RAPPER'S FIRST TIME HAMILTON REACTION PART 1 (ALEXANDER HAMILTON, AARON BURR, SIR, MY SHOT)
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- Hey guys this is my first time reaction to the broadway musical Hamilton. This is part 1 where I react to the songs Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Sir, & My Shot. Hope you enjoy it! The video had to be edited quite a bit to make it on to youtube but the full reaction is here on my Patreon / hamilton-part-1-112171090
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PLEASE DO NOT SPOIL MAJOR PLOT POINTS IN YOUR COMMENTS (or at least start your comment with "spoilers" so I know to avoid it)! It takes away the point of future reactions if you just tell me everything that happens later so instead let me experience it during the process of watching Hamilton myself. If you see others leaving comments that include spoilers please reply to it indicating that it has spoilers so I know not to read it, thank you in advance.
Part 1 of Hamilton was INCREDIBLE but TH-cam was shooting me like Aaron Burr over the music AND the visuals, so I had to make a few cuts to the songs & cover it with text 😭 I posted the entire intact reaction (full songs, no text covering the visuals etc.) on my patreon here www.patreon.com/posts/hamilton-part-1-112171090 if you’re interested, but if not I’d suggest pulling up the soundtrack & playing it own your own so you can hear the INSANITY of what I’m hearing in full lol. Anyways make sure to subscribe not to miss future parts! 🦁
P.S. This was the least intrusive editing method I could find that they’d accept. I submitted 14 DIFFERENT versions of this video to TH-cam and they blocked them ALL! None of the typical methods were working; I was out here fighting for my independence against Disney for a week to get this video out to you guys 💀
Thank you !! Great reaction
@@taylakawailani Appreciate that ❤💛
Worth it!
@@AmariLeone When are the other parts coming? 🤩
Great reaction! I absolutely LOVE Hamilton! I can't wait to see the rest of your reaction. New subscriber waiting for the other parts....
Lin Manuel Miranda the actor who plays the titular role of Alexander Hamilton did actually write all of these songs.
Me: "I thought he was the creator but apparently he's the star of the musical"
Lin: "Secret Answer C: Both" 😹
@@AmariLeone Very talented! He also did the songs for Moana and Encanto lol
@@AmariLeone He's one of very few scribes in theater known as a "Holy Trinity" writer: for this show, he wrote the music, lyrics, and book (meaning the spoken parts of the script). It's extremely rare for all three of those things to be written by one person.
@@DevanLundNot a lot of book in this one, but he’s for sure amazing.
@@DevanLund book also means the overall story and how it fits together.
I love your pausing because it blew my mind that I had to take a sec to digest it too!! I'm so in awe how they performed at a high calibre live and have crazy lyrics/plots/music to boot!
You get me!
Love it! You’re doing them in order too!! It might be fun to revisit the first song as a reaction after you are done with the musical. This musical has “dual casting” for four actors. They will switch to another role in act two. If you go back and watch their introductions in the first song you will discover that all four actors are talking about both characters that they play when they describe their relationship with Alexander. Yet the sentence they say means something completely different depending on which character they are referencing. The opening number feels completely different after you go through the events of the show.
Oh wow!! What an interesting case of foreshadowing!! Okay yes I will absolutely have to spin back and recheck the intro song again to see how my impressions on characters & the song has changed as the story unfolds
@@AmariLeone you could span this out for three months and the Hamilfans will follow your reactions. lol. If you haven’t watched the whole thing yet we can also help you with song groupings. Some songs should be reacted to at the same time. Especially “Helpless” and “Satisfied”.
Yeah I had a Hamilfan (love that fandom name by the way) sit down and basically do this exact thing laying out which songs should be reacted to together and their respective time stamps so I don't get sucked in and blow past them lol
@@AmariLeone Glad you like the name and that a Hamilfan has you covered! 😂 As a rapper I think you will enjoy the sheer number of musical motifs in this production. Almost every song has at least one motif from previous songs (whether it is lyrically or chord progressions). Every major character has at least one lyrical motif attached to them that we will see reused to convey different emotions over and over again. The most famous motif for Hamilton the character you have now seen the first usage of it. His most famous motif is “not throwing away my shot”. Looking forward to more reactions!
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@@AmariLeone Same here, the history is done in rap while the character connections are done in song, and I can’t wait for your reaction to Daveed’s talents being unleashed in Guns and Ships.
You’ve got to check out the album ‘The Hamilton Mixtape’. It’s got so many awesome artists doing remixes of the broadway songs. John Legend, Alicia Keys, The Roots (several times), Kelly Clarkson, Ashanti & Ja Rule, and way more.
A lot of attention paid to the visual storytelling, which SO many commentators miss. The choreography is usually my least fave part of any musical, but 'Hamilton'... wow. Not only on that point, the intelligence this young rapper displays belies his age! He's ON it. Incisive and quick as hell. Bravo.
Wow thank you that means a lot! I really appreciate it! 🥹❤️💛 Anyway yeah the choreography in this one definitely seems different than many of the other musicals I've been exposed to.
@@AmariLeone You're welcome. My sister's friend was in the first UK cast of this, playing Lafayette/Jefferson but I have only seen the Mouse film. I wonder if the physical nuances are apparent when you see it live? I think there are so many more layers to this show than can be identified on one watch in the theatre.
His mother wasn’t a sex worker, but she ran away from an unhappy marriage and had a long term relationship (including several children) with his father, who she was never married to.
