Sanaa Lathan’s Film "On The Come Up" Premieres on Paramount +

Based on the New York Times #1 best-selling novel by Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give), 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 the legacy of her father

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– a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.

 

The coming-of-age film stars Jamila C. Gray, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Mike Epps, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Justin Martin, Titus Makin, Michael Cooper Jr., GaTa, Sanaa Lathan and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.

 

Available at limited theaters across 50 markets nationally including: Los Angeles, Oakland, New York, Chicago, DC, Detroit, Seattle, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Philadelphia, Anchorage, St, Louis, Cleveland, Chesapeake, Phoenix, Charlotte, Tulsa, Indianapolis, and more.