Still Writing In My Diary -2nd Entry

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Personnel includes: Petey Pablo, TQ, Baby AKA The #1 Stunna, Bubba Sparxxx, Missy Elliott, Young Buck.
Producers include: Timbaland, Mannie Fresh, Scott Storch, Kanye West.
Personnel: Petey Pablo (rap vocals).
Additional personnel: Missy Elliott, Baby, Young Buck, Bubba Sparxxx (rap vocals).
Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, New York (2003); Circle House, Miami, Florida (2003).
In 2001, Petey Pablo was all over the radio with "Raise Up," which sported a memorable call to take off one's shirt and spin it around like a helicopter. Well into STILL WRITING IN MY DIARY, the proud North Carolina native emphatically crows "one-hit wonder, hell no," and the rest of his second effort backs up that statement. To this end, the relentless, dance-floor stomping "Freak-a-Leek" (featuring Lil Jon) guarantees at least a second hit.
The rest of the record reveals an artist still capable of keeping a party going, but also one who's matured greatly in the three years since his initial album. He's a brash rapper, capable of holding his own next to some of the best in the game, from Young Buck on the fierce "O It's On" to Bubba Sparxxx on the more lighthearted "Get On Dis Motorcycle" to Missy Elliott on the sensual "Break Me Off." At track 13, Pablo abruptly halts the party to expose a more contemplative side on the last four cuts, and it works. STILL WRITING IN MY DIARY unveils a more prismatic Petey Pablo, a rapper capable of both introspective songs and party anthems.