Moses Barrett III
, known by the stage name Petey Pablo
, is an American Southern hip hop artist from Greenville, North Carolina.
He is best known for his hit singles "Raise Up" and "Freek-a-Leek", along with rapping on Ciara's Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "Goodies".
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Biography
Born in Greenville, Barrett left home aged 13 and lived on the streets of
Baltimore, and later
Raleigh. Petey Pablo was arrested in
Raleigh, North Carolina for armed robbery. He also lived in
Pasquotank County, North Carolina.
[1] He spent six years in prison and on his release moved to
New York City, where he met
Black Rob and
Busta Rhymes, and, according to legend, was signed by the A&R director of
Jive Records after hearing him rapping in a club bathroom.
After a few guest spots, his first solo single was "
Raise Up" in 2001, produced by
Timbaland, followed by debut album
Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
the same year.
"
Raise Up" was helped by rotation on MTV and heavy play on urban radio, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the
Hot Rap Singles Chart.
[2] The release of his second album,
Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
, was delayed until 2004.
Lead single from the album, the sexually-explicit "
Freek-a-Leek" was another major success, reaching #7 in the Hot 100, although little chart success followed.
Petey Pablo later befriended Ty Lawson and was one of UNC's biggest fans on their run to a national title.
Discography
Albums
[3]
Year
| Album
| U.S.
| U.S. R&B
| Certification
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2001
| Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
- 1st studio album
- Released: November 6, 2001
- Formats: CD & Digital Download
- Sales: 1,000,000+
| 13
| 7
| Platinum
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2004
| Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
- 2nd studio album
- Released: May 4, 2004
- Formats: CD & Digital Download
- Sales: 500,000+
| 4
| 3
| Gold
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2009/2010
| The New Entries
- 3rd studio album
- Released: 2009/2010
- Formats: CD & Digital Download
- Sales: TBR
| TBR
| TBR
| TBR
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Singles
[4]
Year
| Song
| Peak chart positions
| Album
|
U.S.
| U.S. R&B
| U.S. Rap
| U.S. Pop
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2001
| "Raise Up"
| 25
| 9
| 1
| —
| Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
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2002
| "I Told Y'all"
| 94
| 55
| —
| —
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"I"
| —
| 62
| —
| —
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2003
| "Club Banger"
| —
| 98
| —
| —
| Non-album song
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2004
| "Vibrate (featuring Rasheeda)
| —
| 86
| —
| —
| Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
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"Freek-a-Leek"
| 7
| 5
| 2
| —
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2006
| "Show Me the Money"
| 58
| —
| —
| 48
| Step Up (soundtrack)
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2009
| "Country"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| The New Entries
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Featured singles
Year
| Song
| Peak chart positions
| Album
|
U.S.
| U.S. R&B
| U.S. Rap
| U.S. Pop
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2004
| "Goodies" (Ciara featuring Petey Pablo)
| 1
| 1
| —
| —
| Goodies
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2005
| "Get XXX'd" (J-Kwon featuring Petey Pablo & Ebony Eyez)
| —
| 95
| —
| —
| XXX² OST
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References
- Shapiro, Peter (2005) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae'', Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-263-8, p.295-6
- Birchmeier, Jason "Petey Pablo Biography", ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnu
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=439439&model.vnuAlbumId=5