The Rose That Grew from Concrete explained
| The Rose That Grew from Concrete |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | various |
| Cover: | Rosefromconcrete.jpg |
| Released: | November 21, 2000 |
| Recorded: | 1994–95 |
| Length: | 1:10:46 |
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".[1]
It sold 262,672 copies in the United States as of 2011.[2]
Charts
| Chart | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[3] | 89 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Shakur . Tupac . Mama's Just a Little Girl (KP Remix) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/td2qz2PXkE8 . 2021-12-13 . live. YouTube . Universal Music Group . January 31, 2020.
- News: Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography . May 27, 2013.
- Web site: 2Pac . AllMusic . March 7, 2012.
