The Rose That Grew From Concrete
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Interscope Records |
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4.0 |
Description: Another chapter in a long series of material being churned out by the "keep Tupac alive" cottage industry, this tribute album makes his private thoughts (written during his adolescence) available for mass consumption. Will Pac-friendly consumers get played as his estate gets paid, again? Not really, because thankfully these renditions are carried out by a multi-generational crew of pop-culture heroes. When the cast of
The Lion King form a dreamy a cappella backdrop to Danny Glover and Afeni's reading of "A River that Flows Forever," it's like heavenly bliss. The same goes for the numbers interpreted by a holy trinity of spoken-word goddesses: Sarah Jones's "Why Must U Be Unfaithful", Sonia Sanchez's acoustic number, "When Ure Heart Turns Cold," and Nikki Giovanni's R&B-tinged interpretation of the title poem. But there are moments on the disc that are as dodgy as the investigation to find his killer. In light of Pac's socialist revolutionary swagger, how raving capitalist Russell Simmons ended up on this disc is anyone's guess. While some of Pac's thugged-out constituency will want to upchuck violently when they hear sentimental tunes like Tre of the Pharcyde's "What of a Love Unspoken," the material blessed by dead prez, Mos Def, and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji deserves a serious listen by music lovers across the board.
--Dalton Higgins
Tracklist of The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Reviews:
Pac
awesome. Every 2Pac cd is an instant classic... even his nu-mixx klazzics. And this one, is really awesome. It just shows all of 2Pac's talent, like all of his cds do. 2pac is a talented writer, and this cd shows it alot. This is a must have. Amazing work.
Proves that even a thug has feelings!
When I first bought it i was surprised by the poems tupac wrote! I reall didn't care much about the artist performing, but the lyrics are amazing! Every Pac fan should have it in collection!
Tears from a soldier
In this book of art Tupac shares his experiences that he went through while gowing up. I feel this book best fits for a confused adolesant that is growing up in the cityor better yet the ghetto. Many fans say they know who tupac really is but do you really? This book of poetry reveals his train of thoughts while he was alive. But all in all the book is a marvelous book for all races and for all ages but if you have to go into specifics it is good for adolesence as well as young adults who just bust.
