The Rose That Grew from Concrete

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book poetry collection

The Rose That Grew from Concrete is a posthumously published collection of poetry by Tupac Shakur that explores themes of struggle, resilience, love, and social injustice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ
author Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsPoem The Rose That Grew from Concrete (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
hasContributor Afeni Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gloria Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leila Steinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Molly Monjauze NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFormat hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
hasISBN 0-671-02856-3 ⓘ
includesFacsimilesOf Tupac Shakur’s handwritten poems ⓘ
inspiredBy Tupac Shakur’s life experiences ⓘ
isPosthumousWorkOf Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm free verse ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
notableFor bridging hip hop and written poetry ⓘ
revealing Tupac Shakur’s early literary work ⓘ
numberOfPoems over 70 ⓘ
publicationDate 1999 ⓘ
publisher MTV Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pocket Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter African-American experience ⓘ
personal identity ⓘ
political consciousness ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
targetAudience fans of hip hop culture ⓘ
young adults ⓘ
theme hope ⓘ
love ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
racism ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
struggle ⓘ
urban life ⓘ
timeOfComposition 1989–1991 ⓘ

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Until the End of Time → follows → The Rose That Grew from Concrete ⓘ
Started from the Bottom → previousSingle → The Rose That Grew from Concrete ⓘ
this entity surface form: Poetic Justice