Freaknik was a college street party in Atlanta held each year from 1983 to 1999, and was full of images of sex, drinking, and violence. It was held on the city’s downtown streets, initially for local black college students but developed into a spring-break destination that attracted more than 200,000 partygoers from across the country. Eventually, massive traffic jams led city officials to shut things down.
“It was just something I never got to go to,’’ T-Pain said. “I had to wait till I was 18 to go and by the time I got 18 it was shut down.’’
The cartoon, rated TV-MA, follows students who are looking to resurrect the now-defunct street party, and T-Pain is the “party ghost.’’ It also features Andy Samberg, Lil’ Wayne, Bill Hader, Kelis, Snoop Dogg, and George Clinton, among others.
Lil’ Wayne voices the character Trap Jesus, who T-Pain describes as having “a Jesus-type aura to him.’’ Samberg portrays a “frat boy’’ while Kelis plays the role of Tyra Banks, whose television show T-Pain’s character appears on.
“Some people are going to hate it, some people are going to think it’s funny,’’ T-Pain said, who’s worked on the project for two years.
T-Pain, who recorded a rap spoof with country starlet Taylor Swift that was a viral sensation last year, says he plans to add country influences - as well as other ones - to his upcoming CD, “RevolveR,’’ the follow-up to his best selling “Thr33 Ringz.’’
He’s hoping to record a song with Carrie Underwood.
“We’ve been reaching out but you know, country artists are probably the most touring [artists] in the world so it’s kind of hard to get in touch.’’
