Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam: (8 of 8)

So I don't follow NY musicals all that closely, but last night a good friend alerted me to Hamilton -- the hip-hop musical about the Secretary of the Treasury.  This is from a few years ago when the playwright, Lin-Manuel Miranda was still working on it and here he does the opening number.

Lin-Manuel Miranda also did In the Heights of which I have a few songs.  I didn't realize that Lin-Manuel was also the author of that musical.

Folks -- Lin-Manuel is one of my favorite rap artists.  His stuff does everything I want rap to do -- fire off a compelling narrative while dazzling you with lyrical acrobatics.  It's seriously good stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE&feature=share