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284:, who also recorded for the label, although he passed most of them on. One of these, the production that would eventually become "Freek-a-Leek", was given to Pablo by Jive without Jon's knowledge, after which he recorded the song. Meanwhile, thinking that the beat had not been used, Lil Jon gave the production to American singer
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1087:. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
1071:. National Library of Australia. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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1163:"Petey Pablo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)"
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991:. Prefix Magazine. May 4, 2004
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963:– Petey Pablo > Overview"
925:– Petey Pablo > Overview"
260:Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
1436:Songs written by Craig Love
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173:"Vibrate"
64:2003-12-01
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895:MTV News
812:MTV News
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748:June 14,
682:500,000
583:Hot 100
544:Rhythmic
387:Saweetie
357:Kamikaze
336:AllMusic
322:novation
282:Mystikal
244:Raise Up
226:single "
57:Released
1113:May 22,
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391:My Type
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251:Hot 100
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375:Belly
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329:flute
325:synth
314:crunk
290:Yeah!
286:Usher
228:Whoa!
205:crunk
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