![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the PlayStation blog entry, narrative director. Suddenly, Bri finds herself discredited and surrounded by violence.Īt its heart, On the Come Up is a gripping story about a girl’s struggle to remain true to herself when life pushes her to compromise, but it’s so much more than that: an impassioned demand for greater understanding of the challenges facing African-American youth today, a love letter to family, and a tribute to the undeniable art and poetry of hip hop. The prequel comic is written by Christos Gage, who also worked on Marvel’s Spider-Man, and artist Ig Guara’s beautiful artwork graces the panels. (She’s black and from the Garden, but she’s not a gun-carrying, drug-dealing gang member and has no intention of being typified as such.) When Bri is branded a “hoodlum” at school, she vents her emotions in a song that quickly goes viral-but for all the wrong reasons. Angie Thomas writes with such heart, perceptiveness, and authenticity that it’s impossible not to be drawn in.īri Jackson wants to become a major voice of hip hop-as herself, not the daughter of an underground legend who died when she was a toddler, and definitely not a stereotype. You don’t have to be a fan of hip hop music to be captivated by this book about a 16-year-old girl who dreams of being a rapper. ![]()
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