Rapper Petey Pablo -- the rapper behind the mega-hits "Raise Up" and "Freek-a-Leek" -- has been RELEASED FROM PRISON ... after doing 2 years for gun-smuggling ... TMZ has learned.

Petey was arrested at Raleigh Durham Airport on SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 after cops say he tried to take a stolen gun through airport security.

Pablo was sentenced to 35 months behind bars at a federal prison ... but was released today, 4 months ahead of schedule

He is also working on new material.

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Oh goody

Smash!!

I hope Goodies gets a boost on iTunes.

i wonder if anyone got his goodies in jail

I live like 45 minutes away from Raleigh and I had no clue about this. OMG! DMX teas.

EDIT: Not him trying to sneak a gun on a plane on SEPTEMBER 11th of all days. I just...

yass Goodies 2.0 incoming

well it mustn't have been funny since i didnt get it

Basically.

Maybe the goodies stayed in the jar.

Yasss! Cici betta call em up and get him on Overdose (Remix)

Woah i swear to minajesty that he died a year or two ago.
He did the song raise up right. I swear they deleted that he died of something like a heart attack.

Its weird when you think someone died yet hear they are being released from prison.
Well relevance would prevent that from happening.