The Cypher Revealed: Hamilton Cypher

The Roots hook up with stars from the hit Broadway play.

Hamilton Cypher - The stars from the hit Broadway play Hamilton team up with the Roots crew to bring the theatrics to the cypher. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Hamilton Cypher - The stars from the hit Broadway play Hamilton team up with the Roots crew to bring the theatrics to the cypher. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Photo By Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET

Lin-Manuel Miranda - The multi-talented writer, actor, composer and MC has already performed live at the White House and on Broadway, including his breakout play, "In the Heights," and his current hit, "Hamilton." (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Lin-Manuel Miranda - The multi-talented writer, actor, composer and MC has already performed live at the White House and on Broadway, including his breakout play, "In the Heights," and his current hit, "Hamilton." (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Daveed Diggs - The Los Angeles MC co-stars as Thomas Jefferson in Miranda's play, Hamilton, a hip hop-infused history of the founding fathers.  (Photo: Bennett Raglin/GettyImages for BET)

Renee Elise Goldsberry - Goldsberry is an actress, singer and songwriter who played Nala in the Broadway version of Lion King and is currently portraying Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law in Hamilton.  (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Renee Elise Goldsberry - Goldsberry is an actress, singer and songwriter who played Nala in the Broadway version of Lion King and is currently portraying Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law in Hamilton.  (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Black Thought - The Roots' frontman is still a lethal lyricist who hasn't let his time in the spotlight on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon lighten his bars. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Black Thought - The Roots' frontman is still a lethal lyricist who hasn't let his time in the spotlight on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon lighten his bars. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Photo By Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET

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Questlove - The Roots' drummer will provide the back-beat for the cypher, adding to a long line of classics including "Illadelph Halflife," "Things Fall Apart" and "Phrenology."  (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)