Hill joins the likes of Busta Rhymes, Billy Porter, Marc Anthony & others
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis unveil the final group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, Warriors. The project is due on October 18th via Atlantic Records, executive produced by Grammy Award-winning rapper and New York City native, Nas, and produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Mike Elizondo.
Ms. Lauryn Hill joins as Cyrus of Gramercy Riffs, along with 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 newly announced voices join the already noteworthy cast including 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 Turnball AC’s featuring Marc Anthony as Tato, Luis Figueroa as Miguel, and Flaco Navaja as Jesús; and The Rogues featuring Kim Dracula as Luther and Alex Bonniello as Cropsy; and Shenseea as DJ Lynne Pen; and The Bizzies featuring Stephen Sanchez as Cal, Joshua Henry as Wanya, Timothy Hughes as Lance, and Daniel Jikal as Joon.
Colman Domingo is the voice of the Masai of the Gramercy Riffs while the voices of the boroughs include Busta Rhymes as Brooklyn; Ghostface Killah and RZA as Staten Island; Chris Rivers as The Bronx; Cam’ron as Manhattan; and Nas as Queens.
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.
