How Rap Works in Hamilton (Part 1)

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How does rap / hiphop work so dang well in Hamilton even though it's about the Founding Fathers, people who have no business rapping? Well, in this multi-part video series I will delve into the myriad of reasons how rap works in Hamilton.
If you're new to this channel, I'm Howard Ho, and I make videos about the musical Hamilton analyzing its musical themes, leitmotifs, chord progressions, melodies, and now genres. Along the way I fold into it discussions of the musical 1776, Sondheim, The Music Man, Les Miz, West Side Story, and the entire history of the rap musical (rapsical?). Let's go!
Holler If Ya Hear Me
• Holler If Ya Hear Me: ...
Colin Morris, "Pop Music Is Stuck on Repeat"
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"America" from West Side Story (Live)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House
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In the Heights, Great Performances documentary
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"Rap: Broadway's New Jazz" by John McWhorter
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Music by Verified Picasso "Thing Are Going Southampton"
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1776
West Side Story
Into the Woods
Les Miserables
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Carmen: A Hiphopera
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John Adams
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[@mcelmo2182]

When he started analyzing Farmer Refuted, that was the moment I knew this was the best 16 minutes of my life I'd ever spent

[@charisamartin2152]

That was brilliant.

[@pinkajou656]

All his reviews of Hamilton are so fantastic, I’ve rewatched them about a bajillion times.

[@treyslider6954]

"Don't modulate the key and not debate with me!" I'm surprised you didn't use this line in your conversation about how Seabury's trapped inside his musical structure in ways Hamilton isn't.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yeah, there's a lot there to discuss! Hmmm...might be a good idea for a video. Thanks!

[@LuluBear1229]

Not to mention the entire character of King George!! His 3 songs are just the same melody/reprises and he even expresses disbelief in the final song that George Washington gives up the presidency “I wasn’t aware that was something a person could do.” He is entrapped by the melody and by extension the mindset of how a country should be run. Sorry if you address this at all in the next video, I haven’t watched it yet.

[@AleahKCH]

LuluBear1243 brilliant 🙌🏾

[@thatb33]

YOU LAUGH! BUT ITS TRUE! he showed them

[@victoriameduza7040]

luca_draws he didn’t throw away his shot and in turn he changed Broadway history

[@yammmit]

luca_draws absolute madlad

[@felixettos]

Those who laughed at him then must feel really stupid now

[@KatieWillems]

To be fair, he intended it to be laughed at. That's how he set it up.

[@DavidClay]

Wait. Are there Chiptune versions of these songs? Are you holding out on us?

[@noahfrancisco5540]

Who can make a hip hop musical about the whitest people ever? Lin!

[@MrE_]

I'm scared of your profile pic

[@audiorage82407]

Why do you have so many empty lines in your comment

[@junedanieltamor9071]

They was tryna do the see more comment reveal thing but failed miserably now looking like a fool

[@junedanieltamor9071]

They was tryna do the see more comment reveal thing but failed miserably now looking like a fool

[@junedanieltamor9071]

They was tryna do the see more comment reveal thing but failed miserably now looking like a fool

[@moxthecat787]

"Sit down John" is also a line in Hamilton. Coincedence? I think not!

[@HowardHoMusic]

LOL

[@bluebazzled1638]

I was just thinking that

[@stolenhours]

yeah as soon as I saw that part I was like "that must be the inspiration for that line!"

[@mephostopheles3752]

That’s such a wild reference. I’ve never heard of 1776 before now.

[@moxthecat787]

@@mephostopheles3752 Neither have I, but Lin Manuel Miranda sure has if he was writing a musical about Hamilton. I wonder how many people actually got that reference if it was intentional...

[@Paint]

13:30 ok but Im gonna need a whole 8bit version of hamilton please haha

[@morethanjustromantic]

omg hello

[@amainn]

Hi Paint. Isn’t it strange that only one person commented in 5 month? I’m a fan)

[@forgetfulstranger]

hiiiiii

[@annsh.6487]

kzbin.info/aero/PLJbiCaRR-7aNCVcb6jBQWTHeMOZtWinJ2 Found this

[@mirandabee2323]

Someone PLEASE send that 8-bit Farmer Refuted to Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thayne Jasperson 😂

[@helloidkwhatimdoing653]

YES😂😂😂

[@megan.best.]

