The Hamilton musical with Christos Floros: from hip hop references to cultural representation, and why it all matters.

Tracklist:

1. Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Alexander Hamilton
References:
"What’s your name, man?": Who Am I (What’s My Name) by Snoop Dogg, What’s My Name? by DMX, What's My Name? by Rihanna
"In New York you can be a new man": Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys

2. Miranda, Odom Jr., Ramos, Diggs, Onaodowan, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - My Shot
References:
"I’m only 19, but my mind is older": Shook Ones Pt. II by Mobb Deep
"A-L-E-X-A-N-D -E-R—we are—meant to be": Going Back to Cali by Notorious BIG

3. The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz and Nate Ruess - My Shot (Rise Up Remix)

4. Renée Elise Goldsberry, Soo, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Odom Jr., Cast - The Schuyler Sisters
References:
“Excuse me, miss”: Excuse Me Miss by Jay-Z feat. Pharrell

5. Jackson, Miranda, Odom Jr., Cast - Right Hand Man
References:
“The model of a modern Major-General
The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all
Lining up, to put me on a pedestal”: reference to The Pirates of Penzance, a comic opera from 1879. The original line was “I am the very model of a modern Major-General, / I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral.”
“Boom goes the cannon”: Scenario by Busta Rhymes

6. Soo, Cast - Helpless
References:
“And long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God / You’ll never feel so…”: Vocal quality is a reference to Ja Rule’s section on eg. “I’m Real” or “Mesmerize"
The dialogue between Hamilton and Elisa: dialogue between Maria and Tony in West Side Story when they first meet
“Here Comes the Bride”: Hochzeitsmarsch from Lohengrin by Wagner

7. Sia, Miguel, Queen Latifah - Satisfied

8. Ramos, Miranda, Jon Rua, Odom Jr., Cast - Ten Duel Commandments
References:
Ten Crack Commandments by Biggie Smalls

9. Jackson, Miranda, Cast - History Has Its Eyes On You

10. Cast - Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
References:
“We only have one shot to live another day”: Lose Yourself by Eminem “You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow.”
“The world turned upside down”: the name of an old English ballad that British troops sang while retreating Yorktown (according to Ron Chernow’s biography Alexander Hamilton)

11. K'naan feat. Residente, Riz Ahmed & Snow Tha Product - Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)

12. Odom Jr, Miranda - Dear Theodosia

13. Chance The Rapper, Francis & the Lights - Dear Theodosia (Reprise)

14. Odom Jr., Miranda, Diggs, Onaodowan, Cast - The Room Where It Happens

15. Jackson, Diggs, Miranda, Onaodowan - Cabinet Battle No. 2
References:
“If you don’t know, now you know”: Juicy by Notorious BIG

16. Dessa - Congratulations

17. The Roots featuring Common and Ingrid Michaelson - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story