The Hamilton Mixtape is the upcoming mixtape album featuring assorted songs from the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton performed by various artists.In 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda began a project entitled The Hamilton Mixtape that would eventually transform into the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton. During the development of the musical production, Miranda frequently communicated that a "mixtape" of select songs from the show's score was being recorded.On November 3, 2016, Miranda announced on Twitter that the mixtape was complete and would be released on December 2, 2016. Preorders for the album began on November 4, 2016, and two songs were officially released: Kelly Clarkson's "It's Quiet Uptown" and The Roots' "My Shot." In a tweet on November 9, 2016, Miranda implied that the album released on December 2nd would only be the first volume, with a Volume 2 coming shortly after.