Why do so many people like this? I can't be the only one that thinks this is absolute gutter, can I?
Vanilla Ice writes for Wayne Brady impersonators on Broadway
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Lucas Taylor
I've listened to about half of it, but most of my friends are obsessed. I've really liked what I've heard. Obviously there's some kind of political message with the black people playing founding fathers, I'm not sure I even know what he meant by this, but I think the music and lyrics are pretty good.
Christopher Hernandez
Music listeners seem to be divided into distinct groups that appreciate music in different ways. The people who like Hamilton use music as a motivational tool to boost their mood and productivity, and to facilitate social bonding through the recitation of song lyrics with friends. Their usage of music is completely divorced from the appreciation of its aesthetic properties.
Easton Fisher
In America, progress is black people playing slaveowners on a hagiographic disney style musical
Camden Cook
This makes me cringe
Colton Sanchez
He has some pretty spergy mannerisms, but I like the lyrics.
Zachary Moore
> I'm taking this horse by the reins making redcoats redder with bloodstains
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Xavier Cooper
The lyrics are the main fucking problem though.
"Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot"
"Only nineteen, but my mind is older
These New York City streets getting colder, I shoulder
Ev'ry burden, ev'ry disadvantage
I have learned to manage."
It's like some faggy turn of the century playwright started listening to tyler the creator and thought there was something innovative or creative in these lines. This is actually very immature and overly simplistic lyricism. Migos writes better lyrics than whoever the fuck wrote this. I hope his career goes down the drain as quickly as Brendan Frazer's.
Kayden Wood
honest question: how old are you?
Liam Ortiz
A single person can listen to music for various different reasons..
Sometimes I listen to music to boost mood and productivity, sometimes I listen to music for aesthetic purposes. They ain't mutually exclusive
Carter Fisher
If you try to listen to Hamilton like a rap album you're gonna come away disappointed. Hamilton is a musical with various rap and hip hop trappings layered over your usual Broadway fluff. The lyrics are all over the top almost to the point of ridiculousness, exaggerating the characters' every thought and emotion. If you've seen any online videos of the show itself you'll see that it's matched by the visuals, which are suitably ramped up to an eleven.
It's also very blatantly kid/marketer friendly, almost to an insulting point. I don't want to say that it's whitewashing history, it certainly doesn't shy from pointing out the flaws of the founding fathers or anything, but it does blow everything up to cartoonish proportions. If you want to watch a good grounded story about the founding of America, the HBO Sam Adams miniseries is, though not perfect definitely closer.
LMM is also a really fucking good writer, on a technical level. points out how silly the lyrics are, but the dude understands shit that a lot of rap artists today would be wise to take lessons from (well, not from him, but from other rappers that are actually technically proficient at rapping). He combines that with a solid grasp of pacing, character, and dramatic tension to create a, if simplistic, at least engaging story.
Also it introduced a lot of people to clipping., which is a net positive in my book. I really doubt that we would have gotten Splendor and Misery if it weren't for Daveed's experiences with Hamilton.
Ryan Wright
>It's also very blatantly kid friendly
Gotta disagree there.
Daniel Cox
In comparison to both what other high profile Broadway and rap productions have going on, Hamilton plays it rather safe with just your usual American innuendoes and violence.
William Gomez
It's charming
William Parker
god this sucks
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the chorus of this song is the only thing i dont hate about the entire thing
Alexander Thomas
how did clipping man stoop this low
Brayden Jackson
The better question is how did Daveed Diggs stoop THIS low:
Jaxon Robinson
I bet Stipe wants to remove this video from the internet.
David Williams
>being in a Broadway musical
>stopping low
Elijah Clark
There is no stooping involved in Sesame Street
Liam Peterson
Hamilton is some shitty musical. It's popular because it's an all black cast and they're trying to modernize it musically by putting in some shitty rap numbers.
Popular amongst progressives and left wingers which make up the majority of people who listen to such shitty show tunes.
Ryan Rodriguez
He looks like he wants to die
Asher Jenkins
I feel like all celebrities are either incredibly hyped or incredibly resentful to appear on Sesame Street.