Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform a Hip-Hop Verse from The Hamilton Mixtape on Up

Lin-Manuel Miranda stopped by Up With Chris Hayes on January 8 to spit some rhymes and offer a preview of The Hamilton Mixtape, his new buzzed about hip-hop song cycle about the life and death of Alexander Hamilton. The Tony-winning composer of In The Heights will kick off Lincoln Center’s 2012 American Songbook series in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall with a sneak peak of songs from The Hamilton Mixtape on January 11. But why wait? Click on to watch Miranda show off his skills, a capella style!