Rhyme Is Life: a bay area hip-hop adventure

By Ash Kumra

PRAISE QUOTE:

"A pitch-perfect anthem for anyone who's ever been told their dreams don't fit the plan. Rhyme Is Life captures the heartbeat of Bay Area hip-hop while delivering a universal truth: your voice matters. This is the book I wish I had as a teenager."

- Bay Area Hip-Hop Influencer (anonymous)

DESCRIPTION:

Three friends. One dream. One epic rap battle.

Jordan Rockfire has the hunger to rap. The fire is there. What's missing is someone to show him the way. When he and his best friend Ram roll into Bayfair Mall to cop their favorite hip-hop CD, they cross paths with Milo, a senior with a basement studio and deep roots in the underground scene. What starts as a chance encounter becomes the mentorship Jordan never had. Some doors, once opened, don't close.

Together they form Trail Mix, and what starts in a basement begins turning heads across the Bay.

But the mic doesn't care about your last name and neither do your enemies.

Jordan has to risk everything familiar to become something real. Ram has to claw free from his immigrant parents' ironclad dreams of medical school. Milo has to prove that the underground kid with the basement studio has what it takes to step into the spotlight. And Tyson a rival carrying a rage that runs deeper than any beef is about to make choices that send shockwaves through all of their lives.

Their music could be silenced forever. But the battle isn't over.

Set against the golden era of '90s West Coast hip-hop, Rhyme Is Life is a story about friendship, identity, second chances, and the power of finding your voice, especially when everyone around you is telling you to stay quiet.

The beat is about to drop. The mic is live.

Step up.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F9LJGRLS
• ISBN13: 9798284580455
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"