Let Me Hear a Rhyme

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In this standalone novel, Tiffany D Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he is still alive.Biggie Smalls was right Things done changed But that doesn t mean that Quadir and Jarrell are okay letting their best friend Steph s tracks lie forgotten in his bedroom after he s killed not when his beats could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a celebration, not after years of having each other s backs.Enlisting the help of Steph s younger sister, Jasmine, Quadir and Jarrell come up with a plan to promote Steph s music under a new rap name The Architect Soon, everyone in Brooklyn is dancing to Steph s voice But then his mixtape catches the attention of a hotheaded music rep and with just hours on the clock the trio must race to prove Steph s talent from beyond the grave.Now, as the pressure and danger of keeping their secret grows, Quadir, Jarrell, and Jasmine are forced to confront the truth about what happened to Steph Only each has something to hide And with everything riding on Steph s fame, together they need to decide what they stand for before they lose everything they ve worked so hard to hold on to including each other. 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Jackson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4.5 Stars Review to come. the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he is still alive me, vibrating so hard I begin to clip through the floors I ammoderately excitedI loved this book a great story, very well told Great tensions, relationships and so much Brooklyn Teens will love this book and so will a whole lot of adults The only hard part for me was acknowledging that books set in 1998 now classify as historical fiction.Love Love Love The young adult genre has not yet seen a novel the likes of Let Me Hear A Rhyme, and whoever signed on for this title knew what they re doing.Let Me Hear A Rhyme brought forth memories long since buried It felt like someone ripped these pages right out of my childhood Jackson knows, and she gets it.If LMHAR, were out when I was a teenager, I would have devoured it, in the same manner, I devoured my fifty cent snack a bag of chips and a quarter juice.LMHAR is what Urban Fictio Love Love Love The young adult genre has not yet seen a novel the likes of Let Me Hear A Rhyme, and whoever signed on for this title knew what they re doing.Let Me Hear A Rhyme brought forth memories long since buried It felt like someone ripped these pages right out of my childhood Jackson knows, and she gets it.If LMHAR, were out when I was a teenager, I would have devoured it, in the same manner, I devoured my fifty cent snack a bag of chips and a quarter juice.LMHAR is what Urban Fiction wishes it could be This book is not Urban Fiction it lacks a certain urban fiction quality That s not a bad thing But, it would have definitely been UF teen, if it were a genre I would ve snatched it off the bookseller s table on 125th the only place to find books...Okay I know Monday s Not Coming has just barely hit the shelves But I m already ready for this one anyway More Tiffany D Jackson GIMMEHOW DARE THIS BOOK COME INTO MY HOME How dare it put me through a torrent of feelings In the place where I sleep Where I watch Netflix and eat jalapeno Cheetos Thank you Edelweiss and publisher for the honor of reviewing this title ahead of its release date This is the first book I ve read by the author, but believe me, I m scooping up her other titles shortly This book follows three friends who, after the murder of their friend, set out to 1.find out who killed him and 2 Show the world h HOW DARE THIS BOOK COME INTO MY HOME How dare it put me through a torrent of feelings In the place where I sleep Where I watch Netflix and eat jalapeno Cheetos Thank you Edelweiss and publisher for the honor of reviewing this title ahead of its release date This is the first book I ve read by the author, but believe me, I m scooping up her other titles shortly This book follows three friends who, after the murder of their friend, set out to 1.find out who killed him and 2 Show the world his music Set in the late 90 s in Brooklyn, Jackson throws into a world of hip hop, the daily struggles of teens and that of black families and in the injustices they face It hit me emotions like the ones I got reading THE HATE YOU GIV...This author is known for writing important and meaningful YA books This book is no exception.This is the third book that I have read by this author I have previously read Allegedly and Monday s Not Coming.Let Me Hear A Rhyme is told from the POVs of three black teens from Brooklyn and is set in the late 90s The POVs Jasmine, Quadir, and Jarrell all 1st person POVs.The basic premise of the book is that one of their friends is murdered And he was a really good rapper They want to posthumo This author is known for writing important and meaningful YA books This book is no exception.This is the third book that I have read by this author I have previously read Allegedly and Monday s Not Coming.Let Me Hear A Rhyme is told from the POVs of three black teens from Brooklyn and is set in the late 90s The POVs Jasmine, Quadir, and Jarrell all 1st person POVs.The basic