Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway show celebrating the life of Founding Father and American icon Alexander Hamilton winds its tale ingeniously around a series of sinuous hip-hop and R&B grooves. The twists and turns of Hamilton’s complex story mirror the deft, sometimes tongue-twisting turns the performers take in their delivery. It’s not all hip-hop; the ’60s-influenced pop of “You’ll Be Back” and the classical influence of “Take a Break” underline Miranda’s range, and it all adds up to a visionary redefinition of musical theater.

The popular rapped musical Hamilton tells the story of the United States founding father Alexander Hamilton. Executive produced by the Roots' Black Thought and ?uestlove, the 46 songs, here split across two discs, show an impressive command of both showtunes and golden-era hip-hop.

Check out our album review of Artist's Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording on Rolling Stone.com.

Its creator, book writer, composer-lyricist, and lead actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda, had his Broadway breakthrough in 2008 with In the Heights, a musical about the Latino-American Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights that also incorporated rap music into its rambunctious songbook.