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77

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5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

  • Summary: Songs from the Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical are sung by such artists as Ashanti, Chance The Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Andra Day, Ben Folds, Ja Rule, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Miguel, Nas, Sia, Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, The Roots, Regina Spektor, Usher, and Wiz Khalifa on thisSongs from the Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical are sung by such artists as Ashanti, Chance The Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Andra Day, Ben Folds, Ja Rule, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Miguel, Nas, Sia, Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, The Roots, Regina Spektor, Usher, and Wiz Khalifa on this album that also includes three unreleased demos. Expand
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
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  1. 100
    Wherever you look, there’s a fierce artistic sensibility at work.
  2. Dec 8, 2016
    90
    The Hamilton Mixtape is an enthralling musical journey through American history that manages to stay relevant to our country’s turbulent political landscape.
  3. 83
    The more faithful covers might feel redundant if you still have the original cast recording on repeat, while those drawn to the pop covers can probably skip past Miranda’s original demos. Still, by providing another eye-opening entry point to his groundbreaking work, the mixtape might be what takes you from being a casual fan to a hardcore Hamophile.
  4. Dec 2, 2016
    70
    It's no big shock that the long-awaited Hamilton Mixtape is so well done.
  5. Dec 5, 2016
    67
    As a companion to the musical, it’s indispensable. As a standalone piece of art, it’s as flawed, complex, and sometimes dazzling as the historical figure on which Hamilton centers, to say nothing of the country he helped to create.
  6. Dec 12, 2016
    48
    The Hamilton Mixtape has managed to drain away the edge and danger from a Broadway show, a curious inversion and just more proof that you can’t Xerox Miranda’s inimitable work.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. Aug 1, 2019
    10
    The Hamilton Mixtape was extremely well executed with fun artists of all multiple genres. Lin-Manuel Miranda is not only thoughtful is hisThe Hamilton Mixtape was extremely well executed with fun artists of all multiple genres. Lin-Manuel Miranda is not only thoughtful is his process of composition, but diverse in his music production, cadence, and has an ear and a knack for finding, picking and choosing musicians and artists for features and collaborations. 10/10 = A Expand
  2. Dec 6, 2016
    8
    The "Hamilton Broadway" musical was a feast to our ears and even better when seen at the theaters. The new "Hamilton Mixtape" is the perfectThe "Hamilton Broadway" musical was a feast to our ears and even better when seen at the theaters. The new "Hamilton Mixtape" is the perfect revisit to the Broadway classic. With amazing vocals from sensational artists (Sia, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Alicia Keys and more) and splendid covers the mix tape is the sort of soundtrack you'd listen to on repeat. Expand
  3. Dec 16, 2016
    1
    I love Hamilton the original cast recording. It's been played to death by my entire family. So I had high hopes of hearing remakes of myI love Hamilton the original cast recording. It's been played to death by my entire family. So I had high hopes of hearing remakes of my favourite songs. Instead the vast majority of tracks on this mixtape mess is just awful, full of all the trappings of modern hip-hop/R&B/pop, with terrible, tuned singers, dense distorted arrangements, and rappers who seem to think that rapping is about no more than just offloading their testosterone. It's not all bad, but I've deducted two stars for the insult to the original. Expand