With Freaknik: The Musical hitting the airwaves this Sunday (11:30 EST), we thought we'd take a look back at some of the contributions Adult Swim has made to the art form known as rap, before Freaknik makes them seem shamefully tawdry and worthless.

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  Tim and Eric

  I Sit Down When I Pee

  Rap has always been noted for its frank depictions of raw subject matter, like gang violence, drug use, and pre-pubescent bathroom habits.
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  Mighty Boosh

  Crimp-Off

  Our chief complaint about 8 Mile was "why is no one wearing a glittery jumpsuit? And where, oh where, are the talking gorillas?"
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  Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

  One Track Lover

  Bartenders really are great, aren't they? Always there to lend an ear, pour a drink, give you empathetic advice in the form of a stately, choreographed rap.
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  Tim and Eric

  Doo Dah Doo Doo

  Actually, we started thinking about our dad as soon as Pierre started dancing. And yeah, we think you guys would actually get along pretty well.
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  Aqua Teen

  4 Da Shorteez

  "I Want Candy" is perhaps more iconic, but "4 Da Shorteez" had more significance in our opinion, since it set the MC Pee Pants diminishing-returns-reincarnation caste system in motion.
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  Aqua Teen

  ATHF Opening Theme

  It doesn't feel quite right to put this Schooly D masterpiece in with the rest of this stuff, but you know, sometimes you find a Led Zeppelin tape in the cutout bin. Led Zeppelin? Cutout Bins? Cassette tapes? This observation makes One Track Lover and The Space Goblin feel current.

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