Pretty Ricky
Pretty Ricky
Pretty Ricky is an American R&B/hip hop group which originated from Miami, Florida. The group originally consisted of brothers Ala Diamond “Baby Blue” Smith and “Spectacular” Blue Smith, cousin Corey “Slick em” Mathis, and family friend Marcus “Pleasure P” Cooper. Cooper is the group’s only singer; the others take roles as rappers.
The band’s name was taken from a character in Martin Lawrence’s comedy series, Martin. “We all used to dress alike, really different to everyone else. We wore fur in the summer when everyone else was in t-shirts,” Pleasure explained. “On the show was a character called ‘Pretty Ricky.’ He was slick and always dressed different to everyone else, so all the girls at school started calling us ‘Pretty Ricky’.”
The group had great success with singles such as “Grind With Me” and “On The Hotline”, and albums such as Late Night Special and Bluestars.