25+ Rap Musicals – The Full List of Shows
These rap musicals bring rhythm, flow, and rap-driven storytelling to the stage. The list includes shows where rap shapes all or part of the score, although it’s most often featured alongside other musical styles.
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Musicals with a Featured Rap Song
Rap Musicals
Musical Type: Contemporary (2014)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music Genres: Pop / R&B / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)
Creators: Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Jeff Whitty
Music Genres: Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason SweetTooth Williams
Music Genres: Funk / Musical Theatre / Rap / Rock / Soul
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Creators: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes
Music Genres: Hip-Hop / Latin / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Nicky Ager and Debbie Isitt
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / Pop-Rock / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Music Genres: Jazz / Musical Theatre / Pop / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Gerard Alessandrini and Others
Music Genres: Pop / Rap / R&B
Musical Type: Contemporary (2022)
Creators: Shaina Taub
Music Genres: Musical Theatre / R&B / Rap
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Creators: Matt Sax and Eric Rosen
Music Genres: Hip-Hop / Pop / Rap
Musicals with a Featured Rap Song
Musical Type: Contemporary (2004)
Creators: Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker, and Kevin Del Aguila
Rap Song: “The Miracle Song”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)
Creators: Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere
Rap Song: “Wonderland”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Creators: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and David Greig
Rap Song: “The Double Bubble Duchess”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, Richard Nelson, and Danny Strong
Rap Song: “One Night in Bangkok”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler, and Kevin Del Aguila
Rap Song: “All About the Mom Bucks”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2020)
Creators: Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
Rap Song: “Kodiak”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Creators: Steve Margoshes, Jacques Levy, and José Fernandez
Rap Song: “Tyrone’s Rap”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Yve Blake
Rap Song: “Justice”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner, and Austin Winsberg
Rap Song: “Bailout Songs”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Matthew Sklar, Nell Benjamin, Bob Martin, and Chad Beguelin
Rap Song: “Swagger”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2017)
Creators: Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, and Tina Fey
Rap Song: “Do This Thing”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Creators: Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and John O’Farrell
Rap Song: “The Shape of Things To Come”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Creators: Dan Goggin
Rap Song: “Sisters in the Cinema Rap”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Creators: Joy Huerta, Benjamin Velez, Lisa Loomer, and Nell Benjamin
Rap Song: “Real Women Have Curves”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2012)
Creators: Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Thomas Meehan, and Sylvester Stallone
Rap Song: “Undefeated Man”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Creators: Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang
Rap Song: “Welcome to America”
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1984)
Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alastair Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe, David Yazbek, and Nick Coler
Rap Song: “The Rap”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Creators: Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman
Rap Song: “Wind In My Sails”
Musical Type: Contemporary (2016)
Creators: Kyle Jarrow and Others
Rap Song: “When the Going Gets Tough”