Petey Pablo & Rasheeda

Southern rapper Petey Pablo took the quick route to the top of the rap game in the early 21st century, making his breakthrough in 2001 with debut single and North Carolina anthem "Raise Up." The muscular hype-track helped push his first album, Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry, toward the Top Ten and garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. His follow-up single and album -- the explicit "Freek-a-Leek" from 2004's Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry -- extended his mainstream popularity before legal troubles put his music career on hold until 2011. Although he continued to ...