I doubt they'll see this, but twitter.com/megthesquarepeg/status/1219076859004104705?s=20

[@Nugcon]

yeet

[@LegoMelonz15]

4:04 ENTER ME (he says in parentheses)

[@elbaguillen7410]

Nice

[@marisasalamunovic9929]

Lol wouldn’t it be “(enter me) he says in parentheses”

[@beesare_cool]

“In this video we’re going to talk about *argument* Me: CABINET BATTLE 1-

[@berrymania]

@@IdkBasically WE FOUGHT FOR THESE IDEALS, WE SHOULDN'T SETTLE FOR LESS

[@berrymania]

@@IdkBasically DON'T ACT SUPRISE YOU GUYS, CAUSE I WROTE THEM

[@b-rabbit3654]

OOOOOH, BUT HAMILTON FORGETS

[@berrymania]

NOW PLACE YOUR BETS AS TO WHO THAT BENEFITS

[@b-rabbit3654]

THE VERY SEAT OF GOVERNMENT WHERE HAMILTON SIIIITTTSSS

[@mossaj19]

I find it fascinating, fitting, and ironic that Lin, being a superb wordsmith and lyrical genius makes an epic musical about a historical figure that made himself famous, successful, memorable for being a superb wordsmith himself. Deep.

[@maddie9602]

So who else is finding out for the first time that Hamilton's line "Sit down John" in "The Adams Administration" is a reference to an older musical about the Founding Fathers?

[@Chaoticz_official]

Me too

[@mayochupenjoyer]

not me lol i’ve been watching 1776 since i was little bc my parents are nerds 😅

[@joelpartee594]

@@mayochupenjoyer Yeah, I caught references like that but missed ones like The Ten Crack Commandments

[@louloudaki_]

THEY PUT LAURENS DEATH IN DIALOGUE AND THAT SPURRED HAMILTON TO DO THE WHOLE NONSTOP THING *cries*

[@hereland2401]

You're going to become the next big essay KZbinr!!

[@adannunez8540]

EXCUSE ME but a musical did a five-person confrontation scene in 1975. It was called the Rocky Horror Picture Show. :P "Rocky!" "Janet!" "Rocky!" "Brad!" "..."

[@myagamingkat]

@@adannunez8540 Wasnt queen Liz Gillies in that? :O

[@tori2dles]

I await the day when HS & university debate teams are required to argue in hip hop verse only.

[@undersi597]

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@iluvdissheet]

I would LOVE to see that

[@mapplemoore197]

And i will attend a debate for the first time in my life

[@Laeiryn]

EXCUSE ME but a musical did a five-person confrontation scene in 1975. It was called the Rocky Horror Picture Show. :P "Rocky!" "Janet!" "Rocky!" "Brad!" "..."

[@HowardHoMusic]

How could I have missed that!

[@nobesschoolie7974]

omg its 2020 and ur still talking about this what a legend

[@nixhixx]

Hamilton is set to get a whole new set of fans, as well as re-energized old fans, with the movie in about 16 months...

[@iluvdissheet]

@@nixhixx so damn true! Just watched Hamilton on Disney + last night and I'm obsessed!

[@nixhixx]

@@iluvdissheet I've watched it 4 times, already!

[@iluvdissheet]

@@nixhixx lol damn I REALLY have to catch up!

[@nixhixx]

@@iluvdissheet Once just as it went live. Second time, for things I might've missed. 3rd time was paying attention to the ensemble/dancers and the way they filled the scenes, and more attention to the set. 4th time was my sister's first time.

[@naomidoodles4817]

Also if you have EVER read a paper written by Hamilton they you can almost hear the rap in the background

[@pinkajou656]

That sounds so awesome and I totally believe that

[@tori2dles]

4:22 - You laugh, but ... 🤣 And we all know the rest of the story.

[@elliottedecoursey5455]

Samuel Seabury is highkey a NPC (Non Player Character) just saying the same 16-or-so lines over and over again.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Brilliant!

