Petey Pablo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Moses Barrett III |
| Born | September 10, 1979 [1] |
| Origin | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Southern hip hop, Hip hop, Crunk |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Label(s) | Jive |
| Website | PeteyPablo.com |
Moses Barrett III (born September 10, 1979 in Greenville, North Carolina), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American Southern hip hop artist signed to Death Row Records. Pablo rose to fame in 2001 and not only in his native North Carolina but the whole country. His single, "Raise Up," took the United States by surprise by making it into Billboard's Top 30 pop singles and Top Ten R&B singles.[citation needed]
Pablo decided to move to New York to try and achieve mainstream success, he then met rappers such as Busta Rhymes, Mystikal, and Black Rob.[citation needed]On a remix of "Whoa!" Pablo caught then attention of famous producer Timbaland. While at a club in New York Jive's head of A&R happened to hear Pablo rapping with Black Rob and decided to sign him to a contract.[citation needed]
Pablo is well known[citation needed]for his sexually explicit single Freek-a-Leek, which is produced by Lil Jon.
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[edit] Discography
- (2001) Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry #13 U.S.
- (2004) Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry #4 U.S.
- (2007) Same Eyez on Me (Death Row)
- (2007) Life on Death Row (Death Row)
[edit] Singles
- (2001) Raise Up U.S. #25
- (2001) I (featuring Timbaland)
- (2002) Blow Your Whistle
- (2003) Need For Speed (featured in Need For Speed Underground)
- (2004) Freek-a-Leek U.S. #7
- (2004) Vibrate (featuring Rasheeda)
- (2006) Give It Up
- (2006) Show Me tha Money/Like A G U.S. #58
- (2007) Fire
- (2007) Stick Up Man
- (2007) Get Me Out of Jail
- (2008) Shawty Got Her Eyes On Me
- (2008) Death Row Ridahz
[edit] Featured Appearaces
- (2001) Dirrty (Drag-On featuring Petey Pablo) (Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust)
- (2001) Fight Club (Fat Joe feat. M.O.P. & Petey Pablo) (Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.))
- (2001) Problems (Mil feat. Petey Pablo) (Street Scriptures)
- (2002) Waitin' On (Angie Martinez feat. Petey Pablo) (Animal House)
- (2003) I'll Take You There (Big Tymers feat. Petey Pablo & Joi) (Big Money Heavyweight)
- (2003) You Can't Fuck With Us (Too Short feat. Petey Pablo & N.O.R.E.) (Married To The Game)
- (2004) Goodies (Ciara featuring Petey Pablo) U.S. #1
- (2007) The Otherside (Bubba Sparxxx featuring Petey Pablo & Sleepy Brown)
- (2008) The Struggle (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Featuring Petey Pablo)
