Cover art for The Rose That Grew From Concrete (Autobiographical) by 2Pac

The Rose That Grew From Concrete (Autobiographical)

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What does proving natures law wrong it learned to walk mean
Genius Answer

I think it’s a metaphor because roses need good soil (foundation) to grow, they literary can’t grow from concrete. Obviously, roses do not have legs so they can’t walk; Two nature’s laws have been proven wrong.

Tupac might’ve meant even though he was born in a project which is not a good “soil” for young people due to the high crimes rate, drugs etc. he managed to achieve something in his life (“learned to walk without having feet”) and proved that the society was wrong.

What did 2Pac say about "The Rose That Grew From Concrete (Autobiographical)"?
Genius Answer

Striking…? If that is the word you meant, which image do you refer to? The album cover? The image given by the poem?
Album cover:
The cover features Tupac Shakur, exclusively and silently communicating that Pac himself is The Rose That Grew From Concrete.
Poem’s imagery:
Pac highlights the perseverance and strength the rose (Pac himself) exhibits, despite the hard cold environment of concrete (his hood). He wants the reader/listener to know what was possible when the world said it was not.

what does the word rose and concrete mean as it is used in the poem
Genius Answer

“Rose” might be a metaphor of Tupac himself and concrete might mean the hardships that he must’ve gone through his life. It is uncommon and even biologically impossible for a rose to grow from concrete.

By the title Tupac perhaps wanted to say that even though he should’ve ended up like thousands of black men in ghettos i.e. being shot or died in jail, he made it through and become an iconic person for millions of people through the world.

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