| Pretty Ricky | |
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| Also known as | The Maverix,[1] Bluestars |
| Origin | Miami, Florida |
| Genres | R&B, Hip hop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Bluestar Ent. |
| Members | |
| Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith Spectacular Smith Manny "Lingerie" DeAnda Corey "Slick'Em" Mathis |
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| Past members | |
| Marcus "Pleasure P" Cooper (2005–2007) Christopher "Ambition/4Play" My (2008) |
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Pretty Ricky is an American R&B/hip hop group originally made up of Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith, Spectacular Smith, Corey "Slick 'em" Mathis, and Marcus "Pleasure P" Cooper.
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Pretty Ricky began performing together in 1997 in Miami, signed to Bluestar Entertainment International by C.E.O. Joseph "Blue" Smith. Joe Smith is the father of the original 4 members. According to a 1999 story in The Miami Herald, the brothers were originally called Pretty Rickie & The Maverix, until the country group the Mavericks objected, and the brothers decided 'y' endings are "more masculine" than 'ie'".
In 2005, it recorded "Grind on Me" and released it, and it got heavy airplay on Miami radio stations. "Grind on Me" was the number one most requested record in the history of radio station WPOW Power 96, which led to a deal with Atlantic Records and international exposure. After signing the deal, the song was re-recorded with familiar titles, "Grind with Me" & "Ride with Me", less explicit versions of their hit single, which led to their debut album Bluestars being released in May 2005. It debuted[2] and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart selling 56,000 copies in the first week. The group then toured with Omarion, Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Bobby V,b5 now known as audio, and other acts in the Scream Tour IV concert series.
Their second album, Late Night Special, was released on January 23, 2007, and sold over 132,000 copies in the first week topping the charts.[3] It remained #1 on the charts for 5 consecutive weeks. The album included the singles "On the Hotline" and "Push It Baby" which featured reggae superstar Sean Paul. After the release of Late Night Special, the group's singer, Marcus "Pleasure P" Cooper, pursued a solo career.
In 2009, Pretty Ricky independently recorded and released their third album, self-titled Pretty Ricky, which was released on November 17, 2009. Only two singles were released from the album, "Tipsy (In Dis Club)" and "Say a Command".
Bluestars 2 is the title of the group's forthcoming album. The first single, "Cookie Cutter", was released on July 27, 2010.[4] The second single, "Topless", was released on August 10, 2010.[5]
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions[6] | RIAA certification[7] | ||
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| US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| 2005 | Bluestars
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16 | 5 | 3 | US: Gold |
| 2007 | Late Night Special
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1 | 1 | 1 | US: Gold |
| 2009 | Pretty Ricky
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97 | 14 | — | |
| 2012 | Bluestars 2
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| Year | Title | Chart positions[8] | RIAA certification[7] | Album | |||
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK[9] | ||||
| 2005 | "Grind with Me" | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | US: Platinum | Bluestars |
| "Your Body" | 12 | 22 | 5 | 37 | US: Gold | ||
| 2006 | "Nothing but a Number" | — | 70 | — | — | — | |
| "On the Hotline" | 12 | 6 | — | 121 | US: Platinum | Late Night Special | |
| 2007 | "Push It Baby" (featuring Sean Paul) | 109 | 51 | 18 | — | — | |
| "Love like Honey" | — | 101 | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Tipsy (In Dis Club)" | — | 52 | — | — | — | Pretty Ricky |
| "Say a Command" | — | 98 | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Cookie Cutter" | — | — | — | — | — | Bluestars 2 |
| "Topless" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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