Brianna Jackson is a 16-year-old aspiring rapper. She longs to follow in the footsteps of her father by pursuing her clear talent for rapping. But her mournful childhood experiences and impoverished background makes it seem like her dreams will never come to fruition. Still she is determined to make it on the come up. Especially when the threat of homelessness looms large, rapping become something she must achieve at all costs.

The audiobook is wonderfully narrated by Bahni Turpin who gave the story a sense of gritty realism. However the story itself is written in a way that is as outspoken as it is lyrical and punchy.

It mindfully portrays the desperate nature of living in near-poverty and coping with drug addiction. It also highlights the deeply harmful effects of racial profiling. On The Come Up is both fun and contemplative.