Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis Talk ‘Warriors’ Album, Nas, and More

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis sit down with Sway Calloway, Heather B, and Tracy G for an exclusive Town Hall during a recent episode of “Sway in the Morning” on SiriusXM’s Shade 45 (Ch. 45). Watch Lin-Manuel and Eisa discuss their new “The Warriors” concept album, collaborating with hip-hop great Nas, and much more on the SiriusXM app now.

“Maybe the most nervous I’ve ever been in my life was in a car with Nas, playing the verse I wrote for him,” Miranda says during the interview.

The album was inspired by the 1979 cult-classic movie “The Warriors.” Check out the tracklist for it below, as well as the video segments for the interview on the app below.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis Interview

Video Segments

:00 “Warriors” Concept Album

7:03  Nas, Lauryn Hill, & Mike Elizondo

14:13 Peace, Strife, & “Warriors” as a Women’s Story

20:02 Democratizing Theater

24:55 Musical Inspiration & Hip-Hop Culture

Warriors Album Tracklist

Book One

A Side

SURVIVE THE NIGHT (Featuring the Five Boroughs & DJ Lynne Pen)

ROLL CALL

WARRIORS’ CYPHER

MAKE WAY FOR CYRUS (Featuring the Gramercy Riffs)

IF YOU CAN COUNT

DERAILED

WOODLAWN CEMETARY

B Side

LEAVE THE BROX ALIVE (Featuring the Turnbull ACs)

A TRACK FIRE & A PHONE CALL

GOING DOWN (Featuring Luther & Cropsy of the Rogues)

ORPHAN TOWN (Featuring the Orphans & Mercy)

CALL ME MERCY

STILL BREATHIN’ (Featuring Masai)

QUIET GIRLS (Featuring the Hurricanes)​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Book 2

C SIDE

OUTSIDE GRAY’s PAPAYA (Featuring the Baseball Furies)

SICK OF RUNNIN

THE PARK AT NIGHT

LUTHER INTERLUDE

CARDIGANS

WE GOT YOU (Featuring the Bizzies)

A LIGHT OR SOMETHIN’

WE GOT YOU (Reprise)

​​​​​​​D SIDE

​​​​​​​SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY

REUNION SQUARE (Featuring New York’s Finest)

SAME TRAIN HOME ( Featuring DJ Lynne Pen)

FINALE

​​​​​​​PART 1: THE WONDER WHEEL

PART 2: THE CONEY ISLAND SHORE

PART 3: WHEN WE ALL COME HOME ALIVE