Pretty Ricky
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Pretty Ricky is a R&B group made up of Baby Blue, Spectacular, and Slick'Em and now former member of the group, Pleasure P, has been replaced by current member 4Play. Another member, Lingerie, was added to the group after 4Play.
History
2007-2008: Late Night Special
Pretty Ricky released their second album, Late Night Special, on January 23, 2007. 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 9, 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. He also added that he wished the best of luck to the rest of the group.
2008: Eighties Babies
In 2008, they have been working on a new studio album and have featured on the late Static Major's single "Till The Wheels Fall Off" from his debut album, Suppertime. Formerly departed member Pleasure P has now been replaced by 4Play. His place in the group was announced in one of[specify] their promotional videos advertising their Bluestar-signed group, Meat and Bones. The band's third album, 80's Babies, was scheduled for release August 26 but was pushed back to another date next year.The video for "Cuddle Up" was shown on Access Granted on June 18. The group announced the title of their new album on their weekly advice column on Vibe. The last single was from their album Eighties Babies, "Cuddle Up.
The group revealed the new member in videos posted on their official website called 21 days of 4Play. It started May 11, 2008 lasting 21 days. Members had 21 days of videos detailing who the REAL 4Play is. 80s Babies is not available for pre-ordering anymore due to the delay and the leaking of the album. Baby Blue confirmed another track of their 80s Babies album called "Marry Me Down On My Knees" in their weekly column in Vibe. Pretty Ricky has left Atlantic Records and has now made their own record label Bluestar Entertainment. On 106 & Park's New Year's Eve Party, they announced that their Self-Titled album will be coming out in 2009.
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.
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