The Hamilton Mixtape-An Open Letter (slightly explicit)

"Sit down John, you fat mother F*****" (Hamilton- "The Adams Administration", Lin Manuel Miranda) One of the the most popular lines in the Hamilton Musical. Many fans have gotten this line printed on T-shirts, phone cases, and even pillows. But what not many fans know is that there was originally an entire rap done by Lin himself to go along with this line, but sadly the show was running to long, so it was cut, due to the fact that you never actually meet John Adams in the musical itself. 

Because the Hamilton cast loves giving it's fans some love, and wonderful surprises, Lin Manuel Miranda once preformed the rap(YOU CAN FIND IT RIGHT HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUI8b17YGx8) when he was not in character.  And because Lin loves his fans so much, he produced the Hamilton Mixtape and released the song with the title"An Open Letter" rapped by Watsky. This was the entire response Hamilton wrote to Adams, which was cut down for the musical to just the one line. When fans, such as myself, heard the song on the mix tape, it made them extremely happy. Not only was it a brand new rap that was only preformed one other time for a very small group of people, but it made sone of the best historical jokes in the play.

One of the greatest digs taken at Adams in the rap was "But you never show up to work Give my regards to Abigail Next time you write about my lack of moral compass At least I do my job up in this rumpus"("An Open Letter", Lin Manuel Miranda). Many people are not aware of the fact that when John Adams was in office, his wife Abigail did a large part in helping make decisions and basically helped him do his job as the president. 

Lin Manuel Miranda really did his research, and he knew his American History when he wrote the play. So thank you, Lin, for not only gifting us with the original musical but with doing so much Extra and giving us the Hamilton Mixtape as well, because we can never get enough Hamilton.

"Hamilton"'s perfect timing (spoilers)

The musical "Hamilton" and its wonderful cast came at the perfect time! I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a hard year for a lot of reasons. But one of the worst things that has elevated a lot since the musical cam out in 2015 has been judgement and horrible treatment to many many people. From racism to sexism to phobias of humans in general galore. It has been a hate filled time. But this cast has done so much to help the cause.

First look at this wonderful diversified cast of people f color! They are all amazing and extremely talented human beings, and the creator and Alexander Hamilton himself, Lin Manuel Miranda is always there to stand up for people. If you take a look at his Tony's speech he talked about the attack in Orlando against gay and lesbians and stood up for the. He repeated love is love is love is love over and over and over to show that he stands with everyone and that everyone deserves freedoms and rights. 

Also the play itself takes on social issues. For starters the entire play is about an immigrant to was one of our founding fathers. Alexander Hamilton was born in the Caribbean. It also shows Marquis de Lafayette another immigrant from France who was crucial in helping win the revolutionary war. With just two charecters this play proves that that immigrants are not what many Americans think they are. 

This also takes on the topic that women can do and be more than just bodies and housewives. The Schuyler sisters are prime examples. They were educated at the time, which not many women were at the time. They were confident and smart women who knew what they were talking about when it came to the revolution. Also the real Eliza Schuyler is the only reason that this play existed. She was the reason that Alexander Hamilton's story was told.

This cast is so amazing and I thank them for everything they do and have done. Because not only do they stand up for everyone no matter who they are, but they brought light to a dark time in the world. 

Satisfied(spoilers)

Many People associate the word Satisfied with Angelica Schuyler, because she is the one to song the song "Satisfied" in the musical itself. But not I. I think that the word satisfied does not belong to Angelica, but in fact Alexander Hamilton himself. Yes, the song "Satisfied" is about how Angelica will never be satisfied without Alexander, but in reality she is satisfied with the love from her sister, Hamilton is truely the one who will never be satisfied. He is always the one pining for something or someone else.

Through the course of the play we see him go from one goal to the next always searching for something to fill his void. It starts with him wanting to make a name for himself. He starts this by getting a coveted job of being George Washington's right hand man. He is there for every meeting and writes documents for Washington himself. He gets himself a name, but thats not good enough. He thinks he will be more satisfied if he fought in the war. Then when he got the chance to fight that was not good enough either, he wanted to lead the fight and he did all he could to try to get there, risking all of his career in doing so by fighting with Charles Lee. He does end up getting his leadership role eventually though and in that position helps win the war. But when he gets back he still isn't satisfied with helping lead the country to victory. Now he must be the best lawyer and after that when he gets an even better job at secretary of treasury he still can't be satisfied because someone he dislikes also has a position in power, Jefferson. Nothing can give him ease of mind.

Not only can Hamilton never be satisfied with his position in the world, but this need for satisfaction transfers to his personal being as well. He gets possibly the best girl, Eliza Schuyler to marry him, but still almost ruins that by cheating on her with Maria Reynolds. Then when Jefferson and Madison find out about the affair and make a deal not the tell anyone what he did, it still doesn't satisfy him. He cannot just let it go under wraps, he wants to make sure that people no he is not guilty of fraud so he writes the Reynolds pamphlet and tells everyone that he had an affair, thinking he will be satisfied if his name is clear, but of course this is not the case. It just leads to him being even more unsatisfied because his wife is so upset by the news that she practically leaves him. 

So no, I do not believe that Satisfied is Angelica's word. It is Hamilton because he will truely "Never be Satisfied".

Squad Goals (Spoilers)

Lets face it. Alexander Hamilton basically had the greatest squad in the history of ever. These four men basically invented a squad, and set goals for everyone else who wanted to form a squad in the future.

First you have the man himself. ALEXANDER HAMILTON! "A bastard, orphan, immigrant, decorated war vet, united the colonies with more debt" He was literally the first secretary of state. He founded the nationals economic system and even started the coast guard. Our country has so much to thank this man for, and lets face it his writing and rapping was phenomenal. 

