The project will be available on October 18th
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis unveil the third group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, Warriors. The project is due on October 18th via Atlantic Records, and executive produced by Grammy Award-winning rapper and New York City native, Nas, and produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Mike Elizondo.
Announced are The Cops featuring James Remar as Barnes and David Patrick Kelly as Victor, with Colman Domingo as the Masai of the Gramercy Riffs and Cam’ron as Manhattan. James Remar and David Patrick Kelly join the Warriors concept album in new roles, having previously originated the characters of Ajax and Luther, respectively, in the 1979 film, The Warriors.
The newly announced voices join the already noteworthy cast including 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; and The Turnbull AC’s featuring Marc Anthony as Tato, Luis Figueroa as Miguel, and Flaco Navaja as Jesús.
The voices of the boroughs include Ghostface Killah and RZA as Staten Island; Chris Rivers as The Bronx; and Cam’ron as Manhattan.
Warriors, the new project from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, is a concept album inspired by the 1979 Paramount Pictures cult film, The Warriors, based on the Sol Yurick novel of the same name. Warriors is executive produced by Grammy Award-winning rapper & New York City native, Nas & produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Mike Elizondo.
Warriors is an immersive listening experience that follows a fictitious New York City gang from Coney Island to the Bronx and back when they are framed for the murder of a respected gang leader, Cyrus.
