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Album name:The Rose That Grew From Concrete Vol.1
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
1. Tupac Interlude 2. Tupac Shakur 3. Wake Me When I'm Free 4. Babatunde Olatunji 5. Can U C The Pride In The Panther? (Album Version (Male)) 6. Mos Def 7. When Ure Heart Turns Cold 8. Sonia Sanchez 9. U R Ripping Us Apart 10. Dead Prez 11. Tears Of A Teenage Mother 12. Jasmine Guy 13. God 14. Rev Run 15. And Still I Love You 16. Red Rat 17. Can U C The Pride In The Panther? (Album Version (Female)) 18. Mos Def 19. If There Be Pain 20. Providence 21. A River That Flows Forever 22. Danny Glover 23. The Rose That Grew From Concrete 24. Nikki Giovanni 25. In The Event Of My Demise 26. Outlawz 27. What Of A Love Unspoken 28. Tre 29. Sometimes I Cry 30. Dan Rockett 31. The Fear In The Heart Of A Man 32. Q-Tip 33. Starry Night 34. Quincy Jones 35. What Of Fame? 36. Russell Simmons 37. Only 4 The Righteous 38. Rha Goddess 39. Why Must U Be Unfaithful 40. Sarah Jones 41. Wife 4 Life 42. 4th Avenue Jones 43. Lady Liberty Needs Glasses 44. Malcolm Jamal Warner 45. Family Tree 46. Lamar Antwon Robinson 47. Thug Blues 48. Lamar Antwon Robinson 49. The Sun And The Moon 50. Chief Okena Littlehawk
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