[@emc246]

Hamilton's part in Farmer refuted is the equivalent to Link throwing a bomb at an NPC in BotW. They react, then just finish their line.

[@not_quite_clarinet]

I just thought of Oblivion when you commented that

[@pinkajou656]

BWAHAHAHA LMTO Yes!

[@4dultw1thj0b]

I'm glad to see you coming back with your Hamilton analysis! It sounds like this topic is going to be an even more interesting one than what you've covered before.

[@havenlewis6607]

I thought Hamilton had no dialogue because Lin wanted the songs to tell the story Idk I may be wrong just wondering

[@HowardHoMusic]

Lin actually began Hamilton as a concept album, so it would be entirely song-based. But naturally many concept albums that became Broadway musicals later added dialogue scenes or exposition songs to thread the story together more.

[@guyincognito9066]

I have seen an interview with Lin where he said that in the early days it was gonna be a traditional book musical. They had hired & worked with a playwright for a while but realised that due to the elevated nature of hiphop/rap, even well written & acted sceens just fell flat.

[@havenlewis6607]

Guy Incognito that’s why I thought there wasn’t any just straight dialogue in the play. I’ve seen it before and I honestly don’t remember any just straight talking scenes

[@guyincognito9066]

@@havenlewis6607 You rememeber right, there are no straight diologue sceens & the brain trust did that intentionally. It's just important to know that that was not the plan from the start.

[@thewordshifter]

I saw it in chicago a couple years ago and remember theres maybe 1 or 2 lines of dialogue. Laurens has an entire song that's not on the album, though!

[@staceyknoell6339]

Fascinating as usual! And you dropped that nugget about, "Sit down, John!" and now I'm a bit smarter by knowing another reference in Hamilton.

[@ilysm.6642]

So you’re telling me that I memorized 20k+ words? W o w - *_o k a y_*

[@pinkajou656]

I know, you don’t even realize the scope as you’re doing it

[@brokenfate_1058]

4:00 Can I just point out how Burr literally doesn’t exist here. Quite ironic, since all people talk about is his duel with Hamilton and how he killed him. Even those who support or criticize him seems to only focus on the fact he shot a man. Not saying that’s not bad, but it actually somehow overshadowed his life’s work to a curious public. Edit: Damn it, I got the time stamp wrong. Of course I did. Fixed.

[@TheAyashiki]

BrokenFate_ “When Alexander aimed at the sky, he might’ve been the first one to die, but I’m the one who paid for it...”

[@i_am_anxious0247]

I mean, when someone shot someone else, that’s kind of the primary focus of most people with any morality, love him or hate him. We value murder over work.

[@brokenfate_1058]

Pi is the best Exactly. If I only type the name Aaron Burr into Google, I will not be able to find any of his ideology as the third Vice President of US. And I mean None of the reliable famous wikis actually covers this subject.

[@spntageous5249]

In this first version of the song, Lin is playing Burr

[@TamannaDas]

Lin is playing Burr.

[@mafegomez1150]

WHEN YOU'RE LIVING ON YOUR KNEES YOU....."RISE UP" 8:33

[@maryriegg5233]

I love that little "les go" reference to hamilton

[@sycastells1212]

As soon as you said the words "history of rap in musicals" I thought of that number from Music Man.

[@katiehough2499]

My first thought was Modern Major General but that's more of an opera.

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

@@katiehough2499 Doesn't Matter ( & it's an Operetta as it has spoken dialogue as well)

[@julianasilveira4806]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the vintage video game version of Farmer Refuted?

[@etherean01]

shout out to yt recommendations for this video, it was great and i was surprised to see it only had 6,000 views like it seemed super high quality. anyways, very cool.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Thanks! Glad to know YT is getting the word out. And you actually had the pleasure of seeing the video within a day of its release (hence why the number isn't very high so far)! But if you wanted to help me get more views, the best way is for people like you to share the video with their friends.

[@Squeleton]

Wow 13 000 views in 4 days

[@nm4130]

Someone mentioned your videos on the Hamilton subreddit recently and now here you are with a new Hamilton video. Glad to see you're back!

