Lin-Manuel Miranda On How Hip-Hop Influenced Him and ‘Hamilton’

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

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🗓️ 25 September 2015

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Jon Caramanica and Mr. Miranda discuss the songs and rappers that inspired him and his work.

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0:00.0	In New York, you can be a new man.
0:04.0	New York, you can be a new man.
0:07.0	Welcome to the New York Times Popcast,
0:09.0	your 11th dual commandment of music news and criticism.
0:12.0	I am your host John Caramonica.
0:14.0	New York.
0:16.0	Just to work.
0:18.0	Alexander Hamilton.
0:20.0	Alexander Hamilton.
0:21.0	We are waiting in the wings for you waiting in the wings.
0:25.0	If you never pat down, you never learn to take your time.
0:30.0	Oh, Alexander Hamilton.
0:34.0	Alexander Hamilton,
0:35.0	When America sings for you.
0:38.0	You were just listening to Alexander Hamilton,
0:42.0	the opening number from Hamilton the musical.
0:45.8	The God Lin Manwell Miranda is here.
0:49.4	Talk to the people.
0:50.4	Hello, hello.
0:51.9	By now everyone's seen Hamilton, Midwestern school children,
0:56.1	Canadian inmates, everyone has seen Hamilton.
0:59.1	Hamilton is the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton told with a hip-hop grammar
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