A stunning visual autobiography of two crazy-talented besties， bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds and painter Jason Griffin， who could never be who they are singularly if they weren’t who they were together。

Once upon a time in America， there were two Jasons。 Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin。 One a poet。 One an artist。 One Black。 One white。 Two voices。 One journey in mind: to move to New York， the city of dreams， to make their own dreams come true。 Willing to have a life not un-hard， so long as it wasn’t unhappy。 Willing to let the city swallow them whole， so long as it gives them their chance。 They had each other。 “What if painting was a sin， and the poetry became taboo。 And no one ever clapped for me again。 My question is， would you？”

They clapped。 Oh， they clapped。 And aren’t we glad？