The Rose that Grew from Concrete

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The Rose that Grew from Concrete

Studio album by Tupac Shakur
Released	October 17, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Poetry/spoken word
Length	70:46
Label	Amaru/Interscope
Still I Rise (1999)	The Rose that Grew from Concrete (2000)	Until the End of Time (2001)

The Rose that Grew from Concrete is an album based on the poetry of Tupac Shakur, released in 2000. This album features a large cast of celebrities reading 2Pac's poetry and writing, much in the spirit of a traditional spoken word album.

Tupac Interlude
Wake Me When I'm Free (feat. Babatunde Olatunji & Sikiru Adepoju)
Can U C the Pride in the Panther (Male version feat. Mos Def)
When Ure Heart Turns Cold (feat. Sonia Sanchez)
U R Ripping Us Apart (feat. Dead Prez)
Tears of a Teenage Mother (feat. Jasmine Guy)
God (feat. Reverend Run)
And Still I Love You (Feat. Red Rat)
Can U C the Pride in the Panther (Female version feat. Mos Def)
If There Be Pain (feat. Providence & RasDaveed El Harar)
A River That Flows Forever (feat. Danny Glover, Afeni Shakur & The Cast of The Lion King)
The Rose That Grew from Concrete (feat. Nikki Giovanni)
In The Event Of My Demise (feat. The Outlawz & Geronimo Ji Jaga)
What of a Love Unspoken (feat. Tre)
Sometimes I Cry (feat. Dan Rockett)
The Fear in the Heart of Man (feat. Q-Tip)
Starry Night (feat. Quincy Jones, Mac Mall & Rashida Jones)
What of Fame (feat. Russell Simmons)
Only 4 the Righteous (feat. Rha Goddess)
Why Must You Be Unfaithful (feat. Sarah Jones)
Wife 4 Life (feat. 4th Avenue Jones' & KCI)
Lady Liberty Needs Glasses (feat. Malcolm Jamal Warner)
Family Tree (feat. Lamar Antwon Roninson & The IMPACT Repertory Theatre Group)
Thug Blues (feat. Lamar Antwon Robinson, Tina Thomas Bayyan & The IMPACT Repertory Theatre)
The Sun and the Moon (feat. Chief Okena Littlehawk)

Mike Mingioni- Bass
Mike Mingioni- Engineer
Mike Mingioni- Cover Photo
Mike Mingioni- Engineer
[[Mike Mingioni - Liner Notes, Vocals on "Wake Me When I'm Free"

Mike Mingioni]] - Executive Producer Mike Mingioni]] - Liner Notes

Mike Mingioni- Executive Producer

Mike Mingioni- 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
QD3 - 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
Nikki Giovanni - Vocals

Tupac Shakur

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Discography

Studio albums: 2Pacalypse Now · Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. · Thug Life: Volume 1 · Me Against the World · All Eyez on Me · The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Posthumously created studio albums: R U Still Down? (Remember Me) · Still I Rise · Until the End of Time · Better Dayz · Loyal to the Game · Pac's Life

Other albums: Greatest Hits · The Rose that Grew from Concrete · Nu-Mixx Klazzics · Tupac: Resurrection (Original Soundtrack) · 2Pac Live · The Rose, Vol. 2 · Tupac: Live at the House of Blues

Singles: "Brenda's Got a Baby" · "If My Homie Calls" · "Trapped" · "I Get Around" · "Keep Ya Head Up" · "Papa'z Song" · "Holla If Ya Hear Me" · "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" · "Pour Out A Little Liquor" · "Cradle to the Grave" · "Dear Mama" · "Old School" · "So Many Tears" · "Temptations" · "California Love" · "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" · "How Do U Want It" · "Hit 'Em Up" · "All Bout U" · "I Ain't Mad at Cha" · "Life Goes On" · "Toss It Up" · "To Live & Die in LA" · "Hail Mary" · "Wanted Dead or Alive" · "Made Niggaz" · "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" · "Do For Love" · "Changes" · "Runnin'" · "Happy Home" · "Unconditional Love" · "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" · "Until the End of Time" · "Letter 2 My Unborn" · "Thugz Mansion" · "Still Ballin" · "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" · "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" · "Thugs Get Lonely Too" · "Ghetto Gospel" · "Untouchable" · "Pac's Life"

Other

Filmography: Nothing But Trouble · Juice · Poetic Justice · Above the Rim · Bullet · Gridlock'd · Gang Related · Tupac: Resurrection · Live 2 Tell

Documentaries: Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal · Tupac Shakur: Words Never Die (TV) · Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... · Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw · Biggie & Tupac · 2Pac 4 Ever · Tupac: Resurrection · Tupac vs. · Tupac: The Hip Hop Genius (TV) · So Many Years, So Many Tears · Notorious (TV)