The longest running American sitcom of all time is bringing something special to help celebrate its 28th season.
FOX’s The Simpsons will broadcast a spoof of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby with an urban, Hip Hop spin in an hour-long episode entitled “The Great Phatsby.” Special guests include Taraji P. Henson, who portrays Praline, and Keegan Michael Key, who will voice a famous rapper Jazzy James, who was betrayed by character Jay G., a play off Fitzgerald’s leading character Jay Gatsby.
Aside from Henson, another Empire cohort will be involved in the special, as Jim Beanz will help produce original Hip Hop songs for the episode.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the hour-long episode is the first ever for the long-running show, in celebration of reaching 600 episodes. Thanks to an exciting table read the hilarious script couldn’t fit into its normal 30-minute slot, so Matt Selman, the cartoon’s executive producer, decided to “supersize it.”
The 28th season of The Simpsons premieres on September 25. The air date of the Hip Hop episode has not been announced.
