Hip hop, Rap music make ‘Hamilton’ most memorable musical

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Hip hop, Rap music make ‘Hamilton’ most memorable musical

With his ingeniously-crafted (and brilliantly choreographed) hip hop musical, Miranda has immortalised the one American founding father whose face appears on a US bank note.

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