Not available on Paramount+ Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper, 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—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. On the Come Up is based on the New York Times’ #1 best-selling novel by Angie Thomas. #OnTheComeUp #SanaaLathan #AngieThomas #HipHop #FemaleMCs Directed By: Sanaa Lathan Screenplay: Kay Oyegun Book Author: Angie Thomas Cast: Jamila C. Gray, Sanaa Lathan, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Method Man, Mike Epps, GaTa (a.k.a. Davionte Ganter), Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Titus Makin Jr., and Michael Anthony Cooper Jr. [ALT: 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.]