Pedro Louis Zayas (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage names Peedi Crakk or Peedi Peedi, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his guest appearances on Freeway's 2003 single "Flipside" and Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). He was a member of the Roc-A-Fella Records group State Property, and was signed to G-Unit Philly. He is of Puerto Rican descent.
Peedi Crakk | |
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| Birth name | Pedro Louis Zayas |
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| Born | September 25, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Formerly of | State Property |
Career
editPedro Zayas grew up in North Philly. He first signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001 with the help of Freeway, a friend of his since high school who had already joined the label through Beanie Sigel and his State Property entourage. In 2002, his Megahertz-produced debut single, "One for Peedi Crakk" charted in the R&B/Hip-Hop Top 40. He continued with guest appearances on various Roc-a-Fella albums, including Jay-Z's The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse and Freeway's Philadelphia Freeway. His guest appearances gave him a reputation among East Coast hip hop audiences. Faced with increasing exposure, the Peedi Crakk decided to modify his rap name to Peedi Peedi.
However, in 2005, two problems greatly affected Peedi's career. State Property dissolved, and Roc-a-Fella Records formally split into two. Jay-Z remaining at Def Jam with 50 percent, and Roc-a-Fella co-founder Dame Dash taking the other 50 percent to Universal Records under his Dame Dash Music Group. Peedi refused to side with Sigel and Dame Dash, and was briefly a free agent until Jay-Z, who soon became the president of Def Jam and maintained the Roc-a-Fella catalogue at the label, signed him. Peedi began working on a debut album, Prince of the Roc, but it was continuously delayed.
In 2006, Peedi was featured on Game Theory, the first Def Jam release by fellow rap group The Roots, on its single "Long Time". Shortly afterwards, Roots drummer and leader ?uestlove offered Peedi a provisional spot with the group.[1] Peedi stated he would welcome the chance to join The Roots.[2] The one single for his shelved album, "Take Me Home," was released in 2007. Peedi became at odds with the label over his album, and tensions developed between him and Jay-Z. Peedi decided to lash out against the executive/rapper in the press and leaked several Jay-Z diss tracks, before he was released from his contract in 2008. Peedi then signed with Internet-based label Amalgam Digital,[3] where he planned the release of a new album for September 2008; which eventually got pushed back. Originally planning his debut album, A Night in the Life, for March 24,[4] it was later pushed back to May 2009. It now has no known release date.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Crakk Files Vol. 1 (2004)
- Crakk Files Vol. 2 (2006)
- Crakk Files Vol. 3 (2007)
- Torture Crakk Is Bakk (2007)
- Prince of the Roc (Unreleased) (2007)
- Welcome to Crakk's House (2008)
- A Night in the Life (Unreleased) (2009)
- Crakk Files Vol. 4 (2011)
- CF5: The Cocaine Edition (2013)
- Crime Partners (2017)
Singles
editSolo
edit| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
| 2002 | "One for Peedi Crakk" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Freeway & Young Chris produced by Megahertz) | — | —[A] | — | Paid In Full/Dream Team |
| 2007 | "Take Me Home" (featuring Megan Rochell) | — | — | — | Prince of the Roc |
As featured artist
edit| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
| 2003 | "Flipside" (Freeway featuring Peedi Crakk) | 95 | 40 | — | Philadelphia Freeway and Bad Boys II OST |
| 2004 | "Gotta Have It" (Beanie Sigel featuring Peedi Peedi and Twista) | — | 82 | — | The B. Coming |
| 2006 | "Stay" (Ne-Yo featuring Peedi Crakk) | — | 36 | — | In My Own Words |
| 2011 | "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta" (Geto Boys cover) featuring Lil Eto, Peedi Crakk, Cuban Link & Poerilla | — | 36 | — | |
References
edit- ^ SOHH Archived 2006-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, August 29, 2006
- ^ [1] Archived October 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Peedi Crakk Leaves Roc-A-Fella, Goes Indie". BallerStatus.com. June 5, 2008.
- ^ US. "Peedi Crakk - A Night in the Life - 2009 | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales – 2003-05-24". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
External links
edit- Extensive audio interview on public radio program The Sound of Young America
- Peedi Crack on Myspace