When Petey Pablo wrote his hit song "Raise Up," he wanted to give North Carolina the recognition it deserved, but his record label at the time wasn't so sure they heard a hit. "My label was like ...

Petey Pablo’s “Raise Up” could soon become North Carolina’s official hip-hop song under a new Senate bill recognizing its lasting impact on the state’s culture. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A new bill was filed in the North Carolina Senate proposing to make NC native and rapper Petey Pablo’s censored version of the song “Raise Up” the official hip-hop ...

Not “Carolina Girls” from Chairmen of the Board. But “Raise Up” by Petey Pablo — North Carolina’s unofficial state song. The Greenville-born rapper’s 2001 hit rang out through ...

North Carolina has an official state dog ... filed a bill declaring rapper Petey Pablo’s censored version of “Raise Up” as the state's official hip-hop song. The 2001 hit calls on North ...