The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Arrived quick and neatly packaged. Purchased the book used for a cheaper price, it came in GREAT condition. Great poem book! Love how they have his handwritten poems on one side and type on the other. Perfect!

I Was amazed with every page and i am still reading it! Many peoms you can relate to, lets remember this is when Tupac was just like all of us. Not famous. This is more like a sensative side not the THUG everyone potrayed him as. Some poems brought tears to my eyes. Of course it's not going to be perfect as his music that was relased because these were made in his privacy where he can do drawing where he can cross out where he can just pour it all out into the paper as it was in his head. Sometime i look at the words he crossed out and think what made him change it? Maybe it was a new idea that seemed better way to explain his thoughts. Which is something we all do, thats why we have earasers but sometimes i think he did it in pen or marker for a reason because it's always good to look back on what you almost put and remember WHY you changed it. In this book so far i've read about how much you can love someone after everything such as the poem "And still i love you" It brought tears to my eyes because sometimes u can get in arguments with someone you love and you think..u done so much bad to me but the good always out weighs it so "Still i love you" Also the poem about "Sometimes i cry" it made me really think that even him, a man so full of lyrics and lines, has his bad moments. It can also refelct to a song he made in the future called "when thugs cry" proving he was still that sensative man who did not only write gangsta rap but inspirational amazing stories in his music as well and this book is a great refelction on how far he has come and how well he used his potential.! Overall in this book he write about what we all face in life, wheater it rhymes on not or it has a rhythm or not or sometimes he even leaves u thinking. Such as when he said in one of his poems "Selfish people just like you" makes you think. He write about love, first date jitters, first kisses, heartbreaks, loneliness, joy, pride, uncontional love (his mother) striving and looking for a better day. This book has made me a bigger fan then i was before. I Let someone who was not familiar with his work read a few poems and they thought this man has been thru alot and his sence of thinking made him want to read more. Which in my case i think is great because this person didnt even know much of his work not even his popular music and now they are a fan because this is most of his background before all that . In the end I RECOMMEND this book very much . I LOVE IT ! Rest In Peace Tupac Amaru Shakur, Great poet and music maker, you are Never forgotten, always will u live thru your writting as well as your music!

Love this poem book brought three more as gifts for my book lovers.

I got it, ripped it out of the package, and didn’t get off the couch till I finished every word. (I’m not a reader) this book left me feeling with so many emotions. Tupac’s soul is beautiful and pure. We know you’re flying high up there!

Definitely a must have for any collection

Enjoyed reading his poetry.

My heart still hurts when I think about 2Pac. Even if you don’t like Rap music you can’t deny the lyrics. The Rose that grew from concrete is a book I always wanted to get and I finally own it. Thank you PAC for all you gave to the world. You made mistakes, like every person still alive has made but no one can deny your words and work have touched the hearts and souls of many. RIP 🖤🙏🏼

Who knew Tupac wrote poetry?! Used with my 9th grade English class.

The Rose That Grew from Concrete (Inglese) Copertina flessibile – set 2006 di Tupac Shakur (Autore)---- Premesso che non si dovrebbe mai avere l'arroganza di valutare o spiegare le poesie altrui ed astenersi anche riguardo alle proprie, mi permetto di condividere almeno parte delle sensazioni che ha suscitato in me questa raccolta di scritti di Amaru, allora diciannovenne.Purtroppo non sono stata capace di leggere questo libro scrollandomi dall'anima il ricordo della Sua tragica morte, ma mentre leggevo le Sue rime ripercorrevo antichi stati d'animo che la mia mente ricordava immediatamente poichè le avevo vissute, come tutti. Amaru le vive, ma riesce a trasmettercele: l' ingenuità che dolorosamente deve cedere il passo alla consapevolezza ed all'accettazione del lato più crudo della propria vita, la voglia di amare ed essere amati che si scontra con le prime delusioni, l'amicizia come esigenza primaria e la voglia di non arrendersi alla Sua condizione disagiata. Possiamo sentirci Sui coetanei, nei corridoi della scuola d'arte che sarà una breve parentesi felice, mentre sbirciamo in questo Suo diario segreto,le cui pagine ci vengono qui offerte scritte di Suo pugno con disegnini tutto intorno o frettolose correzioni del testo; nella pagina accanto vi troviamo la versione di stampa per facilitarci nella lettura. Possiamo osservare i cambiamenti dell'ortografia, nello scorrere delle pagine e , naturalmente, del tempo e possiamo ricollegarli allo stato d'animo di quel momento..di quella poesia. Una delle prefazioni in particolare, mi riferisco a quella della Leila Steimberg, è particolarmente commovente.Ricordo che, senza questa signora, forse non avremmo avuto 2pac. Penso che per conoscere un artista non vi sia modo migliore di leggere ciò che scrisse di Suo pugno, tutto il resto sono solo ipotesi di terzi. E' già impossibile per noi descrivere noi stessi. L'animo di Amaru è oltremodo delicato, non si stenta a capire quanto dolore e mortificazione abbia provato per le strade violente dei quartieri più poveri; la scelta era soccombere o combattere...e Lui ha scelto di combattere; purtroppo non aveva avuto una famiglia che gli trasmettesse l'esperienza, che lo consigliasse, che non lo lasciasse solo ma non erano in grado di farlo...e di questo è morto. Lettura malinconica ma con la dolce brezza dei diciannove anni. Per ricordare Amaru, ma anche noi stessi. malefica from Italy.

英語版です。日本語版も持っているので、英語版で読み返すと更に理解が深まり、とても楽しめます。

Único en su Prosa y versos , recomendado

I love 2pac as an artist and as a human! I enjoy his music and I was thrilled to find this book on Amazon. It's a true gem, you have copies of the poems written by 2pac (by hand) on the left side... Only a true fan could understand it's value. I would recommend buying the hard case one (tapa dura en espanol), as it's very cute to display.

Tupac has this spirit that is so alive and fierce, he truly has the soul and spirit of a poet. I wasn't expecting tupac's poetry to touch as it did so suddenly but as I received it and was flicking through it, the poem for jada caught my attention and when I read it... I was blown away at how he captured truly loving some one with everything you are. It felt like love, read like love and was written when he was truly in love. I almost felt connected to him, it was just incredible piece of writing. Even though, he has this (almost) child-like way and un-academic way of writing, it is so wise, so beautiful, so profound. I always thought he was one of the best poets in history ever, but felt almost embarrassed to announce it, especially to English tutors and fellow classmates but now after reading this I will say it loud and recommend it to everyone. If you thought he was the greatest hip hop artist because of his way with words and profound perspectives and the way he makes everything beautiful. You will not regret reading this, it will take you to another level of appreciation for him and poetry.