The Rose, Vol. 2

The Rose, Vol. 2
Compilation album (Poetry) by 2Pac
Released September 20, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded 2005
Genre Poetry
Length 56:43
Label Amaru Entertainment
2Pac chronology

Loyal to the Game
(2004)
The Rose, Vol. 2
(2005)
Pac's Life
(2005)
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The Rose, Vol. 2 is a 2005 album of Tupac Shakur's poetry. This album features recordings of Tupac's poetry in musical form, by other well-known artists such Ludacris and Bone Thugs n Harmony. Tupac's poems are quoted, sung or simply used as inspiration for each track on this album. This is the second Tupac album containing poetry that has been released; the first, The Rose that Grew from Concrete, contains Tupac's poems being read and sung by other musical performers.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – by Black Ice
  2. "Power of a Smile" – by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  3. "The Eternal Lament" – by Celina
  4. "Fallen Star" – by Talib Kweli
  5. "In the Depths of Solitude" – by Ludacris
  6. "Movin On" – by Lyfe Jennings
  7. "Life Through My Eyes" – by Tupac & Memphis Bleek
  8. "When Ure Heart Turns Cold" – by Outlawz
  9. "Black Woman" – by Jamal Joseph & Che Davis
  10. "Only 4 the Righteous" – by Yo-Yo
  11. "Where There Is a Will..." – by Boot Camp Clik
  12. "When Ur Hero Falls" – by Impact Kids
  13. "And 2morrow" – by Shock G
  14. "If I Fail" – by Dead Prez
  15. "Poetry" – by Amber and Morgan (Pac's Kids)