Alexander; Hip Hop... Play?! (Video)

If you tuned into Sunday Morning on CBS news this past Sunday, March 8th (which I don't expect you to, but do as you will), you probably saw something a little out of the ordinary when they reported about Alexander. You wouldn't be wrong in the assumption that this was about the historic president of the U.S. in the late 1700s, but this certain Broadway play has a different spin on it. See the news coverage on it below.

 (Even if you're not a history buff [besides hip hop] you can't deny this isn't interesting. I do not own this video nor the rights to it.)

This is amazing. Histories collide (not so much hip hop history in terms of actual rappers or certain eras, but actual rapping that takes place with great writing) in Lin Manuel Miranda's take on Alexander Hamilton in his soon-to-be-coming-to-Broadway play Alexander. Miranda (a 2008 Tony Award winner for his musical "In The Heights") was quoted in his interview with CBS news as saying "The hip hop narrative is writing your way out of your circumstance," which could not be more true. That is unless, you grow up in a hood and to this day still rap about guns and drug running (more power to you then, please don't hurt me). But my question to you is this; would you ever (besides the writing aspect, maybe not so much Alexander, but this era more than any, almost) in your wildest dreams associate Alexander Hamilton with hip hop?!

That's why this is so amazing. Visionaries such as Miranda and many like him find ways to use hip hop for good, and to grab your attention positively instead of shunning it. Miranda is opening up eyes to a completely different audience of people (fans of theater and fans of rap alike) and he's even teaching you about Alexander Hamilton during all of this!  Miranda is attacking theater on 2 different fronts and whether or not you watch it, you have to have respect for the guy for having the balls to go there. Miranda doing this = taking hip hop to new heights. This is what Hip Hop Unlimited is about!