Cardinal, pine and ... ‘Raise up'? NC considers Petey Pablo hit as official song

The N.C. General Assembly is considering a bill that would make the North Carolina rapper's hit "Raise Up" a state anthem.
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Petey Pablo leads North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2024 class

The lyrics "North Carolina, come on and raise up," might as well be the unofficial anthem of the Tar Heel State. And the rapper who wrote and spoke them will soon obtain a bit of immortality. Petey ...
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North Carolina senators propose 'Raise Up' as state hip-hop song

North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill to designate Petey Pablo’s 2001 hit “Raise Up” as the state’s official hip-hop song, highlighting its cultural ties and statewide references. Filed by ...
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Petey Pablo’s “Raise Up” Could Become North Carolina’s Official State Hip-Hop Song

Petey Pablo’s Timbaland-produced 2001 anthem “Raise Up” is almost certainly the greatest song ever written about taking your ...
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Raise up: Petey Pablo anthem to North Carolina proposed as state hip-hop song

North Carolina has an official state dog, state tree and state bird. But what about an official state hip-hop song? On Tuesday, state senator Natalie Murdock pitched an idea. North Carolina has an ...
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North Carolina rapper Petey Pablo wins a new honor to ‘Raise Up’ in his home state

Petey Pablo, the Greenville-born rapper who poured North Carolina into his lyrics — penning an unofficial state anthem with “Raise Up” — will soon join Tar Heel immortals in the North Carolina Music ...
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NC lawmaker proposes making 2001 rap anthem as state's official hip-hop song

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new bill filed in the General Assembly proposes giving North Carolina an official hip-hop song and you can probably guess which song. Senate Bill 512, filed by Durham Democrat ...