Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes His Freestyle Skills To New Heights
We already knew Lin-Manuel Miranda’s freestyle rap skills were amazing, but the “Hamilton” creator just one-upped himself with his latest appearance on “The Tonight Show.”
On Tuesday night, host Jimmy Fallon challenged Miranda to square off against Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter from The Roots in an epic Wheel of Freestyle battle. Each man was tasked with including three randomly generated words into a rap, which they both did effortlessly.
Miranda kicked things off with the words “robot,” “corn maze” and “Harry Potter,” and while he didn’t manage to get the boy wizard’s name in there, he did spit a verse that referenced the fantasy series. For that, he got a pass.
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Trotter went next with the words “guacamole,” “lumberjack” and “Super Bowl,” and let’s just say it was a touchdown.
When Miranda took his final shot, using the words “Pop Tart,” “unicorn” and “Election Day,” things took a turn for the sexual.
“I got an erection today, I can’t wait to choose my choice on Election Day ... ” Miranda rapped before moving closer to the camera to confirm, “I’m with her.”
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is over here like:
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Hi, Lin!

Short hair, do care (because it looks so cute).

Lin-Manuel holding a mic adorably.

Taking a photo with his cute hands.

Cutely gazing upon Hillary Clinton.

Holding cute hands with J.Lo.

Pointing and smirking in a way that can only be described as ... cute.

Accepting a cute Tony for Best Original Cute.

Gleefully being cute after his final performance as Alexander Hamilton.

Stretching the human conception of cute at a window.

Thinking about his cute legacy, how it's planting flowers in a garden he'll never get to see.

Touching his cute face in disbelief at how cute he is.

Can we make passes at a Lin in glasses?

Pom-pom waving Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Lin-Manuel insulting a dog by being cuter than it.

2012 Lin-Manuel getting really excited about those tea lights.

Smiley Lin-Manuel Miranda in 2013.

Joyful Lin-as-Hamilton at The Public Theater.

Huggy Lin.

A Lin scowl that is somehow still cute.

Lin gesturing cutely while showing off his NYC subway phone case.

Lin cutely accepting a side hug from VP Joe Biden.

What are the odds that the gods put Lin and Joe in one spot?

Lin and then-co-star Anthony Ramos, incredulous at their collective cuteness.

Lin bestowing the gift of cuteness onto "Sexy Hamilton" Javier Munoz.

Q: What is cuter than a casually dressed Lin-Manuel Miranda in sneakers?

Lin obscuring his face to protect us normals from over-cute.

The look we get on our faces when we think about Lin.

THE SWEATER.

Far-left cuteness next to Michelle Obama.

Look at that smiley eye crinkle.

Cutely eating a slice of cake.

Getting a standing cute ovation.

We finally understand why calling celebrities "mom" and "dad" is a thing.

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