Is Daveed Diggs the fastest rapper on Broadway?

Daveed Diggs is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter. Daveed Diggs is known to be the fastest rapper on Broadway.

According to a 2015 FiveThirtyEight report, Diggs raps at 6.3 words per second during Hamilton’s Act 1 performance of “Guns and Ships.”

Daveed Diggs’ performance as Marquis de Lafayette is one of the highlights of Hamilton because of his incredibly fast rapping, which helps set the music apart from other productions.

The character not only rhymes at an unusually fast rate for musicals but also an unusually fast rate for hip-hop in general. Hamilton, written and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda as the central character, combines historical facts with modern-day street culture.

Daveed Diggs won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance. Along with the main cast of Hamilton, he was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in the same year. On July 15, 2016, Diggs made his final appearance on the show.

For his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton, which was released in 2020, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2021 for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series or Movie.