[@omegasoldier382]

I'll be honest, when I first heard of Hamilton I didn't believe it was real It just sounded like a bad idea The pitch idea itself sounds too strange to be successful Yet here we are and it's a legendary musical and easily one of my favorites

[@sadie1606]

They basically wrote everything in rhythm back then, it was very flowy language that was pleasant to hear be read out loud. I think Lin picked the best man to turn into a rap musical.

[@LunatheMoonDragon]

I love your videos for their content and well thought out ideas, but can I make one specific compliment? The way you cut off music excerpts with that little bit of reverb is stunning. It makes my ear okay with a familiar song "ending" abruptly. Did you learn that somewhere? Everyone should do that. I literally watch other videos and wish they cut music excerpts off in that way.

[@HowardHoMusic]

I'm a sound designer, and that's just one of my habits from doing that professionally. Thanks for noticing!

[@latenightcashews]

ohhh me too, I love that

[@pinkajou656]

I agree absolutely, it’s so jarring when music you love cuts off so suddenly, I think that this is a fantastic solution! It works so well!

[@claire_317]

"the reason Hamilton can *rise up* " yES

[@domlo66]

6.45 "Double 1776" "Jesus! That's- "Yes. Three thousand five hundred and fifty two"

[@brightlights8216]

Every time he says 1776, I hear Arron Burr, Sir!

[@ilexdiapason]

"eyes" in french is "yeux" im pretty sure the french rhymes would be "care" and "point"

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yeah, good catch. That translation came from the film itself, and if you watch the movie, it actually works well in context, even if it's not literally what they are saying.

[@ilexdiapason]

@@HowardHoMusic ok thats fair

[@hamiltonfan9710]

Oui oui or non I don't know that much French my aunt she speaks French and English most of the French I know is from Lafayette

[@i_am_anxious0247]

I'd listen to static for longer than I'd listen to 1776's opening melody

[@hereland2401]

Ahaha, well you do you friend

[@chezcakes5041]

Idk why but when I saw this I was immediately reminded of the first few notes of 'Say No To This'

[@Natalia-09]

Ahhhhh I just found out my grandparents bought me tickets to Hamilton! I’m so excited 😁

[@squishmaus2041]

Aah I just saw it you should be! It’s amazing hope you enjoy ^^

[@hamiltonfan9710]

Lucky

[@SteelCityCreative]

Lin when he found 1776: I can milk you

[@snowm8n]

I just binged all the vids over the last 2 days and was hella happy when this new video popped up. Great work and glad to see new content! This is really helping musical theater newb (Enter: Me) to understand the art form better and appreciate how dope LMM is... Also, it's getting me up to speed for when I go to the show for the first time in Feb! Please keep up the amazing work!

[@HowardHoMusic]

Wow, amazing timing! Thanks and I can't wait for you to see it live!

[@isaacmachado1238]

Yo, you asked in the first 5 seconds, I said "very well" then you said "very well" and I had to pause, like, and comment 👍🏽

[@sarahboey5817]

yes. Hamilton is still alive.

[@Rosabella.Thorne7]

It is and it is 2023!

[@Rosabella.Thorne7]

It is and it is 2023!

[@HowardHoMusic]

Due to a copyright issue, I had to edit out the rap of the witch from Into the Woods (1:17). But if you want to see what I'm talking about, check out the witch's rap in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6KmZmNobdSVjpI

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

I love those video game graphics! Best birthday present ever!

[@fennaberger2879]

Monique Ocampo happy birthday!

[@HowardHoMusic]

My fave part too! And happy birthday!

[@adrianacaggese2606]

You have no idea how much I enjoyed your videos about hamilton, and how you actually explain how music works, so I was SO HAPPY when I saw you uploaded again!!

[@samanthashipman5218]

So keen for part two. Just subscribed after watching all your hamilton vids

[@Heather117]

As soon as this came into my recommended, I clicked with a swiftness! Dude! I didn't even know if you'd be making anymore Hamilton deep dives! I'm excited for the next video~~

[@kat3746]

How did Lin write a hip hop musical on the founding fathers? He just did. It’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, catch up

[@pinkajou656]

XD true true

[@tm_kh]

I love your work! Thank you for the gift that is this series.

