Petey Pablo's "Raise Up" Considered for North Carolina's Official State Hip-Hop Song
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Tom Breihan
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Summary
Petey Pablo's 2001 hit "Raise Up," produced by Timbaland, is being considered as North Carolina's official state hip-hop song. The article traces the song's enduring cultural impact over 25 years, noting its recent references by A$AP Rocky and J. Cole, while also touching on Pablo's career ups and downs including a federal prison stint for attempting to bring a stolen gun on a flight.
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· 3 pulledPetey Pablo's Timbaland-produced 2001 anthem "Raise Up" is almost certainly the greatest song ever written about taking your shirt off, twisting it around your hand, and spinning it like a helicopter.
Over the past quarter century, Petey Pablo's career has been through peaks and valleys, including a two-year stay in federal prison for the time he tried to bring a stolen gun on board a commercial flight.
But "Raise Up" has never gone away. Just this year, it's been heavily referenced on songs from A$AP Rocky and Pablo's fellow North Carolina rapper J. Cole.
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