He was born and grew up on the Caribbean island of Nevis. The island was hit by a hurricane and he wrote so eloquently about it for the news that the other residents of Nevis took up a collection to send him to New York to be educated, and we might assume that they assumed he would come back and use that education to build his home community, but he never went back
Every time someone comments about this I get aggravated again; That whole island lucky I don't have a time machine or I would've been on EVERYONE's head about how they treated her! 😤
The musical is called "Hamilton" not "Alexander Hamilton" some think it might be really Eliza's story too.
Is that his wife? Daughter? A sister I don't know about?
His wife played by Philippa Soo. She's incredible
It’s insane to me that you had no idea that Hamilton was a rap musical that intentionally casted people of color in these white mens roles🤣🤣🤣 I was super obsessed (low key still am😅) back in 2015
I’m so ecstatic to watch you watch this!!! Especially since I found you through SKZ reactions so this just means i would’ve found your channel eventually even if I never found Stray Kids🥹
Also the actor that plays Hamilton (Lin Manuel Miranda) wrote the songs and lyrics for Hamilton & it’s fully sung/rapped through so you were correct that he created the show!
His mother fled her marriage. Her husband wouldn't give her a divorce. She got together with a Hamilton, and Alexander was born. After she died, her husband took everything.
I did not know all of that. Wow! What a life she had. Sounds like another whole book.
typing along to the video, so this might get very long and a bit confusing:
1) this show prides itself in representation. They cast purely based on personality and song/rap sskills.
2) The historical accuracy if this show as a whole is a bit iffy, but the intro song is historically as accurate as you can get. In regards to his mother; she was a whore by profession.
3) this is a case of self-casting. The person playing Alexander Hamilton is also the person who wrote this entire play (mostly on his own)
4) if there's anything you should know, is that the Hamilton fanbase is borderline crazy. you could make an 8 hour video analyzing 3 lines in a song and we would watch it all. So don't worry about the length of these videos
5) the attention to detail in this musical is insane. Like you pointed out with the coat becoming a new man. Every line has meaning, every visual tells a story, every sound is relevant. It's common in musicals, but this one takes it to a new level.
6) the rhyming schemes in this show get REALLY complex and deep at points, which is really cool. the Aaron Burr Sir scheme is only the beginning and relatively shallow compared to many upcoming parts.
7) characters: french accent is Lafayette; he's a French soldier who went out to help America with their revolution. The dude in green is Hercules Mulligan, a tailor and arguably one of if not the most important player int the revolution, and the third character is John Laurens, big name in the anti-slavery fight. All 3 are big players in the revolution. And then we have Aaron Burr, also a big player in the revolution, but also in more things.
8) the animosity against Burr, sir. It's noteworthy that, at this point in the story, Burr is very much still an anti-violence person, preferring to take things the more strategical and political way.
9) transition between songs is occasionally so smooth, it's hard to tell you're already an in the next song. In this case the "who are you, who are you, who is this kid, what's he gonna do?" is the transition point between Aaron Burr, Sir and My Shot.
10) the rhyming schemes are dope, especially the internal rhyming it has. It also plays a lot with timing.
11) worth noting: one of my personal favourite production elements, is the rotating floor. They make some great use of it.
Appreciate the long comments so keep 'em coming!
1. I think the representation is really cool & was quite unexpected
2. Well luckily for me I have forgotten many of the small details of Alex's life so I likely won't notice the historical discrepancies lol (unlucky for me, this will also cause some people in the comments to act like I am unintelligent for not knowing the details of history as well as they).
3. As he should! If you can do it yourself then might as well flex on everyone how multi-talented you are! Lol
4. I appreciate that! And for something this good I totally feel like being crazy about it is warranted (projecting forward for what I haven't seen yet of course)
5. Yeah I can see how detail it's going to be just off the small stuff I'm picking up on, & I'm sure there's plenty of stuff I'm missing given I'm only hearing/seeing these things for the first
6. I am excited to hear it! Can't wait to hear something that could make the rhyme schemes here seem shallow
7. Names I have all heard before (for example I know Lafayette also played a role in the French Revolution) but have mostly forgotten about in the years since but I am happy to learn or relearn about them as we move forward through this journey!
8. Which is a perfectly fine strategy BUT eventually there must be action to go with that strategy
9. Yeah I missed it at the time but wsa able to figure that out by checking out these songs on the soundtrack on spotify and was like ooooooohhhhh okay that's where lol
10. Yeah I am seeing that! Probably my favorite bit so far
11. I don't think I even noticed that bit, maybe I thought it was the camera rotating or was distracted by some musical element when that happened
Hamilton’s mother died of ‘Yellow Fever’ when he was approximately 12 years old.
It feels like 1/3rd of people in that part of the americas died from yellow fever during this time, crazy stuff
Some of the people commenting like they’re pretentious history professors probably don’t remember that the whole POINT of the musical is to educate people about who Hamilton was, through a modern lens. You’re not expected to remember/know most of this. THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT.
Thank you! Cause you have no idea how many angry history buffs I got in my mentions calling me stupid & uneducated 😭
You don't have to react to it, but you would REALLY like Lin Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights"'s Music. Trust me.
