Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

2024•1h 22m•6.4/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(7)

A celebratory exploration of the boisterous times of Freaknik, the iconic Atlanta street party that drew hundreds of thousands of people in the 80s and 90s, helping put Atlanta on the map culturally.

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Production

Swirl Films, Mass Appeal

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Killer Mike

Killer Mike

Self - Rapper/Activist

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

Self - CEO, So So Def Recordings

21 Savage

21 Savage

Self - Rapper

Rasheeda

Self - Rapper/Entrepreneur

Shanti Das

Self - Former Music Executive

Kasim Reed

Self - Former Mayor of Atlanta 2010-2018

Marc Lamont Hill

Marc Lamont Hill

Self - Professor/Author/Activist

Maurice Hobson

Self - Professor, Georgia State University

Stacy Lloyd

Self - Morris Brown Alumni

Kathleen Bertrand

Self - Atlanta Conventions and Visitors Bureau

Kenny Burns

Self - Host/Radio DJ

Sharon Toomer

Self - Founder of Freaknic

Emma Horton

Self - Founder of Freaknic

Monique Toliver

Self - Founder of Freaknic

Amadi Boon

Self - Founder of Freaknic

Ronda Racha Penrice

Self - Writer/Historian

Anjanette Levert

Self - Filmmaker/Professor at Spelman

Jalen Rose

Jalen Rose

Self - Former NBA Player, 'Fab Five'

Too $hort

Too $hort

Self - Rapper/Legendary Game Spitter

Erick Sermon

Self - Producer/Rapper, EPMD

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