Pettidee

American rapper

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Pettidee

Birth name| Dewayne Petty
Born| 1973 (age 51-52)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Genres| Christian hip hop
Occupation(s)| Rapper, songwriter, actor
Years active| 1999-present
Labels| Beatmart Recordings
Soldier Sound
Website| www.soldiersound.com

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Dewayne Petty (born 1973), known professionally as Pettidee, is a record producer, actor and Christian rap artist from Tallahassee, Florida.[1][2] Pettidee has been nominated for a Grammy and Stella Award for producing for groups such as group Grits and I-Rocc.[3]

## Early life

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Dewayne Petty was born in Tallahassee, Florida,[4] but grew up in Jacksonville.[2] As a child, Pettidee was raised in a dysfunctional family and became a street hustler as well as a drug user by the age of nine.[5] After being on the streets Pettidee accepted Jesus Christ into his life and began seeking after God's will.[6] Pettidee is best known for producing beats for the group Grits. Pettidee also has achieved Billboard Gospel Album success. Resurrections: Past, Present And Future reached 48 and Thug Love reached 31 on the Billboard Gospel Billboard.[7]

## Discography

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Studio albums

* Still Alive (1999)
* The Legacy - Volume 1 (2001)
* Street Music: The Legacy - Volume 2 (2002)
* Thug Love (2006). Ratings: Jesus Freak Hideout , Rapzilla
* The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2007)
* Resurrections: Past, Present and Future (2007)
* Pettidee Presents: A Soldier Sound Christmas (2008)
* Race 2 Nowhere (2009)
* Kill the Messengers Mixtape (2013)
* Alien (2019)

## References

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1. ^ "About Pettidee". Christianmusic.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
2. ^ a b Cummings, Tony. "Tony Cummings reports on PETTIDEE, the Florida rapper with the militant crunk sound". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
3. ^ "Pettidee". Life-line Worldwide. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
4. ^ "About Pettidee". christianmusic.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
5. ^ "Pettidee Keeps It Real". Bella Online. Bella. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
6. ^ "Pettidee". Uptv. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
7. ^ "Pettidee". Billboard. Pettidee. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* "Former website, Pettyville.com". Archived from the original on 2021-02-10.
* Pettidee at IMDb
* Pettidee at AllMusic

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