That's what the streets are saying hmmmm might have to give it a looksies 👀
Considering Burr shooting Alexander was so well known that they made a Got Milk commercial on it, it wasn't supposed to be a spoiler lol
The comments told me that Got Milk commercial came out in 93 which is quite a bit before I was born. Also I forgot it was burr who shot him 🤷🏽♂️
Love Hamilton and then saw you like Stray Kids too! I am now a subscriber!
I appreciate that! And yes I love Stray Kids! Bunch of videos about them! Anyways thanks for subscribing & welcome to the Leone Pride! 🦁❤️💛
How exciting! I absolutely loved Hamilton! I mean, great raps, a future president, a rebellion brewing, what else do you need for great theater? Looking forward to the rest of this! And later, even if in your own time, try Jesus Christ Superstar (from the 70's) 💜
Hey!! Yes the concept for this is absolutely interesting! Also you are the 2nd person to mention JCS to me, I might need to add it to my list lol
@@AmariLeoneweird choice I know but if you react to JCS you could consider the 2018 live version? I mean the obvious choice is the movie from the 70s but there are some choices in the style of it that could be kind of strange. I still think it’s amazing but I love more modern versions more (the 2000 movie is great for the acting part, but some don’t like the singing that much, and the 2013 one has Tim Minchin which is a plus), however I adore the cast of 2018 (it even has a few Hamilton cast members, at least two Aaron Burrs as far as I remember…)
LMM said the song you like, my shot, took him a year to write
And you can tell it from just how well crafted it is! Every detail perfectly honed
Love finding someone somewhat reluctantly reacting to Hamilton and nerding out about how good it is. Hope you keep enjoying it!
I respect quality no matter my initial excitement. If it's good, it's good 😌
Yeah I love watching people geek out over the creativity that went into making this fantastic musical.
You will notice that the rapping gets better as the time goes on. It's like a parallel between early hip hop and the early days of the country, as the country "matures" so does the rap game.
That is such a cool detail to work into the story!
And so many references!
Skill at rapping is also used in the context of the show to signify intelligence. The smartest characters are also the best and fastest rappers (including two which broke the record for the most words per minute on a Broadway stage)
don't apologize for pausing, I looove reactions where the person actually comments and studies what is happening, much better than those where the person stays silent the whole thing and has no content (which is the same as just watching the og video lol)
Yeah I wouldn't be able to watch someone who says NOTHING! Am I just supposed to watch you make wow faces? Lmao
@@AmariLeone Lol, basically yeah.
I enjoy both. The less talkative ones are nice to see for reading the subtleties in their body language. It probably takes more effort on our, the (meta-)audience's, part. It's something. Spelling out your thoughts verbally is a great means of adding to the content to make it more than a reuploading of copyrighted material, though, and I don't have to pay too close attention to reading your eyes.
Honestly, though, I think people complain about frequent pausing because they're just looking for background noise, and the pausing keeps distracting them, stealing precious attention from the tasks they're seeking distraction from. Reactions probably aren't the thing for that job, so it's a little silly to blame the content creators. Either that, or pausing breaks up the pacing, making it an impure experience, but that can be dangerous thinking, trying to control another person's experiences. Art is created in its subjective observations, not just in its physical production.
Your reaction is fire. I love how you edited it and especially how you backspaced a bit. Excitement is real. AAAA BBBB?!
You are the second person who mentioned internal rhymes. The other is Lin describing rhyme schemes during an interview. (Admit it, I've watched 25+ reactions, all the interviews i can find, the White House gig, twice.)
You got it the first time through because you know craft. Best reaction, hands down.
Can't wait to see more, subscribed.
This show was cast race-blind. My favorite way I’ve heard it explained is The Story of America Then Told By America Today.
Which is a fire way to explain it!
Wouldn’t call it race-blind casting. They intentionally wanted People of color for the leads. So I wouldn’t call it color blind. But yea I don’t think they went in saying they wanted a black dude for Burr. Whatever PoC was best got the role. That said it was clear King George being a white guy juxtaposed to the main cast was intentional as well. It was effective though.
Yes, LMM explained it like this in an interview 😁
Their main rule is that the only main character allowed to be cast with a white actor is King George. Everyone else is open.
@@AmariLeoneThe producers actually ran into problems when Hamilton casting notices were for “non-white” actors.
But for fans of musical theater and popular music, the original character descriptions are fun.
Arron Burr = “Javert meets Mos Def”
Washington = “John Legend meets Mufasa”
Peggy Schuyler = “Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child”
Hercules Mulligan = “Busta Rhymes meets Donald O’Connor”
James Madison = “RZA meets Zach from Chorus Line”
Maria Reynolds = “Jazmine Sullivan meets Carla from Nine”
i really enjoy when you pause to talk and give your opinion because a lot of reactors often talking over the movie
I don't do that because I feel like I personally would miss stuff as I'm talking AND it interjects over what's happening for others. It's like watching a movie with someone and they're talking all during the movie, very annoying to me personally so my reaction style is different
"I didn't expect so much melanin, this isnt mamma mia" hahah ikr! I'm so happy and pleasantly surprised. this whole cast, actors, dancers, crew etc are incredible talented
I mean I have nothing against Mamma Mia but I absolutely am not sad about the diversity in this! Lin did his big one on this 👏
@@AmariLeone As a member of the pale club, Mamma Mia is such a white musical! Not bad, but definitely super white 😂
The musical is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Hamilton. They mess around with the timeline a bit (especially in Act II), but for the most part all the history is true and accurate.
