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| History of Pretty Ricky
Pretty Ricky is a hip-hop band out of Miami, Florida. The band consists of three rappers, Slick ‘Em, Baby Blue and Spectacular, and one singer, Pleasure. They are a young group of men all born between 1984-1986.
The group first began as backup dancers for an older brother, but they soon wanted to move out of the background and into the spotlight. Their father, Joe “Blue” Smith (also known as ‘ol Boy) took them under his wing and became their manager. Blue, a strict disciplinarian was the father of all four boys, but only Spectacular and Baby Blue have the same mother. They also have six other brothers and sisters, plus step-siblings.
In 1997 they began to perform locally under the name Pretty Rickie and the Maverix, getting their name from a character on the television show Martin. Soon afterwards, the country group The Mavaricks asked them to change their name. They dropped the Maverix and changed Rickie to Ricky with a “y” because is sounds more masculine.
They soon met Jim Jonsin of Unusual Suspects, who became their producer. The group began doing more gigs and with their flashy clothing began to gain a reputation and a fan base. They were tagged with the name “glitter boys” because of their wardrobe, but also became known as ladies men because of their songs and style.
In 2002, they released the song “Flossin’,” which quickly became a hit in the Miami – Dade County area and through the influence and connections of Jonsin, they were opening up for other big stars such as Run-DMC, Lil’ Jon, Trick Daddy, Trina and Pitbull.
They released their second song, “Grind With Me” in late 2004 and it quickly became a local hit – in fact it became the most requested song ever on Power 96, Miami’s hip-hop station. The song also gained national recognition and eventually made it to #9 on Billboards Hot 100 chart.
Some may call it fate or destiny, but Craig Kallman, Co-Chairman and COO of Atlantic Records was in Miami in December of 2004 and heard about all the excitement this young group was generating. He wanted to see what this buzz was for himself and attended their live performance at a Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Hallandale, Fla. He was impressed and invited them back to his hotel room (at Loew's Miami Beach). They performed a quick audition and Kallman offered them a deal right there in the room.
With the backing of Atlantic, the coaching of their father and the experience of Jonsin, their producer, they went into the studio to record their first album (in association with their own Blue Star Entertainment Int’l imprint). Their debut album, Bluestars, was released in late May of 2005 to great fanfare. The album is hip-hop in nature, but brings many elements of music into its various tracks. There is club music, party music, love songs and even some that a bit bluesy. They do not want to be categorized into any one type of music and want to be thought of as unique, as Baby Blue has said "You can’t compare us because what we’re doing ain’t never been done before." One thing remains true for all of their songs, they focus in on the ladies.
With their recent success, they have become entrepreneurial in their own right, marketing themselves. They have even developed their own clothing line called Marco De Bleu.
They are currently out on tour promoting their album.
Influences of the band: The Jackson 5, *NSYNC, Immature, Nelly, Tupac, and The Notorious B.I.G.; Influences of Pleasure: - Immature, Usher, Keith Sweat, Stevie Wonder, and Gerald Levert
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