If you listen to hip hop music or are familiar with the culture Freaknik is not an unusual topic. Freaknik was an annual spring break festival held in Atlanta, Georgia. It all started in 1983, as a small picnic at a public park for HBCU students. Which is also how Freaknik got its name. Rico Brown, a college student at the time said, "Let's call it Freaknic", putting the words freak and picnic together, because college students wanted to "get their freak on". Shortly after, Freaknik was opened to the general public. Freaknik quickly gained popularity and took over the 1990s. The festival expanded from once a small picnic to concerts, parties, and even a film festival. In 1990, 300,000 people were in attendance and by 1991 attendance expanded to 350,000 people. The last year of the festival was in 1999. It ended shortly after the then mayor of Atlanta permitted Freaknik activities within the city limits, however I believe that the Freaknik culture is making a c...