Also, bear in mind that Lin-Manuel Miranda (who plays Hamilton) also wrote the show. He has 3 Tony awards, 2 Emmys, 5 Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize, and a MacArthur Genius Grant. He's a literal one-in-a-trillion talent.
Wow he's well on his way to being an EGOT! Love to see it
All he needs now is an Oscar so he can claim MacPEGOT status (would be the first).
Still salty he didn't win for Moana back in 2017 but maybe it's just not his time yet. But soon, hopefully.
@@keienn7259 he totally should've won for encanto as well. i'm starting to think the academy just doesn't wanna see him win lol
@@keienn7259I was salty he didn’t get an Oscar for Tick Tick Boom, but at least the movie got some nominations.
@@reneebush2399 omg! Tick tick boom deserved so much better! But it was a competitive year. And considering it was LMM’s directorial debut, I am quite excited what else he has in store for us
As someone who married a Musical Theater girl (who also got me in to Stray Kids LUL), let me help out a little on this
- Broadway has got a LOT more melanin than you might think now (and not just in the Lion King)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda Wrote the musical and was the original star of Hamilton so you were right to think he looked familiar
- Hamilton was Born in St.Kitts and Nevis and the intro is accurate (Note "Trading Charter" is a tricky way for them to not have to say slave shipping)
- Lafayette (blue Suede coat) is played by Daveed Diggs who is a rapper in the group clipping, he hadn't acted much before this but has since been in the movie Blindspotting and the Snowpiercer TV Series
- Some of the songs do flow kinda seamlessly as the musical is "sung through" so it doesn't have non-music based dialog to add to the storytelling
- All of these dudes were obviously white but some may have had some Latin or Creole heritage - Laurens however was a noted abolitionist and one of the strongest voices for it during the revolution
I do not know how far you have got through your overall watch, so I wont spoil anything but I am looking forward to the rest of the videos!
If after this you decide to try another musical I would suggest Sweeney Todd (not the movie) but the filmed stage version from 1982 which is on Apple TV+. Stephen Sondheim is known for incredibly lyrically dense musicals which may suit you, also the Jesus Christ Superstar Movie from the 70s is an incredible Rock Opera with a diverse cast and some incredible vocal talent.
Musical theater girls are amazing! You made a great decision! 😤👏 Hope you guys have MANY more years of happy marriage & if she keeps introducing you to fire music I expect that you will! 😹
- Broadway got some melanin on stage!? Might need to catch a play! Wait musical? IDK which word fits broadway performances better... 😅
- My guy really said "I will wear all the hats thank you very much". As someone who wears all the hats for his own musical endeavors, I respect that majorly!
- Yeah I figured that if he worked in "trade" in the Caribbean in the 18th century, he probably wasn't trading mangos 😭
- I KNEW that the baguette with a bun was a rapper! I felt it in my bones! The flow was too clean!!! 🔥
- John Laurens the GOAT!!! And because of the work of he and many others, me and many others can do things like play characters (including him) in plays even though we are bit more tanned than his portrait lol. 🐐
As far as reacting to another musical, I'd be down if people were interested in it. You know me, I watch what the people want me to.
As you can see I am getting good use of my emojis lmao 🤣
clipping. is so good! I was so excited when I watched Hamilton and was like "wait that's Daveed Diggs from clipping. !"
I absolutely loving clipping. and Daveed! I love their song shooter
Judas is SOOOOO good in JCS ❤
Oh, I am so excited for these reactions. Love your insight. As others mentioned, yes, Lin Manuel Miranda wrote the musical as well as playing the lead. Been a Hamilton fan for years, always great to see someone discover it for first time. There are so many entry points- musical theater buffs, history buffs, the rap/hip hop aspect. There’s something in it for almost everyone. Just fyi, while liberties are taken in some aspects of the characters’ personal lives, most of the big events (particularly historical events) are relatively accurate.
I mean even if it was all made up I'd still be bopping along cause at the end of the day the music is fire (well so far, I can't speak on stuff I haven't heard obviously)
I loved this reaction, i love that it was a half hour video for the first three songs; thats how we Hamilton fans know youre taking your time to properly think and talk about it! And your reactions and opionions were both funny and educational! This was definitely one of my favourite reactions to this musical (and I've watched a lot!). Can't wait to see the rest of them!
Wow thank you I really appreciate that 🥹❤️💛
Daveed Diggs, the guy in green, is a RAPPER rapper. Lyrically & technically easily top 5 all time. He's been performing as part of Clppng for a long time - they are extremely slept on. Look up Easy Come Easy Go w/ Rafael Casal - it is wild
I will have to check them out for sure
@@AmariLeonetheir song Shooter is my fav
i LOVE when people that actually understand music watch Hamilton aka one of the absolute best musicals to ever exist
Hamilton really monstrous for starting off with this level of heat so no debates from me 🔥
You're not alone in not knowing much about Alexander Hamilton. I'm pretty sure this musical educated multitudes about him, including me. All the wordplay is right up your alley! I watched to the end (as I usually do!)-- next time give me an emoji to post for extra credit 😂!! ❤
I'm sure there will be plenty "le scoff how could you not know THIS about him!? Did you even go to school!?!?" comments eventually but oh well I won't lie to you guys even if it's to make myself look better. 🤷🏽♂️
Also I knew you watched until the end even before you told me you did! If nobody got my back, I always know Sienna got my back 😭❤️💛
Also also lol you asked for it! Gonna have the comment section looking like a lion's den! 🦁
@@AmariLeone Not really. Part of the point of the musical was that Hamilton was sort of the forgotten Founding Father. They spent way more time in schools teaching about Washington, Jefferson, etc., so very few people grew up learning much about Hamilton. All most people (and even then, only people old enough to remember the "Got milk?" commercial from 1993) knew about Hamilton was that he was shot by Aaron Burr. (Not a spoiler, Burr outright tells you in the very first song.)
