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Raise Up (All Cities Dirty)

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Raise Up (All Cities Dirty)

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[Reporter]

This Is David Nevermind

And today's controversy is coming from yet another member

Or should I say members, of the hip hop community

Petey Pablo, a new artist signed under Jive

Has teamed up with Timbaland, out of V.A.

In a quest to redeem the title

And Bring North Carolina, and Virginia, to the front of the line

We're gonna stay by

[Chorus 1]

This one's for North Carolina! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter

South Carolina! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

Ooh, Hot Atlanta! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter

Stand up Virginia! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

[Petey Pablo]

Who am I? Petey Pab motherfucker

I'm The First puttin' it down for North Carolina

But guess what? (what) it's been worth it

I'm a superstar, bought me a big ol' car

Four point Six (see the car?)

Black fifty four, from the front to the back

Got a button in the middle that makes a trunk go, eh eh

But it ain't bout that, it's about gettin' what you get and drivin all back here

Big Fellas (six fellas)

Half of me, and Carolina niggaz dont have enough time together

Polk, Bladen, Marshall, Hoke, Green County, Timbaland (damn!)

Transfer, Sandy Ridge, browns over here (greens over here)

Pasqoutank, down on the Odom East (let me think)

Johnson County, Franklin, Burgaw, Newport, Warren, Shelby, Kenansville

Man Catantwa Tarboro, Triangle, Goldsboro, Halifax, Statesville

And all my niggaz doin' life behind the walls

This right here, right here, right here, this one's for

[Chorus 2]

New York City! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter

Ah, Jersey To Philly! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

Ay, D.C. To Maryland! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter

Houston to Dallas! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

[Petey Pablo]

Beat it, Beat it

You remember them days y'all, we use to play y'all

The radio and put our own lil part in the song y'all

We use to (rep our city! rep our city!)

Runnin' through the school halls

Just before our basketball pep rally jumped off

My house, my home, my hood

My brother my sister my cous

My nigga that was there from the beginning

Been wit me, even before I even been wit the world

Y'all niggaz just glanced at it, then we got y'all starin at it

But it's been the same old North Carolina that's been there

Y'all niggaz is gettin it, oh it's a shame isn't it?

Oh you thought we said we were comin' with a whole lot of songs

We were bullshh!

[Chorus 3]

New Orleans! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter

Ah St. Louis! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

Man, M-I-A! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter

All the way to L.A.! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

[Petey Pablo]

Man I had to do it

Just incase you were one of the ones that wanted to come and ask somethin' stupid!

(Whatchu think you doin') What it look like? Puttin it down for my niggaz on the south side

North Carolina, South Carolina, and all my little bitty, hooks and cape towns

We gon' hit y'all ass, it's nothin' but a T.D. blast, that we got comin' at ya

(Beat) slammin', (first) classic, go for this, what's after platinum?

(Baby you'll walk the ball) and I don't mean to scare y'all but I'ma bout to bring it home

Blow these fellas, these hills, these things and N.C. out the water

How's it feel to lose a motherfucker that's real

Tell 'em (I TOLD EM!)

[Chorus 4]

This one's for Chi-Town Playas! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter (c'mon c'mon c'mon)

Las Vegas! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

The Bay Area! C'mon and raise up

Take your shirt off, and twist is 'round yo head

Spin it like a helicopter

Got the whole world baby! C'mon and raise up

This one's for you, uh-uh

This one's for who? Us, us, us! it's uhh..

[Reporter]

Uh, a-after seeing this, I, I have no other questions

I, I mean I, hey look this is David Nevermind

I'm signing off, but before I'm outta here

But Remember, if I ever talked anything about the Polk guys, nevermind

North Carolina and V.A., are definately at the front of the line

You have my vote and support, over and out

(music until fade)

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