Chicken Scratch

Here are some boards I did from the Steven Universe episode “Last One Out of Beach City”!

YES, I WANNA MAKE YOU CRY

My name is Philip I am a poet I wrote this poem just To show it And I just turned nine You can write rhymes But you can’t write mine

WHAT!

I practice French And play piano with my mother

Uh-HUH!

I have a sister, but I want a little brother

OKAY

My daddy’s trying to start America’s bank Un deux trois quatre cinq!

“Entire” generally means “whole” or “complete”, but depending on the particular context, “actual” can denote any or all of “real”, “literal”, “concrete”, “truthful”, “grounded” or “factual”.

Thus, when deriving the contrastive phrase, in addition to “what the imaginary fuck” and “what the figurative fuck”, we could also reasonably arrive at “what the hypothetical fuck”, “what the fraudulent fuck”, “what the fanciful fuck” or “what the counterfactual fuck”.

So! You saw/listened to/had a dream about Hamilton and discovered how fucking glorious rap is. Maybe you already know some rap and hip-hop but not a lot. Maybe you’re looking for some great rap songs to memorize to use for your Hamilton auditions (you badass, you). The reason why you’re reading this doesn’t matter so much; the point is we’re here, and it’s time for some basic history and recommendations! 

By Genre

A nice and easy place to start! This will mostly be about education and covering all the bases, but I promise that you’ll like it. This is by no means an exhaustive list of all sub-genres (I’m skipping some of my favs like Crunk and Dirty South because I don’t think it applies to Hamilton), just ones that I think relate to the musical.

Old School You might like these artists if you enjoy the tracks that are more stripped down and simple, and more conversational. Notable examples: A Tribe Called Quest, The Sugarhill Gang, Eazy-E

Latin Rap You might like these artists if you want to throw some love at Lin in particular and give respect to his roots Notable examples: Calle 13, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar 

Pop Rap/Hip Hop You might like this if you loved the tracks that blended more classic musical style with the rap style. Notable examples: Kanye, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil Wayne…basically all of Young Money

Conscious Rap: You might like this if “I am just like my country/I’m young, scrappy and hungry” resonated with you on a deep level Notable examples: Kendrick Lamar, Common, Talib Kweli

Gangsta Rap: You might like this if you found yourself wanting more Hercules Mulligan in your life Notable examples: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G.

Alternative/Nerdy: You might like this if you’re on Tumblr Notable example: N.E.R.D., Childish Gambino, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots

Queer Rap/Hip Hop: If you’re into that Hamilton slash thing and are LGBTQ Notable examples: Big Freedia, Zebra Katz, Mykki Blanco

By Character

In which I basically do fanmixes? Here is a general example of that I think they would have on their iPods/phones/etc.

Alexander Hamilton would like: Kendrick Lamar, Calle 13, 2Pac

Aaron Burr would like: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Childish Gambino

George Washington would like: Common, Kendrick Lamar 

King George would like: N.E.R.D., Kanye West, Drake

Eliza Hamilton nee Schuyler would like: Eve, The Roots, Nicki Minaj

Philip Hamilton would like: Jurassic 5, A Tribe Called Quest, Eazy E

Lafayette would like: Nicki Minaj, Maitre Gims, Nino Ice

Thomas Jefferson would like: Kanye West, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg 

Angelica Schuyler would like: Nicki Minaj, Eve, N.W.A.

John Laurens would like: Common, Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliot

By Song

Recommendations on a song-by-song basis! This is my approximation of songs that match in general tone or style

If you like Alexander Hamilton you’ll like Alright by Kendrick Lamar

If you like My Shot you’ll like Hustlin’ by Rick Ross

If you like The Schuyler Sisters you’ll like Va Va Voom by Nicki Minaj

If you like Right Hand Man you’ll like Boyz-N-The-Hood by Eazy-E

If you like Satisfied you’ll like Pink Toes by Childish Gambino and Jhene Aiko

If you like Wait For It you’ll like Pills N’ Potions by Nicki Minaj

If you like Guns and Ships you’ll like Break Ya Neck by Busta Rhymes

If you like Yorktown you’ll like B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) by Outkast

If you like Non-Stop you’ll like High Fidelity by Jurassic 5

If you like What Did I Miss you’ll like Peaches N’ Cream by Snoop Dogg

If you like Cabinet Battle you’ll like Without Me by Eminem

If you like Say No To This you’ll like Young & Wild & Free by Wiz Khalifa

If you like The Room Where It Happens you’ll like Xxplosive by Dr. Dre

If you like The Adams Administration you’ll like Put You On Game by Lupe Fiasco

If you like Blow Us All Away you’ll like Champion by Kanye West

So Finally

Here are some links to explore more! What I’ve given is by no means exhaustive. 

History of hip hop/rap

The Definitive Guide to Hip-Hop Subgenres