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Miles is Supreme's son. He's about Bri's age and lives in the suburbs. His rap name is Milez, and Bri first meets him when he's using this persona. Milez the character is a jerk and a ladies' man, and he recently released a song called "Swagerific" that became an instant hit—despite its repetitive, uninspired lyrics. Bri realizes that Milez isn't an exceptional rapper when she suspects that his rap battle rhymes are prewritten. She dislikes him for all of this, but begins to change her thinking when she hears him out of character: Miles—not Milez—is articulate, thoughtful, and likes female rappers, just like Bri does. Throughout the novel, Sonny gets to know a person online—who turns out to be Miles—who goes by the screen name Rapid. When Miles finally meets Sonny in person and reveals himself, he shares that he loves photography and hates rapping. To support the image of the character Milez, Supreme makes Miles pretend he's straight—something that Miles ultimately decides he doesn't want to do anymore. He chooses to give up his rap career, insisting that since he's not rapping as his true self, it's not his anyway.
Miles / Milez / Rapid Quotes in On the Come Up
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Chapter 12
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I almost roll my eyes. How would these people feel if they knew Milez was here to see how messed up we are to remind him how good he's got it? He's gonna go to his nice house in the suburbs and forget this in a week, tops, while we're still struggling.
My situation shouldn't be his after-school special.
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Chapter 15
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"You know who the biggest consumers of hip-hop are?"
"White kids in the suburbs," Miles answers dryly, as if he's heard this before.
"Exactly! White kids in the suburbs," Supreme says. "You know what white kids in the suburbs love? Listening to shit that scares their parents. You scare the hell outta their folks, they'll flock to you like birds. The videos from tonight? Gonna scare the hell outta them. Watch your numbers shoot up."
It actually makes sense that white kids in the suburbs will love the videos. But Long and Tate called me a "hoodlum," and I can't seem to shake that word.
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Chapter 32
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"I'm done being who my dad wants me to be," Miles says. "It's not worth it."
Does he mean what I think he means? "You're giving up your rap career?"
Miles slowly nods. "Yeah. I am. Besides, is it really mine if I'm not being myself?
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Miles / Milez / Rapid Quotes in On the Come Up
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Chapter 12
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I almost roll my eyes. How would these people feel if they knew Milez was here to see how messed up we are to remind him how good he's got it? He's gonna go to his nice house in the suburbs and forget this in a week, tops, while we're still struggling.
My situation shouldn't be his after-school special.
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Chapter 15
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"You know who the biggest consumers of hip-hop are?"
"White kids in the suburbs," Miles answers dryly, as if he's heard this before.
"Exactly! White kids in the suburbs," Supreme says. "You know what white kids in the suburbs love? Listening to shit that scares their parents. You scare the hell outta their folks, they'll flock to you like birds. The videos from tonight? Gonna scare the hell outta them. Watch your numbers shoot up."
It actually makes sense that white kids in the suburbs will love the videos. But Long and Tate called me a "hoodlum," and I can't seem to shake that word.
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Chapter 32
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"I'm done being who my dad wants me to be," Miles says. "It's not worth it."
Does he mean what I think he means? "You're giving up your rap career?"
Miles slowly nods. "Yeah. I am. Besides, is it really mine if I'm not being myself?
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