The song I chose from the Hamilton mixtape is ‘ Wrote My Way Out’ by Nas, Dave East, Lin Manuel and Aloe Blacc. The remix of the song is by Royce Da 5’9, Joyner Lucas, Black Thought and Aloe Blacc. The overall message of the song is showing how certain things helped Hamilton make it out of the predicaments he went through growing up and even through adulthood. With the Hamilton Mixtape, these artists’ certain thing is writing, thus the title ‘ I wrote my way out’. Besides Lin Manuel most of the other artists in the song talk about how writing got them through harsh environments whether it was watching their mother get beat or dealing with drugs or negativity from others, writing helped them cope with all of these and bring them to the successful paths they are leading now. The remix keeps the same flow as the original and even the same chorus but the switching of artists is what makes the song totally different. Artists like Joyner Lucas who were on the remix brought their own type of style or flavor to the song which in a way made it sound like it wasn’t even a remix but a totally different song. They also had different points of view and different stories that they brought to the table. From this remix I’ve learned that I don’t have to switch a lot of things around and make it flashy or try to make it very noticeable that I am making a remix. If i just change a few crucial parts of the song and put my own flavor and style to it, that would be good enough. I also realized that I don’t have to be talking about the same thing as the original song, just as long as I am sending the same message in my ow way.
English 1102: Hamilton and Writing