So, tl;dr version: You're fine. Nobody else knew about him either. 🤣
@@ms_scribbles Unfortunately I have already received some people implying I am uneducated or worse unintelligent for not knowing/remembering every little detail about Hamilton's life! To them I say Bah humbug lol. Anyways don't let the facial hair fool you, I absolutely was just a sparkle in my dad's eye in 93 so never saw the commercial lmao
Take your time with it. We really don’t mind 😊If it means you won’t be skipping songs, I’ll watch all the episodes
I will absolutely NOT be skipping anything lol
We Hamilton old heads love a newbie's discovery and appreciation of this masterpiece 🥰. You got a new subscriber❣️
Awesome! Thank you! Welcome to the the Leone Pride 🦁❤️💛
I am a 70yo Australian grandmother. I am OBSESSED with this musical and listen to it whenever I can. I researched AH's story (it might surprise you, but we don't get taught American History here) and then researched LMM's work after hearing all the accolades it received. Rap is only one of many music styles used but it is essential to the story (a young country fighting for a new identity) and while I probably won't get turned onto Rap as a genre, this one gets me in the feels.
I am ENJOYING your frustration with Burr LOL hardly anyone really keeps that in their mind - at least from what I see in reactions. I enjoy when you pause and talk about it, i.e taking it in!!
My guy really said "I shot him" to my face & then tried to turn around and be friends in the next song like I forgot! I think NOT Mr Burr! 🙄🤣
Never apologize for pausing to give your reaction. That's what we are here for, your thoughts and reactions . If you want to see more of their rap check out Freestyle Love Supreme. LMM (Hamilton), Chris Jackson(Washington), Daveed Diggs(Lafayette/Jefferson) Alex Laquemore (musical creaator), Tomny Hail (director) and several otheres created the group during college. It still exists but the OGs are busy and only do shows occasionally. You can find some of their shows on YT and i think there is a documentary but not sure where to access that. All before In the Heights and this.
I'll have to check that out for sure!!
a rap musical about the founding fathers seems really bizarre conceptually but the creator, lin manuel miranda, has spoken about how hamilton's story stood out to him when he read his biography as a distinctively hip hop story. the way that he was dealt such an unfortunate hand but literally wrote himself out of his conditions rings true with so many rappers' stories, the rebellious nature of rap sits in perfect parallel to the rebellion of the american revolution, even the through line of gun violence that literally colors the show from the moment it's mentioned in the first song. lin read a book about an old white man and to him it was the story of a rapper and it's a testament to his genius that the themes remained so strongly tied to the genre.
Oh boy, a melding of my favorites in front of my eyes. Amari reactions and Hamilton. I just died and went to heaven. 🤣 I scrambled over to Patreon so fast - can’t stand it when TH-cam steps in the way of a good reaction!
OMG Hi!!! Had no idea you liked Hamilton! So glad you're along for this ride!!
HAMILTON????? I'm so excited you have no idea!!!!
Thank you ❤️💛 It's about time I reacted to this though. People have been requesting me to react to it for a while lol
You’re SO ENTHUSIASTIC and it makes me really happy. Plus you’re talking about choreo!!! Hardly anyone ever talks about choreo. And you’ve got the perfect blend of background/no clue what’s going on plot-wise to make this an amazing reaction!
Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoy my excited ramblings lol
The second song, called "Aaron Burr, Sir", was that tiny bit in which Alex was asking Burr for advice up until they then enter the bar and Alex asks Burr what will he fall for (and the other guys ask who's is this kid). That's the end of the second song. From that moment on, it's the third song. It was so seamless that it looks like a single song.
Fun fact: The third song, "My shot" took Lin Manual Miranda (the guy playing Hamilton) 2 years to write. He wanted the first time Alex actually talks to the audience to be perfect, and imho, it is.
It absolutely is! You can FEEL the detailed thought he put into My Shot!
LMAO U WENT IN ON BURR
This production has an unbelievable number of details & intricacies so is not a one & done watch or listen. I've watched it over 20 times & I find something new EVERY time.
Things that are great are like onions that just keep showing that they have layer after layer
Listen I had been thinking about subbing to your Patreon for a bit and I just did it SO FAST to watch this whole video because when I saw the title of this vid I turned into you. I was like "HoldOn HoldOn HoldOn HoldOn HoldOn HoldOn HoldOn....AMARI you havent seen HAMILTON????" I'm so excited to see you make your way through this show. The lyrics, the scoring, the *composition* - you're gonna lose your mind. And I'm gonna watch every minute of it. Turns out you drew me in with the kpop reacts but I was a tech theatre major so this is gonna make my week.
(I know this show super well. I even have a book breaking down how the songs were created and easter eggs about each one.)
I am so happy to see some of my previous viewers also checking out this video, wasn't sure how many of you guys would be interested & turns out you're a theatre major!
