“Hamilton,” the hip-hop musical about the complex life of Alexander Hamilton, is my newest obsession from the musical theatre world. It’s the most recent brain child of Lin-Manuel Miranda, writer of the Grammy- and Tony-winning musical “In The Heights.” It took him almost six years to write, and I for one certainly think his hard work paid off and hope that this crazy fun musical is used to educate our nation about the joys and woes of our forgotten Founding Father for the rest of time.

1. There are so many references — lyrical and orchestral.

For the traditional musical lover, there are references to "The Last Five Years," "South Pacific," and "The Pirates of Penzance" in the most satisfying of places. For you rap gurus, references such as, "You disgust me." "Ah, so you've discussed me," are sprinkled throughout. Biggie, Eminem, and Jay Z are just a few of the rap names whose lyrics were borrowed to build this spectacular album.

Layered behind these lyrical references are orchestral references to works by artists such as The Beatles, Beyoncé, and even Mary J. Blige. Miranda included references to so many songs that he filled up a whole playlist.

2. The Grammy-winning soundtrack was produced by The Roots.

In case you don’t know who The Roots are, they’re that super chill band that plays on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon. They’ve been Jimmy Fallon’s house band since 2009, and released 12 albums before that. They’re a pretty big deal in the music world, and their hard work shines through on the “Hamilton” soundtrack.

3. Kristoff (from "Frozen") is in it as King George III.

As opposed to his 51 magical musical seconds in "Frozen" (an injustice beaten only by Idina Menzel not getting a song in "Enchanted"), Jonathan Groff gets to show off his rich, fruity vocals (and goofy walk) in several hilarious numbers throughout this musical. My favorite line of his, “I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love,” is found in his first song.

4. Speaking of powerhouse singers, the Schuyler sisters are the Beyoncés of this album.

If you only listen to one song on this soundtrack, listen to “The Schuyler Sisters.” It features Angelica and Eliza Schuyler, played by Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo respectively. They and their sister, Peggy, are heading downtown to flirt with all the guys. They turn down all of their potential suitors, but only after Angelica tells Aaron Burr all about how women should have the same rights as men in an incredibly sassy rap.

5. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's lives seem to have been lived to have a musical written about them.

Where would such a stellar musical soundtrack be without a clever plot? Hamilton and Burr are perfect contrasts, and yet so similar, and met coincidentally so many times in their lives that it was almost as though it were planned. By the end, they’ve seemingly switched mindsets and further polarized their opinions of what should be done with their budding nation. Their final correspondences are sarcastically polite in the song “Your Obedient Servant,” where they decide to solve their disagreement in the only logical way possible ­— a duel in New Jersey. Everything is legal in New Jersey.

6. Alexander Hamilton wrote — like, a lot.

You know those Federalist Papers that you probably had to read excerpts from for your high school U.S. History class? He wrote 51 of them. In the span of six months. If he wrote the same amount every day for those six months, and that's about two and a half finished pages per day. And he didn’t just write copious amounts for that. He wrote almost constantly, so much so that Miranda was able to write this near-perfectly accurate musical about the origins of our nation. In some songs, he’s accurate down to a comma.

7. It features a song on our nation's first sex scandal — and the shocking way in which it came out.

Among other themes, “Hamilton” explores the theme of imperfection throughout our Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Aaron Burr are portrayed as antagonists, and Hamilton tends to choose his career over his family. The epitome of this choice is played out when he chooses to publish a pamphlet explaining the details of his affair, including the fact that he paid off his mistress’ husband, rather than take the chance of Burr using the information against him the next time they were competing for something. His poor wife.

8. Listening to the soundtrack is an easy way to learn odd facts about our Founding Fathers.

For example, Martha Washington named her feral Tomcat after Alexander Hamilton because he was such a player when it came to the ladies. And not just the ladies, apparently. Did you know that some scholars speculate that Alexander Hamilton had a thing for his friend, John Laurens? These are just a couple of the hidden gems in “Hamilton.”

9. "Hamilton" boasts a diverse cast of people, especially considering they're playing a bunch of historically stuffy, male, white characters.

When interviewed about the makeup of the cast, Miranda said, “This is a story about America then, told by America now” — a very fitting arrangement, considering the social progress we’ve made since the 1700s. The cast itself is primarily black and Hispanic, and John Laurens frequently speaks out against slavery and advocates for the creation of a black regiment.

10. Alexander Hamilton is the perfect example of the good an immigrant can do for our country.

While Hamilton was clearly a flawed human being, it is indisputable the amount of good he did fighting and writing for our country. His drive was unmatched and enabled him to push our financial system leaps and bounds ahead of what it likely would have been without him. He may have been initially disadvantaged as an orphan in a new country, but he worked his way up and earned his place in our nation’s history.

11. I sound beyond cool rapping about the start of our nation to my friends.

You think I'm kidding? You should see the looks of awe I get in my archery class when I start rapping about Aaron Burr being a noncommittal prick.