Video: Why Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis Couldn't Make WARRIORS Alone

While making their "Warriors" concept album, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis both admit that the project is something neither of them could create alone.

The pair each brought their unique perspectives and artistry to the 26-track album, now available on streaming platforms, CD, and vinyl.

"We've gotten to spend all this time working together and exploring together and you know becoming really good friends. I love this guy, that's the best part," Davis shared, which led Miranda to reference the Sondheim quote, "I collabor him and he collabors me."

Miranda and Davis worked with with Hip-Hop royalty like Ms. Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes, Nas, RZA, and Ghostface Killah, while also recruiting Broadway's best like Philippa Soo, Billy Porter, Casey Likes, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and more.

The writers say that each collaboration on the album had an individual impact on the project.

The pair also touches on the accessibility of a concept album, just after the Hamilton cast recording and Passing Strange live capture brought the show to audiences around the world.

"This is not the sound reproduction of a show you have to pay a lot of money to see. This is what we made," Miranda shared. "It's funny, I remember when the Hamilton album first went public. I remember that day almost better than opening night because I was home to see people processing it in real time and watching it ricochet around the world."

The LP features Kenita Miller as Cochise, Sasha Hutchings as Cowgirl, Phillipa Soo as Fox, Aneesa Folds as Cleon, Amber Gray as Ajaz, Gizel Jiménez as Rembrandt, Jasmine Cephas Jones as Swan, and Julia Harriman as Mercy.

The album also includes THE COPS featuring James Remar as Barnes and David Patrick Kelly as Victor; THE HURRICANES featuring Billy Porter as Granger, Michaela Jaé as Yaya, and Mykal Kilgore as Élan; THE ORPHANS featuring Utkarsh Ambudkar as Sully and Casey Likes as Jesse; THE TURNBULL AC’S featuring Marc Anthony as Tato, Luis Figueroa as Miguel, and Flaco Navaja as Jesús; THE ROGUES featuring Kim Dracula as Luther and Alex Bonniello as Cropsy; and Shenseea as DJ Lynne Pen. 

Colman Domingo is the voice of the Masai of the Gramercy Riffs while the voices of the boroughs include: Ghostface Killah and RZA as Staten Island; Chris Rivers as The Bronx; Cam’ron as Manhattan; Nas as Queens; and Busta Rhymes as Brooklyn. 

Busta Rhymes performs the voice of Brooklyn as well as THE BIZZIES: featuring Stephen Sanchez as Cal, Joshua Henry as Wanya, Timothy Hughes as Lance, and Daniel Jikal as Joon.