"Freek-a-Leek" is an American hip hop song co-written and recorded by American rapper Petey Pablo. It was released in December 2003 as the second single from his second album Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry. It was produced by Lil Jon where the song fits the uptempo subgenre of Southern hip hop called crunk. The single peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2004. With that, the song was featured on the 2004 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 16

In 2001, following an appearance on the remix of the Black Rob single "Whoa!", Petey Pablo caught the attention of rapper and record producer Timbaland, as well as the A&R manager of Jive Records, who helped Pablo acquire a deal with the record label. Pablo's first single, "Raise Up", was an instant commercial success, reaching the top 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and receiving heavy airplay on MTV.Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry, his debut studio album, was released later in the year and initially sold well due to the success of "Raise Up": however, the follow-up singles "I Told Y'all" and "I" failed to have any major impact on the charts. Consequently, Pablo's material received very little promotion from Jive over the next few years and the release of his second album Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry, originally set for 2002, was postponed indefinitely: it was not released until 2004.

Despite these delays, Pablo continued to record material for the album, eventually completing it during 2003. He recorded "Freek-a-Leek" following studio sessions with Atlanta record producer Lil Jon, whose popularity had increased following his work with southern hip hop duo the Ying Yang Twins. Before Lil Jon began work with Petey Pablo, at the request of Jive he had made fifteen productions for American rapper Mystikal, who also recorded for the label, although he passed most of them on. One of these, the production that would eventually become "Freek-a-Leek", was given to Pablo by Jive without Jon's knowledge, after which he recorded the song. Meanwhile, thinking that the beat had not been used, Lil Jon gave the production to American singer Usher for his single "Yeah!", from which a rough version of the song was recorded, mixed and mastered. Although Lil Jon eventually realized the mistake after Pablo played him "Freek-a-Leek" during one of their studio sessions, Pablo was unwilling to give up the song, especially as it was already receiving airplay on Southern hip hop radio. As a result, Lil Jon created an entirely new instrumental for "Yeah!", and Jive Records solicited "Freek-a-Leek" as the first single from Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry on December 16, 2003, through release as a vinyl single.

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