Concrete Rose [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese limited edition pressing if the urban star's 2004 album includes two bonus tracks, 'Touch My Body' & 'Spend The Night', plus a bonus DVD (NTSC/Region 2) with six tracks, 'Ashanti - This Is Me Uncut', 'Foolish', 'Happy', 'Rock Wit U', 'Rain On Me', & 'Only U'. The Inc.

Concrete Rose,Ashanti,Soul/R & B

Tracks:

Still Down featuring T.I.
Message To The Fans (Skit)
Only U
Focus
Dont Let Them
Love Again
Take Me Tonight featuring Lloyd
U
Every Lil Thing
Turn It Up featuring Ja Rule
Buck 3000 (Skit)
So Hot
Dont Leave Me Alone featuring 7 Aurelius
Sister Stories featuring Shi Shi (Skit)
Freedom
Wonderful Remix featuring Ja Rule (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews:

Surprised!.......2006-12-07

I got this for my birthday and I thought I wasn't going to like it. It is way better than I thought it was going to be.

A Step in the right direction.......2006-10-30

I looked at some of the other reviews and I agreed with some but some others just bashed. I believe with each record Ashanti's voice has got better, but the song writing has not improved much. Concrete Rose I feel is a step in the right direction, must of the tracks on the album could be labeled album fillers but the stand out tracks are "Only U", "Focus", "Take me tonight", and "So Hot". These tracks all show what Ashanti could be capable of if she just breaks out of the just put something out mode. Overall I give the CD 3 stars, it's not the best but it does have some good sounding tracks. Besides she's already done the crappy album "Chapter II" you can only go up from there.

I like it .......2006-09-26

I think Ashanti has alot of potential as an artist ,she s a good songwriter ,good singer with a powerful yet smooth voice .The problem is mainly represented by the beat of her songs and somewhat annoying hooks .This cd is way better than Chapter II.I enjoy listening to it,mainly becuz I love Ashanti s unique voice and lyrics.This is her best work. I cant complain ,I like it !

ashanti sucks sucks .......2006-08-16

i think this girl thinks she,s a singer i aragge with the review who said if it wasn,t for madonna , aaliyah , gloria estefan she would haven,t a career why she did get a record deal Madonna- wasn,t the best vocalist in the world she had something grew , with her voice

singer 2 aaliyah - nobody give her the respect that she wanted . but she was willing try on every song and guess what ashanti you sucks.

singer 3 gloria - she work hard than madonna and aaliyah put togather even she better than you buy mary, or janet jackson. or mrs keys .

I normally don't like this kind of music, but I really liked this..........2006-06-04

Before a friend of mine became an Ashanti's fan, I had never heard about her, so "whatever, this may be nice". I got the CD and I really liked her music, her style and that incredible voice she has...I don't know her other CD's, but I liked this one a lot: I think almost all the songs are very good, but I just didn't like the skits, I've never liked skits, but I do have some favorite songs: "Only You", "Don't Let Them" and "Touch My Body". The other songs aren't bad at all, but these are my favorites. I repeat, before this artist I used to hear Avril Lavigne and U2 so, so much, and I had never gotten into R&B, but now I like it a lot, so I highly recommend it. You won't get dissapointed at all.

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Just Awesome
Tears from a soldier
Proves that even a thug has feelings!
Pac
The Rose

The Rose That Grew from Concrete
2Pac
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Still I Rise
Better Dayz
2Pacalypse Now
The Rose, Vol. 2
Until The End Of Time

ASIN: B00004ZDV7
Release Date: 2000-11-21

Tracks:

Tupac Interlude - Tupac Shakur: The Rose That Grew From Concrete, Vol.1
Wake Me When I'm Free - Babatunde Olatunji/Sikiru Adepoju
Can U C The Pride In The Panther (Male Version) - Mos Def
When Ure Heart Turns Cold - Sonia Sanchez
U R Ripping Us Apart!!! - Dead Prez
Tears Of A Teenage Mother - Jasmine Guy
God - Reverend Run
And Still I Love You - Red Rat
Can U C The Pride In The Panther (Female Version) - Mos Def
If There Be Pain - Providence/RasDaveed El Harar
A River That Flows Forever - Danny Glover/Afeni Shakur/The Cast Of The Lion King
The Rose That Grew From Concrete - Nikki Giovanni
In The Event Of My Demise - Outlawz/Geronimo Ji Jaga
What Of A Love Unspoken - Tre'
Sometimes I Cry - Dan Rockett
The Fear In The Heart Of A Man - Q-Tip
Starry Night - Quincy Jones/Mac Mall
What Of Fame? - Russell Simmons
Only 4 The Righteous - Rha Goddess
Why Must U Be Unfaithful - Sarah Jones
Wife 4 Life - 4th Avenue Jones'
Lady Liberty Needs Glasses - Malcolm Jamal Warner
Family Tree - Lamar Antwon Robinson/IMPACT Repertory Theatre Group
Thug Blues - Lamar Antwon Robinson/IMPACT Repertory Theatre Group
The Sun & The Moon - Chief Okena Littlehawk

