Pretty Ricky

Pretty Ricky are an American rap group who began performing in 1997 in Miami, Florida with a line-up that featured brothers Spectacular Blue Smith and Ala Diamond 'Baby Blue' Smith, their cousin Corey 'Slickem' Mathis and friend Marcus 'Pleasure P' Cooper. They appeared locally and garnered attention with the 2002 single 'Flossin''.

Their debut album 'Bluestars' went to number three on Billboard's Top Rap Albums Chart in 2005, number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart and number 16 on the Billboard 200. The single 'Grind With Me' went to number six on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart and number seven on Billboard's Hot 100 in 2005, and in the same year, 'Your Body' reached number 12 on the 100 and 22 on the Hip-Hop Chart.

Their second album 'Late Night Special' (2007) topped the Rap and Hip-Hop charts and the 200, with the single 'On the Hotline' (2007) peaking at number six on the Hip-Hop Chart and number 12 on the Hot 100. Cooper left the group after that and singer 4Play joined for 'Pretty Ricky' in 2009 which peaked at number 14 on the Hip-Hop Albums Chart. 4Play left in 2009 and Cooper returned in 2015 when the band reformed following a three-year break. In 2016 they announced they would make one final album and go out for one last tour.