‘#Ham4Bey’ is the ‘Hamilton’ and Beyoncé mashup you didn’t know you wanted

Here’s something to help fans counting down the days until the release of the “Hamilton Mixtape�: a mashup of “Hamilton� and Beyoncé’s music in the form of “#Ham4Bey.�

Created by L.A.-based artist Michael Korte and arranged by Jared Jenkins, the seven-minute medley kicks off with the familiar lines of “Alexander Hamilton� before blending into Beyoncé’s “Partition.� Performed by India Carney, Vincint, Mariah Maxwell, Jej Millanes, Kelly Margareth Lee and Jamond McCoy, the track only gets more ambitious as “My Shot� weaves into “Survivor� (by Destiny’s Child), “Wait for It� meets “Me, Myself and I� and more.

And really, the marriage of “Guns and Ships� and “Formation� is a musical union you didn’t know you needed.

Korte, an Ohio native, explained in an email to The Times that this “Hamilton�/Beyoncé mashup was conceived over the summer. The project was a self-funded labor of love, and the ensemble consists of friends, students and YouTube musicians Korte and Jenkins brought together.

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“This was all happening through the election, and after the election results, I knew what we were doing was all that more important and relevant,� said Korte. “Art made by people of color and queer people highlighting people of color and queer people celebrating a musical and an artist that does both those things.�

It’s an effort that even earned the approval of “Hamilton� creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Listen to the full mash-up above.

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