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  "textContent": "Petey 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. Now, \"Raise Up\" could become North Carolina's official state hip-hop song.\n\nThe post Petey Pablo’s “Raise Up” Could Become North Carolina’s Official State Hip-Hop Song appeared first on Stereogum.",
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