Eps 1: We get the job done
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The Story Behind the "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" Video From "The Hamilton Mixtape"
There's a line that gets repeated several times in "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)," a track off The Hamilton Mixtape - "It's America's ghost writers, a credit is only borrowed" - and that stuck with Tomás Whitmore.
"Immigrants" opens with J.Period laying out the contentious issue of border security and noting, "It's really astonishing that in a country founded by immigrants, 'immigrant' has somehow become a bad word."
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Rhonda Romero
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The song "Immigrants We Get The Job Done" is an interesting adaptation of "Yorktown The World Turned Upside Down", incorporating some of the lyrics "Black and white soldiers wonder alike if this really means freedom" as well as, notably, a recurring sample from the original song "Immigrants We get the job done".According to the Genius.com annotation of the original song, the lyrics "Immigrants We get the job done" remind people that the values on which America was found were "intended to apply to men who look like the actual Hamilton and Lafayette and to modern men and women who look more like Miranda and Diggs", which could refer to, songwise, the different artists on the adaptation.Because I am also Pakistani and Canadian, both songs remind me of how I have changed in an environment like America, and how, by working hard, and reminding myself of where I came from, I can become a more openminded and strong individual.It seems not only great for writers but it's good news too!
Verse 1 K'Naan I got 1 job, 2 job, 3 when I need themRiz MC, K'naan, Residente, Snow Tha Product Link Up In New Video For "Immigrants We Get The Job Done"Revisiting Riz MC's 'Star Wars' References On His "Immigrants We Get The Job Done" VerseReevaluating the situation in other countries.
The Power Of LinManuel Miranda Makes 'Immigrants We Get The Job Done' Video Go ViralThe video is graphic and compelling, just as the bilingual lyrics of the song, passionately performed by Puerto Rican rapper Residente, MexicanAmerican Snow Tha Product, SomaliCanadian K'naan and BritishPakistani Riz MC.An expert on Hispanic media, I'm the founder, Editor and Publisher of MediaMoves.com, a site dedicated to covering Latinos in the media and the issues that affect the industry since 2007.This year's "Made In America" was one step closer than ever before! It all started when we were living together at New York Citys Staten Island apartment complex where two young children had been born for three years Juan Manuel Vidal Jos Luis Carlos Gmez Gomez Pblico Arguably my favorite Spanish language speaker from Spain who has taught me about Latino culture through his local school system over 50 Years ago todayI heard it firsthand once during our meeting with Jorge Ramos there back then.What do you think? What are your thoughts?"