{"product_id":"rhyme-is-life-chris-decker-9798284580455","title":"Rhyme Is Life: a bay area hip-hop adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE QUOTE: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A pitch-perfect anthem for anyone who's ever been told their dreams don't fit the plan. \u003ci\u003eRhyme Is Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBay Area Hip-Hop Influencer (anonymous)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDESCRIPTION: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree friends. One dream. One epic rap battle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether they form Trail Mix, and what starts in a basement begins turning heads across the Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the mic doesn't care about your last name and neither do your enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir music could be silenced forever. But the battle isn't over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beat is about to drop. The mic is live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Decker,Kapri Washington,Ash Kumra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798284580455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Chris Decker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169418649855,"sku":"9798284580455","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rhyme-is-life-chris-decker-9798284580455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}