#The rose that grew from concrete album 2pac mac#
“Starry Night” starts out slowly with Quincy Jones setting the mood but picks up when Mac Mall raps over QD3’s fresh beat. Sonia Sanchez does this well on “When Ure Heart Turns Cold” as does Jasmine Guy on “Tears of a Teenage Mother.” It’s only a shame that these poems are so short – but the ladies give them depth beyond their words.įor a more traditionally hip-hop asthetic, you’ll may appreciate the Outlawz & geronimo ji jaga’s presentation of “In the Event of My Demise” or the surprisingly fresh Q-Tip presentation of “The Fear in the Heart of a Man” where The Abstract reminisces on times he shared with Tupac. It’s not so much about a head-nodding beat as it is about being mesmerized by the speaker, and how he or she presents the words to build images in your head. To a beat poetry neophyte, keep in mind you can’t interpret all of this album’s presentation like a traditional hip-hop album. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds from sale of this release are going to charities such as Diabetes Research Institute and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Of course, you’re still going to wonder how Shakur would have presented the lyrics and songs if he had performed them himself but you can’t disrespect the fact so many people came together on one album to pay him tribute. This idea breathes fresh life into the idea of releasing anything after Shakur’s death a field that was getting increasingly stagnant due to diminishing returns out of what little TRUE unreleased material there was. The lyrics to these songs come from his posthumous book of poetry of the same name, and the songs are performed by a variety of spoken word poets and hip-hop artists. Hold up though, this isn’t an album of new songs performed by Tupac Shakur this is an album of new songs WRITTEN by Tupac Shakur.
Just when you thought it was safe to close the book on your collection of Tupac Shakur tapes, CD’s, cassettes and bootlegs here comes another Tupac Shakur album – an official release through the Amaru/Interscope connection that also blessed us with the double CD “R U Still Down? (Remember Me).”
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