Amazon.com

Another chapter in a long series of material being churned out by the "keep Tupac alive" cottage industry, this tribute album makes his private thoughts (written during his adolescence) available for mass consumption. Will Pac-friendly consumers get played as his estate gets paid, again? Not really, because thankfully these renditions are carried out by a multi-generational crew of pop-culture heroes. When the cast of The Lion King form a dreamy a cappella backdrop to Danny Glover and Afeni's reading of "A River that Flows Forever," it's like heavenly bliss. The same goes for the numbers interpreted by a holy trinity of spoken-word goddesses: Sarah Jones's "Why Must U Be Unfaithful", Sonia Sanchez's acoustic number, "When Ure Heart Turns Cold," and Nikki Giovanni's R&B-tinged interpretation of the title poem. But there are moments on the disc that are as dodgy as the investigation to find his killer. In light of Pac's socialist revolutionary swagger, how raving capitalist Russell Simmons ended up on this disc is anyone's guess. While some of Pac's thugged-out constituency will want to upchuck violently when they hear sentimental tunes like Tre of the Pharcyde's "What of a Love Unspoken," the material blessed by dead prez, Mos Def, and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji deserves a serious listen by music lovers across the board. --Dalton Higgins

Customer Reviews:

Just Awesome.......2005-05-23

Have u ever read a book that you think is just great? Well this book is one of them books. Tupac Shakur was just amazing with both his poetry and his music sometimes his music what you would call the cleanest but he had a point for what he was saying in all of it. This book is one of the best poetry books that i've ever read, If u like to listen to Rap music or are a Tupac Shakur fan then you will deffitaly like this book. Tupac in this book is just amazing he says things that will just stop and make you think about what is really going on in life and how much bad things there is that goes on in this world. Tupacs' poetry is a must read tho.

Tears from a soldier.......2004-11-30

In this book of art Tupac shares his experiences that he went through while gowing up. I feel this book best fits for a confused adolesant that is growing up in the cityor better yet the ghetto. Many fans say they know who tupac really is but do you really? This book of poetry reveals his train of thoughts while he was alive. But all in all the book is a marvelous book for all races and for all ages but if you have to go into specifics it is good for adolesence as well as young adults who just bust.

Proves that even a thug has feelings!.......2004-05-08

When I first bought it i was surprised by the poems tupac wrote! I reall didn't care much about the artist performing, but the lyrics are amazing! Every Pac fan should have it in collection!

Pac.......2004-01-26

awesome. Every 2Pac cd is an instant classic... even his nu-mixx klazzics. And this one, is really awesome. It just shows all of 2Pac's talent, like all of his cds do. 2pac is a talented writer, and this cd shows it alot. This is a must have. Amazing work.

The Rose.......2003-10-18

I Bought the Book first and later bought the album is a great
Cd & Book to have because it showed how pac really was like.

Album Details

Includes the Bonus Tracks Touch My Body and Spend Nite.

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Concrete Rose

Manufacturer: Video Music, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002S68JC
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Album Description

Japanese pressing of 2004 release, scheduled to include two exclusive bonus tracks. Details TBA. The Inc. 2004.

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Manufacturer: Empreintes Digitales
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002N653Q

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Renard et la Rose (1995)
Figures de Rhrique [1997]
Venture (1998)
Ellipse [1999]

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Ashanti

Manufacturer: Murder Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007PR7VS

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Concrete Rose
Ashanti
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006SKMKY
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

Concrete Rose Intro
Still Down (Ft T.I.)
Message To The Fans
Only U
Focus
Don't Let Them
Love Again
Take Me Tonight (Ft Lloyd)
U
Every Lil Thing
Turn It Up (Ft Ja Rule)
Buck 3000 (Skit)
So Hot
Don't Leave Me Alone (Ft 7 Aurelis)
Sister Stories (Skit)
Freedom
Wonderful Remix (Ft Ja Rule)
Touch My Body (Bonus Track)

Album Details

In Just a Few Years, Murder Inc's Princess Has Gone from Guest Vocalist to World-wide, Record Breaking, Award Winning, Superstar. The Sky is her Limit. "Only U Will Be the Debut Single from the "Concrete Rose" and was Performed for the First Time Ever in Public for the MTV "Shakedown" Dancing Competition Series. This International Edition features the Bonus Track "Touch My Body".