This poem follows in the tradition of African American writers like Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Ralph Ellison, who helped expose the injustices suffered by Black people in America through their literature. It’s worth noting that Tupac considered himself a revolutionary and an activist, and much of his family including his mother were members of the Black Panther Party. Much like in Tupac’s rap verses, the poet makes use of rhyme, slant rhyme, repetition, assonance, and other poetic techniques that effect the rhythm and musicality of the poem.
In this poem and others in the collection, Tupac explores various English and American poetic traditions and techniques but creates a unique style, displaying his mastery over language. Tupac read and wrote poetry from a young age, so his poetry writing no doubt influenced his music, especially in songs like Thugz Mansions and Dear Mama, where he shows a sensitive side not commonly associated with the “Gangsta Rap” for which he was known and often criticized. Well that’s it for the blog post.Although Tupac was most known as a rapper and an actor, his other interests included poetry writing. Just like the rose growing out of concrete. It explains that by following your dreams you can do or be anything you want in life. His tone towards the subject doesn’t seem way too serious, but not to careless either. (Just like a person that was doubted by everyone, and finally makes it big.) But the rose (person) proves everyone wrong by proving that by follow his or her dreams, he or she could grow out of concrete by following his or her dreams. The rose symbolizes a person that nobody thinks can succeed. So the theme basically is, follow your dreams, no matter what the other people say. Just like the rose grew just from concrete when nobody thought it would survive because every other rose needs soil to grow. This person followed his or her dreams, and ignored all the others. Like everyone could laugh at you at your dream to become a famous basketball player, but then you someday become a famous basketball player. I think what Tupac Shakur is trying to teach in this poem is that a human can do whatever other people think that person cannot do. Long live the rose that grew from concrete “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakurįunny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
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