Biography: "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"

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Shakur, Tupac. The Rose That Grew From Concrete. NY: MTV/Pocket Books, 1999.

Recording artist, Tupac Shakur, died young and tragically. These poems written at 19 foreshadow his great talent.

Before he recorded his albums and became a shining star, Tupac was once 19 and feeling like the rose that grew from the concrete.

Who was Tupac Shakur? The legends will tell you one thing and anecdotes will tell you another. This journal kept when he was 19 may be closer to the truth. It's all here: love and miscarriages, Marilyn Monroe, heroes, times of love, times of anger, and times of quiet faith.

Open the book and decide for yourself. Who was Tupac Shakur?

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