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On the Come Up

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About this listen

The award-winning author of The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech - and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you.

Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip-hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC.

And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.

©2018 Angela Thomas (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Contemporary Death & Dying Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Friendship Homelessness, Runaways & Poverty Literature & Fiction Peer Pressure Racism & Discrimination Romance Hip-Hop Discrimination Contemporary Romance

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this book is actually amazing and what makes it better is that Bahni Turpin plays the part so perfectly and it’s just so good omg angie thomas is actually one of the best authors out there

amazing

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Absolutely incredible story and narration, I would definitely recommend this, there is a lot of swearing though.

Phenomenal

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Loved Bri's story and those of all the supporting characters. Extremely good performance from the narrator. While we're here, Black Lives Matter. Solidarity. <3

Great story, excellent performance

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At first I absolutely loved it and couldn't stop listening. The narrator did a fantastic job! However, halfway through I started to get annoyed with Bri and her silly decisions and took a break. I'm glad she was able to turn things around. One drawback is the glitch in the Epilogue.

Overall, it's a good modern book that gives insight into rap genre.

I almost didn't finish it....

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Great story kept me interested I fell in love with the characters.so realistic to real life situations that are going on in the black community in America. I love this author.

Fab author

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well narrated story, catching, engaging and the list goes on. I intend to listen to it again

fantastic book

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Good book that gives insight to the black lives matter movement in a way that everyone can understand and the book is still enjoyable. I would recommend it, the only thing that let's it down is that the narrator puts on a fake sounding slow sweet voice quite often which sounds like someone trying to be younger than they are which slightly takes my mind out of the book.

Good book

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Picked up this book after reading and enjoying 'The hate you give"- I recommend it.
The narrator does a brilliant job of bringing this book to life. I enjoyed the relatable aspect of some of the concepts and narrative brought to the story. This makes it easier to read, knowing it could be based on someone's story.

"YOU CAN'T STOP ME, NO, NO"

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Different, pacey and plenty of food for thought. The brilliant narration elevated this to a class above and the story line didn't let up once.

I never knew I liked rap until I heard this

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Living in the UK, this is the opportunity to see the struggles of black America, from the eyes of a teenage girl. It also not only discrimination, but exploitation from the music industry by trying to make gun life glamorous

Novel Hip-Pop

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