Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry

Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
Studio album by
Petey Pablo
ReleasedNovember 6, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
GenreHip hop, Southern rap, crunk
LabelJive Records
ProducerChuckie Madness, Timbaland, Punch, Petey Pablo, Huck-A-Buck, Buddah, Shamello, Eric Sadler, Abnes Dubose, Eddie Hustle
Petey Pablo chronology
Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
(2001) 		Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
(2004)
Singles from Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
  1. "Raise Up"
    Released: May 29, 2001
  2. "I"
    Released: February 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2][3]
HipHopDX[4]
RapReviews(6/10)[5]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
USA Today[8]

Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry is the debut studio album by American rapper Petey Pablo, released in November 6, 2001.[9] The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 103,000 copies in the US and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[10][11] It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Eminem's album The Eminem Show.[12]

The lead single, "Raise Up", made it to No. 25 on the Hot 100. There is a remix called "Raise Up [All Cities remix]" which is similar to the original, starting off with North Carolina, except that he shouts out other cities such as New Orleans, Las Vegas, New York City, Los Angeles, etc.

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.|last=Baker|first=Soren|date=December 14, 2001|access-date=May 22, 2012
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review (CD Universe)
  4. ^ "HipHopDX.com review". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2006.
  5. ^ "RapReviews review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  6. ^ "Robert Christgau review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ USA Today review
  9. ^ "Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry: Petey Pablo: Music". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  10. ^ Archive-Joe-DAngelo. "Usher Sends D12 Packing". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  11. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  12. ^ "45th Annual GRAMMY Awards | 2002 GRAMMYs | GRAMMY.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2017-09-19.