Song:Your Body
Album:Bluestars
The 2005 single Your Body was one of three top twenty hits for Pretty Ricky. They had most of their success on the R&B charts. The group name is a character in the sitcom Martin. They are a family group from Miami. Marcus "Pleasure P" Cooper was lead singer. The other three guys are rappers; Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith, Spectacular Smith and Corey "Slick 'Em" Mathis. They were managed by their father Joseph Smith Sr. At first they were called Pretty Rickie and the Mavericks. When they started having success locally, producer Jim Jonsin came in to help them get a record deal. Jonsin was just starting his career but he's best known for his work with Lil Wayne. They released an album independently and the single Flossin' was a hit on Miami radio station Power 96. That got Pretty Ricky a deal with Atlantic Records. The 2005 album Bluestars was produced by Jonsin and Derrick "Big D" Baker. The first single Grind Me reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the second single Your Body reached #12. The album was certified Gold. The 2006 single On The Hotline also reached #12 and the 2007 album Late Night Special was certified Gold. It looks like that album was produced by Diamond Smith. Then Cooper was fired after accusations of child molestation surfaced. He recorded a solo album for Atlantic in 2009. He was replaced by Christopher "4Play" Myers. Pretty Ricky recorded a third album but Atlantic shelved it and they left and released a 2009 album on the small Big Cat label. They have released a few singles but that's their latest album. Cooper returned to Pretty Ricky in 2015 and they still tour. Spectacular Smith created Grumpy Cat and that made him a millionaire. I'm not kidding. He's worth $100M. He has appeared on the reality series Love & Hip Hop. Here's the video for Your Body by Pretty Ricky.
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