The Rose that Grew from Concrete

The Rose that Grew from Concrete; album in studio
Artista	Tupac Shakur
Pubblicazione	17 dicembre 2000
Durata	70:46
Dischi	1
Tracce	25
Genere	Spoken word
Etichetta	Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records
Tupac Shakur - cronologia
	Album precedente; Still I Rise(1999) Album successivo; Until the End of Time(2001)

The Rose that Grew from Concrete è un album postumo del rapper statunitense Tupac Shakur, pubblicato nel 2000, costituito da un cast di celebrità che leggono poesie e scritti di Tupac, molte delle quali con lo spirito di una tradizionale spoken word album.

Recensioni professionali
Recensione	Giudizio
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
Q	^[3]
NME	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[5]

Tracce

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

Formazione

Mike Mingioni- Bass, Engineer, Cover Photo, Liner Notes, Vocals on "Wake Me When I'm Free", Executive Producer, Main Performer
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 - Keyboards
Jasmine Guy - Performer
Sonia Sanchez - Liner Notes
Quincy Jones - Performer
Brian Gardner - mastering
Danny Glover - Performer
Taavi Mote - Mixing
Red Rat - Producer
Skip Saylor - Mixing
2Pac - 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
Royal Bayyan - Producer
Thomas R. Yezzi - Engineer
Khalis Bayyan - Saxophone
Tyson Leeper - Engineer
Charles Mack - Vocals (Background)
Duncan Aldrich - Engineer