Freaknik- The Musical -

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. The narrative of Freaknik- The Musical is simultaneously simple and insane. The protagonists are two college students, David (voiced by Daniel "Skywalker" Jenkins ) and his best friend, Ryan ( Gruff Rhys of the band Super Furry Animals). They road-trip to Atlanta in a beat-up Honda Accord to attend the legendary Freaknik, hoping to lose their virginities.

In the pantheon of cult classics, few anomalies shine as brightly—or as bizarrely—as Freaknik- The Musical . Released in 2010 on Adult Swim, this animated special is a gonzo time capsule that attempts to resurrect, satirize, and glorify the legendary Atlanta street party of the 1980s and 90s. For those who lived through the original Freaknik, the special is a surreal fever dream. For those discovering it today through YouTube clips or Reddit threads, Freaknik- The Musical is a confounding masterpiece of Black absurdist comedy, hip-hop nostalgia, and network television chaos. Freaknik- The Musical

What follows is an apocalyptic traffic jam. The city of Atlanta morphs into a labyrinth of stopped cars, horn-honking demons, and horny college students. The musical numbers—scored primarily by (who also serves as the show’s musical director and a voice actor)—range from auto-tuned ballads to bombastic gospel parodies. Jones, an animator and writer who worked on