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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Afeni Shakur\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/03/02/0302-afeni-shakur-ex-01.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A new Broadway musical about &lt;strong&gt;Tupac Shakur&lt;/strong&gt; just overcame one MASSIVE roadblock -- TMZ has learned, producers have obtained the approval of the rapper's notoriously protective mother ... who LOVES the show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A rep for the Shakur family tells TMZ, producers personally gave &lt;strong&gt;Afeni Shakur&lt;/strong&gt; a rough preview of \"&lt;strong&gt;Holler If You Hear Me&lt;/strong&gt;\" -- the new musical by black theater legend Kenny Leon, based on Tupac's music.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the rep, Kenny wanted Afeni's approval before proceeding with the show -- and he GOT IT ... we're told Afeni was \"ecstatic\" and can't wait for the show to premiere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The musical isn't about Tupac personally -- it's a fictional story about two childhood friends in a Midwestern industrial city and their extended families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Broadway premiere date hasn't been set -- but we're told Leon plans to start casting next week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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