Next you have everyone favorite French man, LAFAYETTE! He we was a French immigrant, who and no other reason to help the American colonies other than the fact that he believed in what they stood for. He lead troops to victory, and was possibly one of the greatest fighters on the American side of the war. He also persuaded the French send a bunch of guns and ships to help win the war! He is also one fast rapper, which is impressive as hell!

Third we got HERCULES MULLIGAN, the super cool bad ass of the group. He was a spy for Pete's sake! That is the coolest thing ever. He gained the British trust and than ripped it right out from under them! He was crucial in the success of the American colonies win. He gained insight and secrets that the American colonies needed to win, and let's face it his rap in the song "Battle of Yorktown" gets you super pumped up when you listen to it!

Lastly we have JOHN LAURENS, the cutest of the group. Look at that adorable baby face! The man was by Hamilton's side through it all, he fought hardest for Hamilton, literally taking part in a duel so Hamilton wouldn't lose his job and position. He took the chance of getting shot and dying for Hamilton, his best friend. Their friendship makes me so happy to see.

There you have it the greatest squad in the history of ever! They were the best of friends, amazing fighters, and lets face it a good looking group of guys! 

Philip Hamilton broke my heart (spoiler)

Philip Hamilton broke my heart. When I first heard Hamilton sing about the love he had for Philip in "Dear Theodosia" I felt a tingly feeling in my stomach. Hamilton knew his son would blow us ass away and man was he right.The minute we met his character in "Take a Break" I fell in love, and not just because Anthony Ramos is possibly the cutest human alive. He was so adorable trying to impress his father with his little rap for his Dad. He wanted to be like his father and give contributions to the world. He wanted to be the best just like his dad.

The line "Gotta be my own man, like my father but bolder" was when I realized Philip was going to break my heart. His father was such a cold man, so bold in fact that he wrote himself into the ground breaking his wife's heart and basically ruined his reputation in the process. The fact tat Philip wanted to be bolder than his dad made me realize that no good outcome could come of it, the foreshadowing was too strong.

Philip was extremely bold and confident in himself, which made him such a lovable character. He knew what he wanted to fight for and he chose his battles, he just chose the wrong battle to fight. He chose the one battle that would end his life and break the hearts of many, including his mother, father, myself, and everyone else who has listened to the song "Blow Us All Away".  The most heart breaking part about Philip's death was seeing Eliza so heart broken AGAIN. She didn't deserve to lose her son the way she did, especially after already having her heart broken by the man she loved most, Alexander Hamilton.

Philip Hamilton you broke my heart, but I will forever love you.

Helpless (spoilers)

Helpless, is Eliza's word. She was HELPLESS when she first saw Hamilton. She was head over heels so in love that he was her everything, this is apparent in the song "Helpless". Angelica was able to see this and realized that Eliza belonged with Hamilton, even if Angelica wouldn't be satisfied with her own life because of it. Hamilton sees this and he wants to make sure she doesn't feel helpless when he is around her because he wants to protect her. She

stayed hopelessly in love with him for the rest of her life. That is the reason she was able to be so hurt by him because she loved him so helplessly. That's why in "Burn" she was burning the letters she didn't want people to know how helpless she still was for him even after he hurt her so badly. Hamilton was her world and helpless was HER word. 

The fact that helpless is so meaningful to Eliza's character and her relationship to Hamilton is why the word choice in "Say No To This" has a huge impact. The word helpless is repeated FIVE different times during this song, but Eliza is nowhere to see in this song except once when he said he said he missed his wife. Maria Reynolds said that she was helpless around her husband, but not in the same way that Eliza was helpless, Maria was helpless because she was being beat up and bullied by him. Hamilton also calls himself helpless and all he had to do was say NO to Maria

instead of cheating on Eliza, the woman who was so helplessly in love with him. This is a huge insult to Eliza, because she was so head over heels for him, actually helpless because she couldn't even stop loving him when she find out about this affair he's been having, but he calls himself helpless because he chose to cheat on his wife. 

"Helpless" is such an amazing song in the play, with amazing music and vocals to go along with the amazing lyrics, that really shows the love for Hamilton that Eliza has, but the word helpless has so much more meaning than just Eliza's love for Alexander. It stands for the betrayal that Alexander Hamilton committed against his wife, and the sadness that Eliza has when she realizes that she is still in love with Hamilton even though she was hurt so bad by him.

 

Breakups are never easy(spoilers)

We all know that person who doesn't handle breakups well. They are pushy, mean, and aggressive when they realize they are being broken up with. Well i think Lin Manuel Miranda captures that person exactly in "You'll Be Back" sung by the character of King George III.

He fits the description of an abusive boyfriend who refuses to let his significant other(The American Colonies in this case) leave him. He brings up the fact that America depends on him. They can't leave because he supplies them with everything. Well you are wrong George, I guess you do not remember all the boy cots the colonists did. America can break free and it doesn't need you. 

Even though George tries to play the "I'm your protector" card, he also tries to play the victim card, in the sense that he will be heart broken without America. He will go insane (probably because he won't be as rich anymore). He is a manipulative person, who says and does basically everything to try to get his way.

Worst of all King George threatens the colonists with violence. He comes right out and says that he will kill their friends and family if they don't stay with Britain, thus leading to the Revolutionary war. Sorry George, but your people end up getting killed as well. 

Breakups are always hard, but some people take it worse than others. King George takes it extremely bad. I wonder what would happen if a girl tried to break up with George..... It probably would not have gone well for her, or her family, and possibly her entire village. 

Sorry George but America is a strong independent country that doesn't need a Tyrant telling it what to do and how much to pay. If you really wanted to win the war for our love, you should have had a better army!