Pretty Ricky
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these are mt baby all i think about is yall wen yall finna put it n my mouth and make me choke lyke always bye made of Diamond Blue Smith "Baby Blue", Spectacular Smith "Spectacular", Corey Mathis "Slick 'em" and Marcus Cooper "Pleasure P". Pleasure has been replaced by Christopher Myers "Ambition/4play". 4play has left the group at the beginnin of the year '09. "Lingerie" is now the new singer.wat did he leave for dat some muthafuckn bull shit he could sing any way got dammit n how hld is all these muthfuckas any way shit mane sexy spec you is so muthafuckn fine i will blow yo mind
History
2007-2008: Late Night Special
Pretty Ricky released their Chart Topping second album, ..Late Night Special, on January 23, 2007. It redmained #1 on Billboard for 5 consecutive weeks. The first single released from this album was "On The Hotline". Pretty Ricky followed up their single "On The Hotline" with an actual Bluestars Hotline, where Spectacular from Pretty Ricky leaves new messages to let the "Superstars" know what is up. The second album single, "Push It Baby", has also been released with a very well known artist Sean Paul. The video for this single included winning contest entry dances from a promotional contest held on You Tube; in which Pretty Ricky took all the dances they liked and put them together into one "Master Dance" which Baby Blue referred to as "The Pretty Slide" on "Push It Baby [Remix]" Access Granted on BET.
Pretty Ricky was featured in Spring Bling '04, an annual event on the BET television network. The group has developed a Pretty Clothing Line, which is featured in the first three music videos for the singles "On The Hotline", "Push It Baby" and "Love Like Honey". The group is currently touring on their Late Night Special Tour, which features artists on their recording label, Bluestar Records.
On August 7, 2007, they released a music video for "Love Like Honey" on BET's video premiere show Access Granted. The group toured that year with Pittsburgh-based R&B–hip hop group Crave.
Rumors began circulating stating that Pretty Ricky were breaking up. These rumors have finally been addressed at the BET 2007 Hip-Hop Awards when member Pleasure P confirmed he is no longer with Pretty Ricky and is now a solo artist yet still signed to Bluestar. He also added that he wished the best of luck to the rest of the group .
Promotion
Pretty Ricky has a YouTube channel that features their music. It ranks 47th of all music channels in views 54th in subscribers, and has reached #1 as the most watched channel on YouTube. Currently, Pretty Ricky has a 1,000 demand competition on the website Eventful.com. Voters are able to influence where the group holds a contest by participating in this competition. In another online contest, fans were able to e-mail the group and tell them if they find a local music store that did not have Pretty Ricky's albums for sale. Out of the participants, a winner would be chosen to receive an autographed Late Night Special CD and a piece of clothing from the upcoming Pretty Clothing Line.
Discography
- Bluestars (2005)
- Late Night Special (2007)
- Eighties Babies (2008)
- Pretty Ricky (2009)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions[2][3] | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | U.S. Pop | UK | |||
| 2005 | "Grind with Me" | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 26 | Bluestars |
| "Your Body" | 12 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 37 | ||
| 2006 | "Nothing but a Number" | — | 70 | — | — | — | |
| "On the Hotline" | 12 | 6 | — | 24 | — | Late Night Special | |
| 2007 | "Push It Baby" (featuring Sean Paul) | — | 51 | 18 | — | — | |
| "Love like Honey" | — | 101 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Cuddle Up" (featuring Butta Créame) | — | 76 | — | — | — | Eighties Babies |
| "Knockin' Boots '08" | — | 75 | — | — | — | ||