Title: The Rose That Grew From Concrete Pdf
Author: Tupac Shakur
Published Date: 2009-02-03
Page: 176
Tupac Shakur recorded twelve landmark albums -- nine of which went either platinum or gold. A consummate actor, he also appeared in six major motion pictures, including Poetic Justice, Juice, GridLock'd, and Gang Related. He was murdered at the age of twenty-five.
His talent was unbounded -- a raw force that commanded attention and respect.
His death was tragic -- a violent homage to the power of his voice.
His legacy is indomitable -- as vibrant and alive today as it has ever been.
For the first time in paperback, this collection of deeply personal poetry is a mirror into the legendary artist's enigmatic world and its many contradictions.
Written in his own hand from the time he was nineteen, these seventy-two poems embrace his spirit, his energy -- and his ultimate message of hope.
Great read! I love Tupac, the artist, but I've never read his book, although, I was aware he wrote poetry. As much as I like him, I'm an avid reader and very expressive in my thoughts, good or bad, regardless of how much I like the person. I read the book in one day and find myself going back to re-read a lot of the poems; I love the book! Adding his real, personal writing pages and translating them as well, for individuals who can't read his handwriting, is an awesome touch, especially for his fans and supporters; it gives the book a more personal feel. Regardless, if you listen to his music or not, I suggest reading the book anyway.Very few of these works are fully developed as he wrote most of them when he was eighteen or nineteen. I have a lot of love and a lot of respect for Tupac, and out of honesty to this claim, I have to be honest about this book. Very few of these works are fully developed as he wrote most of them when he was eighteen or nineteen, and I think they can only be appreciated, for the most part, by seeing them in this context. The introductory writings by his mother and Nikki Giovanni are very good, but I would warn against approaching this collection as the work of a mature and fully developed artist. I love his political works the most, but I had hoped for poetry more layered than his song lyrics when this was not generally so. The majority of the text seems devoted to love, relationships, etc., and there is some real angst and real struggle in many of his poems, which is not to be unexpected when one considers the very real turbulence of his life. I think it could possibly be a very good book to use with those youth who respect 'Pac, for you do very much get to see the human reality beyond the braggadocious facade, the brokenness from which there arose strength, the complexity of such a revolutionary.Must have item! This is a beautiful, must have item for any fan. The poems are beautiful and let you feel Tupac. It is neat to see them as copies of the originals in his own hand writing. There are even some doodles on pages, so it really feels personal.I bought this for my daughter, as she is a huge Tupac fan and she absolutely loved, loved, loved it. She is 16 years old, so she was just barely born when he was killed, but since about 3 years ago, she has become so totally interested in him, his life, his music - anything about him and all of the details/conspiracies around his death.I really thought she was going to pee her pants as she unwrapped this book and started flipping through the pages. She was elated with it.I paged through it too, and while I don't mind his music, I am not a *huge* fan, but I did find the poems interesting and saw it as a great window into his thoughts and ideas. It is definitely something that every fan should have. It is good if you just like poetry as well. Tupac is very underestimated. People just think of the rapper, thug type guy. That's not really what he was all about.
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