Pretty Ricky Biography

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In 2004, Pretty Ricky created sensation when their next tune entitled "Grind With Me" made its way to be the most requested song ever on Power 96 shortly after it was first played during 'Love Hour' program. The station's interim program director, Tony the Tiger, afterwards sent the tune to Craig Kallman, Co-Chairman and also Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic Records. Upon his arrival in Florida by December, he was amazed by the commotion the band had ignited at a Martin Luther King, Jr. parade in Hallandale. "It was complete pandemonium," Kallman recalled. "Hundreds and hundreds of screaming, shrieking girls basically stormed the stage and bum rushed the guys as they came off, chasing them down the field, jumping on the van, trying to climb on the van."

Invited by Kallman to have an impromptu audition in his hotel room at Loew's Miami Beach, Pretty Ricky was immediately offered a record deal on the spot. Pouring down their remarkable skills in rapping, composing, and writing songs, the result was 'Bluestars' which came up on May 17, 2005. Much to their delight, this debut album satisfyingly was included in the top 20 of The Billboard ...

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200 while its two tracks, 'Grind With Me' and 'Your Body', brilliantly took the 7th and 19th rank on The Billboard Hot 100. Within several months, 'Bluestars' was certified Platinum by RIAA, leading the group to obtain popularity as well as commercial success. Embarked on BET Presents Scream Tour IV Festival: The Heart Throbs 2005 together with Bow Wow, Omarion, Marques Houston, Bobby Valentino, and B5, it seemed that they were already on the way to be one of the biggest music acts South Florida has produced.

On January 23, 2007, the band then released their second album 'Late Night Special' only to enjoy another chart success. It peaked at #1 on Billboard Hot 200, thanks to its strong singles like 'On the Hot Line', 'Push It Baby' and 'Love Like Honey'. Nobody expected a break-up from the band when member Marcus Ramone Cooper aka Pleasure suddenly announced in October that year that he decided to quit the band. Apparently, the management had kept the separation quite well that when the announcement came, they were ready for a replacement for Pleasure. On the reason why he quit, Pleasure wrote on his MySpace blog that he was pursuing solo career while ...