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The Rose That Grew from Concrete

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Released
  
November 21, 2000

Artist
  
Tupac Shakur

Genre
  
Hip hop soul

Length
  
70:46

Release date
  
21 November 2000

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The Rose That Grew from Concrete (2000)
  
Until the End of Time (2001)

Labels
  
Amaru Entertainment, Insomniac/Interscope Records

Similar
  
Tupac Shakur albums, Hip hop soul albums, Other albums

The Rose That Grew from Concrete is a posthumous album based on the poetry/writings of Tupac Amaru 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.

Contents

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

2pac intro the rose that grew from concrete


Chart history

Album

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
  • 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
  • Royal Bayyan — Producer
  • 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

    • Songs

    Wake Me When I'm FreeSikiru Adepoju5:52
    Can U C the Pride in the Panthers (Male version)Mos Def2:57
    When Ure Heart Turns ColdSonia Sanchez1:38

    References

    The Rose That Grew from Concrete Wikipedia
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