The other thing to know is Jones says he drew inspiration from "The Rose That Grew From Concrete," a poem by Tupac Shakur. "I was listening to Tupac at the time. He's one of my favorite artists.

The poet had an infamous tattoo on her left forearm that said "Thug Life," In reference to Tupac Shakur, son of Black Panther Afeni Shakur, who was slain in 1996. She called him Pac. It's a small ...

and recited one of her poems at a US presidential inauguration. But more than that, Maya’s life, work and wisdom inspired some of today’s most famous names to achieve great things too. Tupac ...