Musicals suck. That’s because, apropos of nothing, people start yelling, singing, shrieking and dancing for absolutely no reason at all. Or, indeed, rapping thanks to the news that there’s going to be a musical based on Tupac Shakur.
Hilarious. Awful. Tasteless. Downright odd.
And so, the Broadway musical about ‘Pac has just been given the nod by his mother who apparently loves the show. A show, which presumably, features more than one incident of her beloved son getting shot. While singing.
A rep for the Shakur family as told TMZ that producers personally gave Afeni Shakur a rough preview of ‘Holler If You Hear Me’, which is the latest musical project by Kenny Leon.
Kenny wanted Afeni’s approval before proceeding with the show and he got it, despite Tupac’s mother being notoriously protective of her son’s legacy (unless you count the endless stream of awful LPs that came out under his name, featuring rappers he probably didn’t like).
Whoever is planning on releasing the Tupac Sex Tape should hang fire until this is ready to come out, for maximum impact.
Sadly, the musical isn’t about Tupac personally, rather, it’s a fictional story about two childhood friends in a Midwestern industrial city and their extended families.
Shame.
We were really looking forward to theatrical chorus numbers called “Biggie Is A Bitch“, “One Day I Hope Nick Broomfield Makes A Documentary Film About Me, Ma!“, “Please Don’t Mention The Sexual Assault Thang!” and “My Death Will Conveniently Cover The Fact I Didn’t Make A Decent Record In My Whole Life (reprise)“.
Ah well, there’s always the musical we’re writing about Andre The Giant to look forward to.
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