![]() ![]() But he made me want to pay attention to what was going on around me. I cannot pretend to know or understand the life of a black man. There was something so powerful in his lyrics. I started listening with him and liked most of it. I listened to a lot of music, but my high school boyfriend (one of the handful of Hispanic students) listened to a ton of rap. I was brought up to think all police were good. I had no idea what type of problems happened in big cities and with minorities. I lived in small town Illinois that was almost all white. I was in high school in the 90’s (class of 95). 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. His legacy is indomitable - as vibrant and alive today as it has ever been.įor 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. ![]() His death was tragic - a violent homage to the power of his voice. His talent was unbounded - a raw force that commanded attention and respect. Tupac Shakur’s most intimate and honest thoughts were uncovered only after his death with the instant classic The Rose That Grew from Concrete. The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur ![]()
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