[@annieranai2198]

A French fan passing by 😊 I love Ridicule and Hamilton, and I never saw this similarity! Thanks for your work, it's so enlightening!!

[@MediumDSpeaks]

If you wanna see a video essay about In The Heights, Lin's first play, I'm pretty sure I'm the only person that has made one. Would be great if it got more love

[@t-r3y]

This video is awesome and I can't wait for your part 2!

[@Musikman18]

Thank for the insight, I really, very much enjoy your breakdowns

[@SteelCityCreative]

My papers in school: 0:03 Perfection

[@hmartinez91]

This is an amazing series!! Keep it up.

[@nicholasagneta]

This is so detailed and its only part 1, great job!

[@evanragland1834]

Nice! Great to see you still doing it! Bring it brother

[@candlecall]

Can't wait for the next video. This was very informative.

[@sanaathegreat2324]

Love the thought research that went into this.

[@germanbini]

It's good to see you finally back! :) Thanks for your hard work.

[@roselover411]

You managed to convince me that Sit Down John was a solid use of music because it is now STUCK in my head.

[@JoelSapp]

Howard this was an amazing piece of work. Exceptional

[@Karen-Campos]

This was an excellent listen! Thanks for all the background work you put in & great explanations! LMM is a genius!

[@nilaaachannel]

NEED NEXT VIDEO SOON! !! LOVE YOUR WORK!!!!

[@louloudaki_]

THAT SONG FROM LES MIS GETS ME EVERY TIME I WATCH STG AND IVE SEEN IT 4 TIMES

[@djfern133]

how much of this rhyme video rhymes. I'm half way though it and I can already hear what you are doing here. Good job

[@charm_mrahc]

Came for Hamilton, got a nice Beyoncè cameo...we love to see it!

[@bzqp2]

I really like the "fiery meteors" in Hamilton's description of the hurricane xd

[@lisanne6427]

Thanx Howard for yet another great video! Maybe it is interesting to go back in time even further. The big musical structure that Lin creates with the combination of rap and songs resembles the structure of opera and oratorium with 'recitativo' for the musically/rhytmic spoken parts and 'aria' for the more melodic songs. Funfact; the early opera's were usually about their 'founding fathers' , because people in the renaissance used story's from the Greek and Roman era, because they lai the foundation of European civilisation. (sorry if my English isn't correct, I am Dutch)

[@HowardHoMusic]

Oh yes, I will talk about that a little bit in future videos. Thanks, and I think your English is great!

[@lisanne6427]

@@HowardHoMusic Thanks, iI look forward to your next video!

[@YingwuUsagiri]

Hell yeah you're back!

[@simplystas]

i was listening to the soundtrack and noticed another biggie reference. in cabinet battle #2, jefferson says “and if you don’t know, now you know, mr president” which is a reference to biggie’s song juicy.

[@HowardHoMusic]

You are correct! There are tons of references, which I will cover in more detail in part 3.

[@bread7865]

crying and laughing at the thought of "it's quiet uptown" being rapped

[@BurrShotHam711]

welcome back Howard!! =)

[@jofridsandgrenstenstad3109]

Throughout history, there are also many examples of theatrical plays being written in rhyme or with a certain "rhythm" scheme in the dialogue. To me, it feels like the rap music in Hamilton also harkens back to that tradition in a quite genius way.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Oh yes, I will be talking about this in a future video.

[@JohanMsWorld]

This might be the chance to confirm a thought I had for years: In the musical Cats and the song Rum Tum Tugger is the classic version of it in line with some Rap songs without being a Rap song? For me who is not so educated in Rap music it feels like the combination of almost spoken lines like "if you offer me a rat I much prephere a mouse, if you offer me a mouse I rather have a rat" and the sung parts like "Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore" gives the song a Rap music feel to it. Johan.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Rap can also describe a style of speak-singing. Lots of songs used that type of singing, but really rap only became its own genre of music starting in the late 70s.

[@JohanMsWorld]

Howard Ho Thats why I asked. Rap was not a thing back in early 80ties but you can still see the linage to that in Tugger. Johan.

