<P> The Rose That Grew from Concrete ( 1999 ) is a collection of poetry written between 1989 and 1991 by Tupac Shakur , published by Pocket Books through its MTV Books imprint . A preface was written by Shakur 's mother Afeni Shakur , a foreword by Nikki Giovanni and an introduction by his manager , Leila Steinberg . </P>
<P> The Rose That Grew from Concrete ( 1999 ) is a collection of poetry written between 1989 and 1991 by Tupac Shakur , published by Pocket Books through its MTV Books imprint . A preface was written by Shakur 's mother Afeni Shakur , a foreword by Nikki Giovanni and an introduction by his manager , Leila Steinberg . </P>
who wrote the poem the rose that grew from concrete
who wrote the poem the rose that grew from concrete
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur