Pretty Ricky

Pretty Ricky is an American R & B-/Hip-Hop-Band from Miami. It consists of the three brothers, Corey " Slick'em " Mathis, Diamond Blue "Baby Blue" Smith and " Spectacular " Blue Smith that occur as a rapper, and singer Marcus " Pleasure" Cooper.

As early as 1997, the three were traveling as a boy band called Maverix under the guidance of her father, Joseph "Blue Star" Smith and had in Florida first successes. With a recording contract with Atlantic Records and the change the band name Pretty Ricky and supplemented by the originating also from Miami singer Marcus Cooper then they started end of 2004 a nationwide career.

Their first single Grind With Me was released in April 2005 and was an instant Top 10 hit on the Billboard charts. The following album Blue Stars was also a great success and sold over 800,000 copies, although it got mediocre reviews. In Britain, they could take with her debut walk.

In early 2007 followed the second string and this time the second album Late Night Special jumped straight to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the single On the Hotline again posted higher chart regions. At the same time her career was further expanded internationally and in spring 2007 Pretty Ricky also went on the German music market at the start.

Shortly thereafter, however, it came to a break in the band. Cooper started under the stage name Pleasure P a solo career, he was replaced by Christopher Myers aka 4Play.

Discography

Albums

  • " Blue Stars " (2005, U.S. # 16)
  • " Late Night Special " (2007, U.S. # 1)
  • "Pretty Ricky" (2009, U.S. # 97)

Singles

  • Grind with Me (2005, U.S. # 7, UK # 26)
  • Your Body (2005, U.S. # 12, UK # 37)
  • Nothing But a Number (2006)
  • On the Hotline (2007, U.S. # 12)
  • (I Wanna See You) Push It Baby ( feat. Sean Paul, DE # 67)
  • Tipsy ( In Dis Club ) (2009, U.S. R & B # 52)

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