Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
Petey Pablo, whose gruff and agile vocals are buffeted by truly inspired party beats, is dead set on putting his home state of North Carolina on the map, and he might just be able to pull it off. A personality rapper who's less sugarcoated thanNellyyet not quite as gritty asMystikal, Petey Pablo specializes in hip-hop anthems that might actually sound better flooding a football stadium than they would a dance floor. "919" in particular (or at least the clean version) is destined to become a pro-sports event favorite, down in North Cackalacka. And he deserves to be heard.Diary of a Sinneris a cut above your average generic Southern rap,andit's got some incredible,Timbaland-produced beats to give it some weight.--Rebecca Levine