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Pretty Ricky
Also known as	Prettie Ricky & The Maverix1, Bluestars
Genre(s)	R&B
Years active	2005 - present
Label(s)	Bluestar Ent.
Associated acts	Static Major, Bow Wow, Lloyd, Brenda
Website	Pretty Ricky at MySpace http://www.prettyricky.com
Members
Slick'Em Baby Blue Spectacular Lingerie
Former members
Pleasure P (05-07) Ambition/4Play (08)

Pretty Ricky is an American R&B Boy band originally made up of Diamond Blue Smith "Baby Blue", Spectacular Smith "Spectacular", Corey Mathis "Slick 'em" and Marcus Cooper "Pleasure P". Pleasure P was replaced by Christopher Myers "Ambition/4play". Lingerie "Manny Deanda" is now the new singer after the departure of Pleasure P who has gone solo. • Group member Spectacular was crowned the "King of Grind" by MTV after the premiere of his "Tipsy In Dis Club" YouTube video

• Pretty Ricky’s new self-titled CD will be released by Bluestar Entertainment International

• Future releases on Bluestar will include Jo'Hound and Butta Creame

• Pretty Ricky has previously had three top ten records with "Grind on Me," "Your Body" and "On the Hotline"

• Pretty Ricky's album, Late Night Special, was #1 on the Billboard charts for five consecutive weeks

• Diamond Blue's production company, Music Royale Productions, is responsible for the production of all Pretty Ricky records. Diamond Blue is a songwriter, producer and engineer

• Pretty Ricky were BMI Songwriters of the Year for two consecutive years for "Grind on Me," "Your Body," and "On the Hotline."

• Diamond Blue was mentored by the late Grammy Award winning songwriter Static Major and four-time Grammy Award winning engineer Alvin Speights.

• When former group member Pleasure parted company with Pretty Ricky he was still signed to Bluestar Entertainment International for the release of his first two singles, "Did You Wrong" and "Boyfriend #2." A week before Pleasure's solo debut, Bluestar leveraged the opportunity to get Pretty Ricky released from Atlantic records and gain other tangible assets such as publishing, monies, etc. in exchange for Atlantic Records’ rights to Pleasure.

• Bluestar and Pretty Ricky have formed a partnership with the Art Institute for an apprenticeship program called B.A.S.S. giving the Art Institute's top students a chance to gain real world experience in the entertainment industry

• Pretty Ricky is developing a women’s line of clothing called Pretty Clothing catered to their vast female demographic

• Pretty Ricky's website is http://www.PrettyRicky.com

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Singles 2 References 3 External links

Discography

• Bluestars (2005)
• Late Night Special (2007)
• Eighties Babies (2008)
• Pretty Ricky (2009)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions23					Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	U.S. Pop	UK4
2005	"Grind on Me"	7	6	2	20	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	—	—	—
2009	"Tipsy (In This Club)"	—	—	—	—	—	Pretty Ricky

References

External links

• Official website
• Pretty Ricky at MySpace

v • d • e Pretty Ricky Baby Blue · Spectacular · Slick' Em · 4play Pleasure P Albums Bluestars · Late Night Special · Eighties Babies Singles "Grind with Me" · "Your Body" · "Nothing but a Number" · "On the Hotline" · "Push It Baby" · "Love like Honey" · "Cuddle Up"