[@kaymeachem1619]

I absolutely loved Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson will forever be my favorite.

[@Huntracony]

I wonder if 1776 has a problem with the instruments being out of tune after the 30 minute cooling them down.

[@spicymemesguy4508]

This is mildly underrated

[@whatername528]

Really cool video! Looking forward to more. In musical theater parlance songs like "Trouble" from The Music Man are called "patter songs." Another famous, and much older, example would be "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General" from Pirates of Penzance.

[@hjw9717]

_whatshername "Trouble" is a patter song, but the opening number of Music Man, "Rock Island," which is what this video was referencing, is not. Gilbert and Sullivan and Sondheim canon show that- like in My Eyes Are Fully Open, or Getting Married Today-patter songs can be partially or entirely sung by the "patterer", not just spoken. In rap or the rhythmic speech of Rock Island, nothing is sung.

[@HowardHoMusic]

I love me a good patter song. Yes, I know about them. Thanks for watching!

[@angelsmusic2560]

I am ready for a dub step and EDM musical about Martin Luther King Jr.

[@wonderveilleuze]

When I thought this series on Hamilton couldn't get any better, you managed to mention the movie Ridicule. Sir, you have done tremendous research, amazing job.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yay, a fellow fan of Ridicule!

[@wonderveilleuze]

@@HowardHoMusic Well, not what I was expecting coming here, but why I stayed :D I'm surprise anyone outside of France would have heard of it, and I wonder how the dialogs translate. On a totally different note, since Hamilton is soon to be released, I create a little viz guide for the themes and motifs. It also includes a "search engine" if you want to find more themes. Would love your feedback if you have the opportunity to have a look :) theonlinedots.com/2020/06/30/85/

[@louloudaki_]

your fault is wONDERFUL and i e lost count of how many times i’ve seen into the woods at this point i’m sorry i’m spamming the comments but you keep shouting out musicals i love jajsxks

[@darrellwilliams1083]

bro, this was really good

[@outersides6156]

I need part 2 rn

[@jane-dm8cc]

Lin decided to prove them wrong and he did. amazing 😎

[@randallskimbleton6661]

GREAT JOB

[@eliapaghera]

Thank you man!!!

[@marsiemalloww]

"Best musical: 1776" Me: New York City. Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?

[@alyssamuniz975]

woah love this!

[@lillianweldon3751]

5:06 is great

[@Dev-qo5tx]

Nice work

[@hereland2401]

I know right? Amazing

[@voidify3]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I AM HYPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FOR MORE HOW HAMILTON WORKS (if you don't remember me i'm the person whose comment was featured in the 10 duel commandments video, and who has been constantly nagging you about the grey theme since. But also I just generally love your content so even though this has absolutely nothing to do with the grey theme, Cool Cool At Least This Series Isn't Dead)

[@voidify3]

I finished the video. Love it, can't wait for more... -still want you to explain the grey motif tho at some point-

[@HowardHoMusic]

LOL...the mystery of the grey theme....

[@voidify3]

Howard Ho 👀

[@louloudaki_]

in the heights came before hamilton and it was pretty big and popular and has plenty of sick rap but it’s kinda sad that it doesn’t get much recognition anymore

[@HowardHoMusic]

It's still being performed in schools and community theaters, and there's a film version coming out soon!

[@WinterTurkey17]

how did you edit this? i love how it came out! you showed the information so seamlessly

[@brunominini5921]

Please discuss "take a break"! :)

[@hettyscetty9785]

What was said about rap's essentially being arguments is apt. Just look at the way rap is used in 8 mile, particularly the scenes where they are literally in rap battles.

[@katieodonnell6566]

I know I'm behind on this video, but I have to say, it is now one of my favorites, considering that it's included so many of my favorite musicals - 1776, Hamilton, of course, and Into the Woods! :D

[@idkwhattoputhere6377]

Awesome video! Great points! -hamiltrash

[@paulengle5784]

This video is incredible. The instrumental background beat under the whole video was amazing; is there a place where I can buy it or steam it to listen to? Liked and subscribed.

[@HowardHoMusic]

The music is "Things Are Going Southampton" by Verified Picasso. You can download it from KZbin's audio library for free.