As a musical, the special stands or falls on its songs. The tracks from are surprisingly catchy, largely thanks to T-Pain’s production.
Freaknik: The Musical was a bold, unapologetic look at a unique cultural event. Its ability to mix social commentary—even if satirical—with musical numbers and animated comedy makes it a fascinating, if divisive, entry in Adult Swim's catalog.
Jones, an animator and writer who worked on The Boondocks and later created Black Dynamite: The Animated Series , pitched a wild idea to Adult Swim: What if we made a musical about Freaknik that is also a parody of disaster movies and Broadway show tunes? The result was a one-hour special that aired on March 7, 2010, as part of Adult Swim’s infamous “Eat, Flash, and You” block.
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: Ten years after the city shut down the original party, a group of kids accidentally summons the spirit of Freaknik —a "party ghost" voiced by T-Pain—who attempts to bring the massive celebration back to life.
as Big Mike, a local kingpin and the Sweet Tea Mob's intimidating benefactor.
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