The name Pretty Ricky actually referred to a group, rather than an individual, but in case you’re disappointed that it isn’t actually a daft stage name, rest assured that there were plenty of them making up the actual group itself; try on the monikers by which the original lineup went by on for size - they included Baby Blue, Spectacular, Slick’em and Pleasure P, with the latter being the group’s key member. He left to pursue a solo career in 2007, shortly after the group’s second full-length album, Late Night Special, had followed in the footsteps of its predecessor - their debut, Bluestars - and gone gold in their native U.S. One more album followed P’s departure, a self-titled effort in 2009, but failed to meet with the same success without him; part of the reasoning behind that, of course, was simply that they couldn’t offer the same kind of live experience without P, whose charismatic presence onstage had made up a huge amount of their appeal. Rumours continue to circulate of a follow-up to Bluestars being released, despite the official line being that the band dissolved two years ago; without P, though, you don’t really fancy their chances of further success.
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