums” – the first and only cast recording to ever reach the chart’s top position. Produced by Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson & Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter, founding members of the GRAMMY®-winning hip-hop band, The Roots, “HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)” marks the first album to be mixed at the legendary Atlantic Records Studio in New York City.
