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 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]

The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Studio album by various
Released	November 21, 2000
Recorded	1994–95
Genre	Hip hop hip hop soul spoken word
Length	1:10:46
Label	Amaru Interscope^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A− ^[3]
NME	(8/10) ^[4]^[5]
Q	^[5]
RapReviews.com	(7/10) ^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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. RapReviews review
2. AllMusic review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. NME review
5. 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. "2Pac". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2012.