premise of the book is that one of their friends is murdered And he was a really good rapper They want to posthumously make him a succe...a deceptive suspense story thanks for my life Tiffany D JacksonThis is my favorite Tiffany Jackson, mainly because I was a teenager during the exact same era as Jasmine, Quadir, Jarrell, and Steph I remember pagers, recording songs from the radio, and listening to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for an entire 6 hour flight on my discman, of course The innermost part of my soul will always be little Tamika, refusing to take free ice cream even though everyone else is doing it I think this is probably Tiffany Jackson s most personal book, and her love fo This is my favorite Tiffany Jackson, mainly because I was a teenager during the exact same era as Jasmine, Quadir, Jarrell, and Steph I remember pagers, recording songs from the radio, and listening to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for an entire 6 hour flight on my discman, of course The innermost part of my soul w...They had no idea if this plan would really work Steph was dead but that didn t mean his memory had to be All the tapes he had under his bed, the cd they found, the notebooks filled with lyrics all seemed like possibilities to Steph s two best friends Jarrell and Quadir and his little sister Jasmine It gave Jarrell and Quadir a chance to put their best friend on the map And Jasmine only agreed to help if they promised to help find out who killed her big brother They had a chance to make Ste They had no idea if this plan would really work Steph was dead but that didn t mean his memory had to be All the tapes he had under his bed, the cd they found, the notebooks filled with lyrics all seemed like possibilities to Steph s two best friends Jarrell and Quadir and his little sister Jasmine It gave Jarrell and Quadir a chance to put their best friend on the map And Jasmine only agreed to help if they promised to help find out who killed her big brother They had a chance to make Steph a legend, a star But there were so many things they didn t know about Steph and there was no way they could have known how dangerous his lyrics could be Everyone handles grief in different ways and I find it ...It wasn t bad This wasof a trip down memory lane for me, growing in the 90s and through the rise of hip hop The book managed the culture of gun violence, paranoia of the police, snitching, financial strainthe background of this book I felt really capture the true atmosphere of the 1990s.However, this book wasn t what I expected and not in a good way While reading it, I felt that it was lacking the emotion and the connection you should feel with the characters I don t know if it was It wasn t bad This wasof a trip down memory lane for me, growing in the 90s and through the rise of hip hop The book managed the culture of gun violence, paranoia of the police, snitching, financial strainthe background of this book I felt really capture the true atmosphere of the 1990s.However, this book wasn t what I expected and not in a good way While reading it, I felt that it was lacking the emotion and the connection you should feel with the characters I don t know if it was the language used by the teens which was a bit annoying ...4 of those stars are definitely for the book, 5th is because I just didn t want to stop reading it This is without a doubt my favorite of her books so far.Yo, Tiffany D Jackson did the damn thing here I was expecting to have a lukewarm reaction to Let Me Hear a Rhyme, not because Jackson lacks skills as a YA writer or misses the mark when it comes to delving into the unexpected, but because the idea of writing a story about a deceased rapper whose friends and family try to get his music produced was, in my initial opinion, a stretch or so I thought Jackson weaves the rap music scene in Brooklyn throughout the 300 plus page novel with the elega Yo, Tiffany D Jackson did the damn thing here I was expecting to have a lukewarm reaction to Let Me Hear a Rhyme, not because Jackson lacks skills as a YA writer or misses the mark when it comes to delving into the unexpected, but because the idea of writing a story about a deceased rapper whose friends and family try to get his music produced was, in my initial opinion, a stretch or so I thought Jackson weaves the rap music scene in Brooklyn throughout the 300 plus page novel with the elegance and artistry of a funnel spider She delves into the deep constitutions of friendship, love and hard to fathom decisions Yes it includes all of that ALL OF THAT AND MORE It s a page turner without trying too hard or presenting itself as too pretentious I ll admit, I was cautious Her previous works, although very good, sometimes fanned the flames of predictability and reached beyond the story s able grasp Not the case with Let Me Hear a Rhyme It wa...This book is centered around a group of teenage friends in the late nineties They love hip hop, shooting hoops, and hanging out on their block One of them is killed and the other two are determined to get him a record deal n...

Let Me Hear a Rhyme
  • English
  • 06 January 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 384 pages
  • Tiffany D. Jackson
  • Let Me Hear a Rhyme