I’m new around here. TH-cam recommended you because by now, it already knows I’m a Hamilton fan, and a rapper reacting to Hamilton was something I couldn’t miss. I love rappers reactions (I’m not a rapper, I can’t even talk normally without biting my tongue sometimes😂), because rappers always pay attention to everything! And for me lyrics (here obviously, but I mean lyrics in music in general) are really important because is the message the singer want to convey so I always pay attention to it and some reactors sometimes get caught in the melody, the vibe or something else or talk without pausing the video and they miss a lot. All of this just to say I loved your reaction, already subscribed and I hope to see your next reaction soon 💜 sorry if I misspelled something, English is not my first language.
Yes! Lyrics are INCREDIBLY important to any rapper worth half a grain of salt because it is the bedrock of the art-form we do, especially if the rapper in question doesn't also sing. As for me personally I just really like to take in as much info as I can we consuming something so while I miss somethings as is human nature I do my best to limit what those things are. As for the talking without pausing thing that connects to this as I HAVE to pause so that I don't miss anything (because you absolutely will miss things if you talk over them while they're happening). Anyways your english is great (shoot it's better than mine lol), thanks for subbing and Welcome to the Leone Pride 🦁❤️💛
I love watching rappers watch Hamilton for the first time not knowing anything going in. ❤
The opening number was pretty much specifically designed to welcome in and interest both hip-hop and musical theatre fans.
I’m a musical theatre person, and a big Ham-fan, and I LOVE seeing people respond to the show from a more rap-aware place. I know why it’s amazing as a musical, but I don’t necessarily notice the same things you will. Subbing to follow you on this journey!
Wow 35min in and you only got through “my shot”. This is gonna take a while for you. That’s okay though, enjoy it. It’s an amazing musical and so original. I’m actually a little surprised as a rapper you didn’t know how much rapping is in it.
Something that I think will be interesting for you as a rapper is identifying each character’s style. In My Shot, Hamilton’s style is very current to show that he is thinking ahead and a trendsetter. When Washington comes in, his style is more reminiscent of an 80’s style of rap to show he’s more “old school.” And Jefferson’s introduction is a jazz song to show that he’s stuck in the past.
There’s also a lot of references to look out for like Biggie’s Ten Crack Commandments.
Oh wow that's so cool! Love the subtle nods to how characters' mindsets influence their delivery and style!
@@hollyh1023 I always love when a rapper first hears “Ten Duel Commandments” in the show. My favorite thing is how they react to the rhyme schemes (like in this video), but I also love when they pick up on the Hip Hop Homage. Not sure if he caught the “only 19, but my mind is older” mobb deep homage (if he did he may have had to edit it out. They always got it rough editing Hamilton reactions) in My Shot.
Of course it is more fun when it is not spoiled by commentors beforehand... 😏
@@vly9257 Don't worry the way my memory is, I'll likely forget by then anyways lol
10:16 Wait for Gun and Ships…
I can’t wait for his reaction to that! It is crazy fast and very clever
You may have not paid attention in history class, but your old English and music teachers would be crying tears of joy listening to you. This is the most insightful reaction I have seen to Hamilton.
Thank you I appreciate that a lot
I’m only ten minutes in and this is already my favorite reaction to this musical. You just get it. You’re paying attention to the story the music stile the choreo 😍
Wow thank you that means a lot 🥹❤️💛
The three guys who are in My Shot are all double cast and play different roles in Act 2.
Omg I get sooo excited every time someone reacts to Hamilton for the first time!! Thank you. I have watched almost every reaction I can find on you tube. My fav reactions are from musicians & in particular I watched a “metal head” react and he LOVED it. Watched a couple of band and session musicians react too and break down all the layers and vocal coaches. This is my fav musical of all time to date. I’m still so obsessed. Cannot wait to watch the rest of your reactions! ☺️
Idk how this ended up in my algorithm, but I'm glad it did. I loved all your reactions to this. Going to watch the next one now
My whole fam loves Hamilton, including my minimally verbal child. He may not speak well, but he ROCKS out to this whole musical (but he cries during the end when Angelica sings Unimaginable). My older son was Hamilton for 2 Halloweens in a row! haha
Also, part of the genius of this musical is that all throughout you here references to other musicals. Like when Burr says, "You got to be carefully taught (if you talk you gonna get shot)" that's a reference from the classic musical South Pacific. The song "You've got to be carefully taught" is about why racism exists.
Im so freaking excited to see you reacting to Hamilton!!!!
I'm glad to hear it! People have been asking me to react to Hamilton for a while so I'm finally getting to it
@AmariLeone your so amazing. I can't wait for what's to come. Lin Manuel Miranda really wrote a masterpiece. And confession time..I have the Hamilton CD in my car at all times!!
Based off just the first 3 songs I can already see why, nothing but HEAT so far!! 🔥
AHHH im so happy to see on of my fav stray kids reactors watching my favourite musical ❤❤❤
I've seen a ton of reactions to Hamilton but I've never seen someone appreciate it for it's incredible lyricism on first listen. The way you're breaking down the rhyming schemes is so interesting to listen to as well.
I had tickets to see it live today and instead I'm in bed with covid so this video has cheered me up a lot. Thanks dude.
Thank you! I feel like the writing is too good to not make commentary about ya know?
Lafayette and Jefferson are played by Daveed Diggs, who's a great rapper. Miranda gave him his lines and he was, like, "more, faster, gimme," and they just kept giving Daveed more until he hit his limit. You can probably find his music on TH-cam.
