In a series of tweets timed to the completion of the original cast album released Sept. 25, Miranda, who earlier this week was named winner of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" Fellowship, revealed that he "was originally trying to get the mixtape done with Atlantic before we opened, but that's like performing surgery while having a baby."
Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jasmine Cephas Jones
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Christopher Jackson and cast
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Leslie Odom, Jr.
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Phillipa Soo and Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Daveed Diggs and cast
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Jonathan Groff
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He wrote that the recording will come out "early next year. Need time to get my brains back."
No details on who will be featured on the covers.
Here are the tweets:
So the show is done. Cast album is out. Now we begin planning The Hamilton Mixtape. Remixes & Covers & Inspired bys. FOR REAL. GET READY.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
October 1, 2015
I was originally trying to get the mixtape done with Atlantic before we opened, but that's like performing surgery while having a baby.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
October 1, 2015
& then there's the cut third, rap battle, that none of you have heard, where Ham, Mad & Jeff go IN on slavery. Might just release my demo.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
October 1, 2015
This is all for early next year. Need time to get my brains back.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
October 1, 2015
More will be added as Miranda posts them.
