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Sep 8, 2022 · Paramount/Erika Doss. On the Come Up, directed by actress-turned-director Sanaa Lathan and written by Kay Oyegun, is based on the book by acclaimed author Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give). The film ...
Synopsis. Sixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father, a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. However, when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between ...
Dec 1, 2020 · 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 ...
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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. Add it to Goodreads
ON THE COME UP is the story of Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper, who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do rig...
Sep 12, 2022 · September 12, 2022 6:35am. Jamila C. Gray stars in Paramount+'s On The Come Up. Paramount/Erika Doss. Updated: In the wake of Sanaa Lathan ‘s world premiere of On the Come Up here at TIFF, the ...
Starring newcomer Jamila C. Gray, ON THE COME UP is the story of Bri, a gifted 16-year-old rapper, who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by ...
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