The Rose That Grew from Concrete

For the poetry collection, see The Rose That Grew from Concrete (poetry collection).
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Studio album by
various
ReleasedNovember 21, 2000
Recorded1994–95
Genre
Length1:10:46
Label
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [3]
NME(8/10) [4][5]
Q [5]
RapReviews.com(7/10) [1]
Rolling Stone [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Rose That Grew from Concrete is a posthumous album based on the poetry/writings of Tupac Shakur, released on November 21, 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. 2Pac is featured on the song "The Rose That Grew from Concrete". These vocals were remixed onto the track from the song "Mama's Just a Little Girl" that was recorded in 1996 and released in 2002 on the album "Better Dayz".[6]

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

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

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

Personnel

  • Jamal Joseph — Producer
  • Tevin Thomas — Co-Producer, Keyboards on "God", " Only 4 the Righteous"
  • Mike Mingioni — Engineer, Cover Photo, Liner Notes, Executive Producer, Bass, Vocals on "Wake Me When I'm Free"
  • Molly Monjauze — Executive Producer
  • Herbert Leonard — Percussion
  • Gloria Cox — Executive Producer
  • Russell Simmons — Performer
  • Atiba Wilson — Flute
  • Mos Def - Performer
  • Tim Izo Orindgreff — Flute
  • Dead Prez - Performer
  • Royal Bayyan — Guitar & Keyboards
  • Tarik Bayyan — Producer & Engineer
  • Jasmine Guy - Performer
  • Sonia Sanchez — Liner Notes
  • QD3 - Performer
  • Brian Gardner — Mastering
  • Danny Glover - Performer
  • Taavi Mote — Mixing
  • Red Rat — Producer
  • Skip Saylor — Mixing
  • TuPac — Vocals
  • Chris Puram — Mixing
  • Nefertiti — Vocals (Background)
  • Claudio Cueni — Mixing
  • Val Young — Vocals (Background)
  • Atiba Wilson — Percussion
  • Tom Whalley — A&R
  • Sikiru Adepoju — Performer
  • Juan Ramirez — Assistant Engineer
  • Sarah Jones — Performer
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner — Bass
  • Jeffery Newbury — Photography
  • Claudio Cueni — Engineer
  • Voza Rivers — Producer
  • Brian Springer — Engineer
  • Thomas R. Yezzi — Engineer
  • Khalis Bayyan — Saxophone
  • Tyson Leeper — Engineer
  • Charles Mack — Vocals (Background)
  • Duncan Aldrich — Engineer
  • Nikki Giovanni — Vocals
  • Noelle Scaggs — Liner Notes, Vocals on "If There Be Pain"
  • Q-Tip — Performer
  • Tre Hardson — Performer
  • Erik Rico — Producer

References

  1. ^ a b RapReviews review
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ NME review
  5. ^ a b c Album Reviews at CD Universe
  6. ^ Shakur, Tupac. "Mama's Just a Little Girl (KP Remix)". YouTube. Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography". Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "2Pac". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2012.