The Simpsons to get hour-long hip-hop episode based on The Great Gatsby

The Simpsons is getting its first hour-long episode for a hip-hop themed take on The Great Gatsby.

The long-running cartoon series hits its 600 episode milestone this autumn and to celebrate, Empire’s Taraji P Henson is lending her voice to the bizarre-sounding “The Great Phatsby”.

The action will take place at Burns’ Springfield Hamptons mansion with Homer providing the narration in a Nick Carraway style role.