The Rose That Grew from Concrete

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".

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

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