The Rose That Grew from Concrete

For the poetry collection, see The Rose That Grew from Concrete (book).
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Studio album by Tupac Shakur
Released November 21, 2000
Genre Poetry, spoken word
Length 70:46
Label Amaru/Interscope
Tupac Shakur chronology
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
(2000)		 Until the End of Time
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [2]
NME(8/10) [3][4]
Q [4]
RapReviews.com(7/10) [5]
Rolling Stone [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [6]

The Rose That Grew from Concrete is an album based on the poetry/writings of Tupac Shakur, released in 2000. This album features a large cast of celebrities reading Shakur's poetry and writing, much in the spirit of a traditional spoken word album.

It has sold 262,672 copies in the United States as of 2011.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Interlude" – 0:57
  2. "Wake Me When I'm Free" (featuring Babatunde Olatunji) – 5:52
  3. "Can U C the Pride in the Panther? (Male Version)" (featuring Mos Def) – 2:57
  4. "When URE Heart Turns Cold" (featuring Sonia Sanchez) – 1:38
  5. "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!" (featuring dead prez) – 3:04
  6. "Tears of a Teenage Mother" (featuring Jasmine Guy) – 0:39
  7. "God" (Featuring Reverend Run) – 0:47
  8. "And Still I Love You" (featuring Red Rat) – 3:03
  9. "Can U C the Pride in the Panther? (Female Version)" (featuring Mos Def) – 4:54
  10. "If There Be Pain" (featuring Providence & RasDaveed El Harar) – 4:32
  11. "A River That Flows Forever" (featuring Danny Glover, Afeni Shakur and The Cast of The Lion King) - 2:20
  12. "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" (featuring Nikki Giovanni) - 2:35
  13. "In The Event of My Demise" (featuring Outlawz and Geronimo Ji Jaga) - 4:41
  14. "What of a Love Unspoken" (featuring Tre' from Pharcyde) - 3:16
  15. "Sometimes I Cry" (featuring Dan Rockett) - 3:10
  16. "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" (featuring Q-Tip) - 4:16
  17. "Starry Night" (featuring Quincy Jones & Mac Mall) - 4:33
  18. "What of Fame?" (featuring Russell Simmons) - 0:21
  19. "Only 4 the Righteous" (featuring Rha Goddess) - 2:29
  20. "Why Must You Be Unfaithful?" (featuring Sarah Jones) - 1:12
  21. "Wife 4 Life" (featuring 4th Avenue Jones' and K-Ci) - 4:06
  22. "Lady Liberty Needs Glasses" (featuring Malcolm-Jamal Warner) - 2:23
  23. "Family Tree" (featuring Lamar Antwon Robinson and The IMPACT Repertory Theatre Group) - 3:21
  24. "Thug Blues" (featuring Lamar Antwon Robinson, Tina Thomas Bayyan and The IMPACT Repertory Theatre Group) - 4:46
  25. "The Sun and the Moon" (featuring Chief Okena Littlehawk) - 1:56

Chart history

Album
Chart Positions Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 89 [8]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 28 [8]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ NME review
  4. 1 2 3 Album Reviews at CD Universe
  5. ↑ RapReviews review
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  7. ↑ "Tupac Month: 2Pac’s Discography". Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "2Pac". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
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