About the artist
Corey Hawkins is an American actor and musician best known for his stage and screen work, whose music presence on Lyricser centers on his role as Benny in the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's «In the Heights». Rather than being a recording artist with a standalone discography, Hawkins is a performer whose musical output comes primarily from cast recordings and musical film soundtracks, where his singing sits alongside his acting career.
His songs — including «96,000», «Blackout», «The Club», and «Benny's Dispatch» — are ensemble numbers built around the Washington Heights neighborhood story of «In the Heights», blending hip-hop, salsa, and contemporary musical-theater songwriting associated with Miranda. Hawkins's vocal contributions there sit within a larger cast rather than as a solo artist statement, and reflect his background as a trained stage actor moving fluidly between spoken performance and song.
Hawkins has built a broader acting career across film, television, and theater, and his musical output on streaming platforms is best understood as an extension of those screen and stage roles rather than a separate music career.