Great review. Subscribing. Thanks!
WHATTT??? I CANT WAIT FOR THIS SERIES!!!!!😆
Glad to hear it, I'll still be doing my normal k pop reactions (more videos of me screeching about my love of SKZ coming soon to a screen near you lol) but I'll also be doing these as well 😤👍
@@AmariLeone Lmaooo bet
This reaction is perfect 😭🙌🏼
Thank you I appreciate that 🥹❤️💛
I second that! 🙋
I am so loving hearing your thoughts on this. You're really insightful, this is such a fun watch.
Wow thank you that means a lot 🥹❤️💛
You definitely deserve more views on this! I'm subscribing rn
Appreciate it! Welcome to the Leone Pride 🦁❤️💛
What a great reaction! The Hamilton fandom is very passionate and you have invited them all. I wish you luck. ;D I know I'm now subscribed and am looking forward to seeing the rest of the reactions!
To quote one of my favorite musicals:
" What the hell are musicals?"
"It appears to be a play where the dialogue stops and the plot is conveyed through song."
Thank you so much!! And I get why you guy's would be passionate about this, I'm 3 songs in and already absolutely smitten!
Somehow very unexpected but nice surprise from you!
I was obsessed with Hamilton. I changed my Masters major to theater production (from tourism management!) JUST to write my thesis on it. I flew from UKRAINE to see it live getting those expensive-ass resale tickets. Unfortunately it was with only half original cast and without LMM but it still was worth everything to me. I had to get a totally new job as an interpreter for the political party delegation that was flying in to meet new Trump administration just to get a visa (basically zero chances for a young woman to get US visa otherwise). I should have known I'd end up a kpop fan with how obsessive I am with the music I like. xD Also should have known I'll ult Ateez, with how much theater they have in them. xD
OMG hey! So glad you'll be around for this ride too! Wow this story is absolutely amazing & I love your love of music so much!! Anyway please be safe! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
I love Hamilton (I've watched it so many times, I've lost count)! I am so thrilled to find that you're reacting to it and enjoying it! I'm definitely along for this ride!🎉
Thank you, & I'm glad you're taking this journey with me as well
6:12 he wrote, directed and starred this musical
If schools taught American History in Musical form, we might all know a bit more about America's History.
Absolute facts!
Can’t wait until you get to Guns and Ships!
Ilove witnessing people going down the rabbit hole of Hamilton
I already liked musicals, but this has become my favorite
edit: "one of them said their name" -- all of them said their name... John Laurens, Marquis de Lafayette, and Hercules Mulligan
Miranda has described Hamilton as "America then, as told by America now." It is his stock answer when people ask him about all the non-white actors playing the roles of the founding fathers. You also might be interested to know that Miranda worked on the writing of My Shot for a year. Part of his purpose was to demonstrate through the brilliance of the lyrics and rhyme schemes that Hamilton was a brilliant thinker. He wanted that established early. My Shot serves as the "I want" song for Hamilton. Don't worry if you don't remember much from American history class. You know the basics from that and this musical will provide the rest of what you need to know to follow the plot. I enjoyed your reaction. This is a great musical - if history were taught this way, we all would remember a whole lot more!
I can tell that he really took his time on that one cause every detail of it is CRISP! You can just feel the care put into it & it absolutely communicates the "this guy is on a different level mentally than everyone else here" vibe
Empires Rise and Empires fall" is that what you said??? Already quoting parts of Hamilton you havent seen yet. wait for King George
Is this line really in Hamilton? Wow what a coincidence
Ur going to LOVE GUNS AND SHIPS
Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, an island in the Leeward islands, later called the West Indies, he was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous merchant. He pursued his education in New York City where, he advocated for the American revolutionary cause. He served as an artillery officer in the American Revolutionary War, served for years as an aide to General George Washington, and helped secure American victory at the climactic Siege of Yorktown, and was the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.
LOVE this, can't wait to see the rest--the circumstances around the shooting are probably the most famous part of his life so DO NOT GOOGLE IT if you want to come to the story through the musical! Excited to see your reaction! Aw shit I cannot wait to watch you deconstruct all the different rapping hell yes (ESPECIALLY Satisfied)
I feel like I knew he was shot but remembered absolutely no details on who, what, when, where and why lol. Anyways I am also looking forward to future songs from this
Lin Manuel started writing musicals because he wanted to act in musicals but, as you pointed out, there aren’t a lot of roles intended for people of color. He didn’t want to be Bernardo in West Side Story for the rest of his life. His first show took place in his home neighborhood of Washington Heights and was entirely cast with people of color, and when he wrote this show, he wanted it to also reflect his America.
Lin Manuel Miranda is a Lyrical and Musical Genius. He also wrote alot of Disney soundtrack.
I mean the simple act of creating this alone already proves this to be true
The Roots actually produced the music
Someone said ?uestlove had a part in the music which makes sense! The man is walking music!!
The triple definition on the word shots tho
Hi, welcome 😊. Based on your comments so far, you are going to Love this. Thanks for sharing your reaction. I can't wait 😁
Thank you for giving it a watch!! 😊 Make sure to subscribe not to miss future parts coming soon!
I love your constant stopping and hearing what you have to say! That’s why I watch REACTION videos!
