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Hamilton's American Revolution - How a wildly original hip-hop musical made super-fans of the Obamas, collaborators of The Roots and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda the toast of Broadway and the Beltway

Meek Mill Fires Back - Rapper talks Nicki romance while Drake beef boils over

'I'm Not A Pedophile' - Exclusive: Emo singer on underage sexting scandal

Latin Power Players - The 29 most influential execs

On the Cover: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter

Item: BLI-08/08/2015  Issue Date: 08/08/2015