The YA love letter to hip-hop--streaming on Paramount+ September 23,
2022! Starring Sanaa Lathan (in her directorial debut), Jamila C. Gray,
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Method Man, Mike Epps, GaTa (Davionte
Ganter), Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Titus Makin Jr., and Michael Anthony
Cooper Jr.
#1 New York Times bestseller - Seven starred reviews - Boston
Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all
time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an
underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got
massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're
labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your
mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first
song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons.
Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the
media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her
family down, Bri doesn't just want to make it--she has to. Even if it
means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.
Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode
to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a
generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the
odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black
people, freedom of speech isn't always free.
"For all the struggle in this book, Thomas rarely misses a step as a
writer. Thomas continues to hold up that mirror with grace and
confidence. We are lucky to have her, and lucky to know a girl like
Bri."--The New York Times Book Review
Plus don't miss Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to
her phenomenal bestseller, The Hate U Give!