Great reaction! I can’t wait for the rest.❤😊
Thank you!! 😁❤️💛
I need the whole reaction now😭😭😭
Especially bc so many good songs are still to come! Like these are good but whats to come is AMAZING
I'm breaking it up into parts because as you can see from this video, I tend to have a lot of additional commentary so reacting to the whole thing in one sitting would be a 12 hour long video lol. I'm excited for what's to come though
@@AmariLeone yeah no worries I know this takes work and especially with your comments it would be too long. Take your time
Hamilton has an INSANE run of bangers
Always great seeing new people being introduced to Hamilton! I loved your reaction. I'm sure the comments are full of people giving you context and information. I only say this, since you're obviously good with music and how things intertwine. After you're done, watch the Howard Ho videos which go over all the musicality in Hamilton, citing the various motifs and how they present throughout the entire musical. It's an amazing watch to understand even more behind Hamilton.
I will add it to my watch list!
I really enjoyed your reaction and look forward to the future reaction.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Great reaction. I am a big fan of Hamilton and it is fun to see it through the eyes of someone experiencing it for the first time. You did a great job picking up on the rhyme schemes. The edit was great. Sorry you had such a hard time getting a version that didn’t get flagged. I am excited for part 2. The Schuyler sisters is coming up. Rewind is so cool, the king is great with You’ll be back and my favorite is Guns and ships. Have you done any Harry Mack reactions? He is a freestyle rapper that takes random suggestions of words from stranger and creates whole songs. I will look through your video catalogue and maybe do a different comment with a specific video link for you to react to.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! I am looking forward to all of the songs coming up too, the comments have me excited for what's still to come! I haven't reacted to Harry Mack but the name sounds familiar.
@@AmariLeone thanks for replying to my comment. I am subscribed so I can check out part 2. Harry Mack is a freestyle rapper who makes up whole songs on the spot with words people suggest on the fly. It is truly an amazing thing to watch and I love how positive he is bringing so much joy to the strangers he meets. His community is very friendly and welcoming and we love seeing new people react to Harry Mack content. The fact that you are a rapper and were picking up on the A B A B rhyme schemes makes you a perfect candidate. Also the nice thing is you don’t have to worry about your video being flagged for copyright. Harry wants people to react and share. You can play the whole thing and have the video up the whole time and will have no issues, I promise. All his beats are ones he creates or picks ones from creators that done get flagged. The last thing I will say is his videos are usually 15-20 minutes long. His fans will want you to react to the whole thing and pause and discuss your thoughts throughout. It is not uncommon for a reaction video to be 30+ minutes. If you only want to react to the first encounter and song to start with that is okay. It is only about 5-7 minutes. Don’t skip the discussion beforehand and don’t skip the adds he raps the adds. Omegle (pronounced Oh-me-gull) is a website where you can go to be paired with a video chat with a stranger. Either person can skip at any point. I think it is shut down now. During the pandemic Harry blew up with his Omegle bars series. Omegle bars 45 is my favorite. There are so many to chose from, you really can’t go wrong.
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Lin Manuel and Daveed were in a freestyle group. When Lin asked Daveed if he wanted to do a run through on the very earliest version on Hamilton, Daveed was a substitute teacher. "Do I get paid for it," Daveed asked. Yes! lol so he was in.
I'm subscribing and eagerly awaiting your next reaction!
DOPE! ENJOY THE RIDE!
Someone possibly already said this, but some of the "songs" are just transitions. In this case, it's the short dialogue between Burr and Hamilton before we meet John Laurens, Marquis de Lafayette, and Hercules Mulligan. I, along with everyone else (I'm guessing), can't wait until you get to A Winter's Ball and Guns and Ships!
Subscribing because I can't wait for you to get to Satisfied.
Welcome to the Leone Pride! 🦁❤️💛
I have no idea what or when that song comes up but hopefully you'll be satisfied in the meantime *ba dum tch* lol
The musical styles for each character matches them. The king is a British pop band, George Washington is more like 80s style. Oh Hamilton was born in Nevis.
I'm enjoying your journey with this so much already! Just wait. It gets better & better. And I'm enjoying learning about rhyme schemes from you... and your perspective on history makes total sense to me. I'd see it that way, if I were you. Eager for you to take in the rest of the show. My husband, younger son, and I watch the first act of Hamilton every July 4 (love the 2nd act too, but can only fit in so much alongside hamburgers, hot dogs, fireworks, making ice cream, etc., lol). Subscribed. :)
I'm glad you're enjoyed it! And wow thank you for getting getting where I'm coming from on the history stand point! Anyways thanks for subbing and Welcome to the Leone Pride 🦁❤️💛
wow you made this so interesting with your comments. I love the show Hamilton but hearing your first impression and knowledge taught me a lot and I learned from your comments points I never would have caught. You are excellent at commenting explaining very well and using your words well. Thanks
Great reaction, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius of our time❤ THIS and many others, ❤ do in the heights next PLEASE!
As much as you dig Lin's wordplay and musicianship, I'd recommended checking out Howard Ho's HOW HAMILTON WORKS series. I think you'd enjoy it quite a bit:
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LOVED this soooooo much!!!! Subbed for the rest of the parts!
Thank you! I appreciate that and Welcome to the Leone Pride 🦁❤️💛
Common mistake, but the saying is not “the full gambit” but “the full gamut.” As in, “Hamilton was going through the gamut of human experiences in his childhood.”
“Gamut” means “the complete range or scope of something.”
Keep up the great work!