Baby Blue on Pretty Ricky Beefing over Money when Album Went #1, Pleasure P Left the Group (Part 4)

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In this clip, Baby Blue reflects back on Pretty Ricky's debut LP (Bluestars) and the impact that the "Scream Tour" with Lil Bow Wow and Omarion had on their album sales. The Miami native shares details about tour life and the way in which his band interacted with their legions of female fans. He also declares that his band blazed a trail for other up and coming artist from their region of Florida because they come up during a time when no one knew of people like T-Pain, Rick Ross and Piles yet.
As the discussion between Baby Blue and Vlad continues, the rapper talks about the making of Pretty Ricky's second studio album (Late Night Special) and earning production credits on the project while working side by side the late Static Major.
Lastly, Baby Blue talks about the internal beefing that was going on amongst the band members and the moment when Pleasure P went off to pursue a solo career. He attributes Pleasure P's departure to lingering "money issues" with their record label.

[@_DropTheMike]

BlueStars still one of the best R&B albums of all time. You can play that album start to finish with no skips

[@jamaaranthony]

💯💯💯

[@nekeciasmith5025]

💯

[@hashtagfilthy]

Big Facts! I'm bout to be on that all day...,

[@michaelmclendon6368]

WWE2K

[@ttravis10]

Both CDs are classics

[@esimpson31828]

U CAN’T HATE ON THEM BOYS, PRETTY RICKY HAD A NICE RUN AND MADE SOME CLASSICS!!! GIVE THEM DUDES THEY FLOWERS WHILE THEY STILL HERE BECAUSE WE COULD OF EASILY LOST BABY BLUE WHEN HE GOT SHOT!! MUCH LOVE FROM SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 💯💯💯

[@Boss2164]

I only remember one song

[@jbthatsfire]

💯

[@LastoftheMohicans116]

All I remember is that song pleasure p sang or should I say was wining on. I did you wrong. Can’t blame him but I think he pushed her even further away with that bs azz song. 😒

[@babyigotchomoney]

Niggas was lite fire one summer

[@iamhorcruxer]

He got shot 2 different times

[@antwansutton4043]

It's sad that money and internal beef ultimately brought this group down. These were some talented fellas. That HOTLINE record is still 🔥 in 2022.

[@michaelmclendon6368]

Michael yeaza

[@cd2ogz1]

facts

[@bighomie.fresh601]

Pretty Ricky was our “jodeci” back in the early 2000s. Great music & good times 💯

[@caneheadd]

Bluestars is a classic album in my book 💯

[@clarkjonathan702]

Facts

[@yooaye9415]

True indeed

[@nlee4566]

Yea it went hard!!

[@datboycotvdotcom9593]

Late night special was even better, BUT GRIND ON ME WIL ALWAYS BE THAT 1

[@Mrnormthegreat]

💯

[@duece-rv3fp]

R.I.p static major he was the real goat and responsible for all the early 2000 music hits from Aaliyah he wrote Pony and so anxious for pretty Ricky success he wrote on the hotline and had his own version(after dark) which drake sampled his vocals called after dark

[@kingday2424]

Don’t forget lil Wayne

[@robertlewis583]

From my city too

[@edgehanger8558]

Lowkey Timbaland & Missy give their artist a chance to really make $$$$! Most of the hits they got came from the artist they had signed..Tweet, Keri Hilson, Static MAJOR, and Smoke (The lead singer from Playa-the light skin guy 🤣) they all wrote or co-wrote a lot of the hits we love. The story I LOVE is they got a call to submit a song for Dr. Doolittle and only had a night to make to make it but it would pay 500,000. Static and Smoke crafted the lyrics and vocals for Are You That Somebody in a night and submitted the next morning....smh...one word TALENTED...🔥🔥🔥

[@4velion]

@@kingday2424 right he wrote lollipop for li Wayne

[@900records2]

He from victory park Louisville ky he a legend in my city fr

[@mrgoodvibes1995]

Yup I remember when Target used to sell the explicit albums and Walmart used to sell the clean version man talk about back in the day 😂

[@cheekss86]

Paternal Advisory

[@Shiftnlift]

@@cheekss86 parental advisory

[@byrdthecoldest5398]

💯💯💯 I miss the Pretty Ricky Era, they music still 🔥 All facts spoke in this video

[@smoobruva]

I cant lie these interviews made me pull up HOTLINE........THAT WAS A CLASSIC!!!!!!

[@dancingbam4240]

Stayed jammin that

[@amarecarter8633]

My first time seeing "Grind on Me" was on BET Uncut lol 😂

[@sierramanning9276]

@@Iam_H.I.M._11 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mr.doyogurl9367]

That hotline beat was so epic. Nobody had that sound

[@OfficialDay72300]

Pretty Ricky raised me and the homies in our adolescence

[@abovethelaw.entertainment2399]

Tripping

[@DeathsInverse]

Hopefully you got better as you matured

[@ctguniversal]

Lol

[@classicepisodesofcrimewatc9971]

🌈 clowns

[@OfficialDay72300]

if you wasn't getting any play when pretty ricky was big just say that. dudes out here smashing chicks to lil durk lil baby the migos etc and wonder why things are so trash when it comes to dating. never met a woman who didn't want some real attention sexually that's what we learned from pretty ricky.

[@Erniepotts]

I went to college in Miami when they came out. Good times...

[@SoundBiteInc-]

What was the vibe of Miami back then? Cause the closest thing I got to it was “Eve”

[@MIGGYME1]

@@SoundBiteInc- go watch the college hill season that was in miami. Thats exactly how miami was during that time.

[@Erniepotts]

@@MIGGYME1 yes I know a few cast mates

[@Erniepotts]

@@SoundBiteInc- it was lit. Miami music scene was poppin.

[@montyjay9642]

I was in college in Miami during that time too! 2002-2006, good times!

[@shaicarter1]

I was a senior in high school back in 05 when Bluestars came out. I’m in my clubbing days prime era around this time. I fucked so much to that album mannnnn lol.

[@r.brown0294]

Blue Stars is a Classic album

[@Artressa]

Pretty Ricky definitely influenced sensuality in my generation. We need a documentary on their experience from the Scream Tour.

[@northphillymorningstar7385]

U mean a generation filled with freaks?😂😂 they don’t turned those lil girls out.. especially in the south

[@jeremycrawford27]

BABY BLUE GOT THAT SOUL GLO ACTION ON THAT CHAIR 🪑 🤣🤣🤣

[@soulsurvivor6975]

Damn,..I just caught that🤣😂. Lot of oil sheen💧

[@jeremycrawford27]

@@soulsurvivor6975 LMAO FRFR

[@cw1345]

Lol using that good beard oil 🧴

[@TheFreshSoundsFlorida]

That man glistening 😆

[@kingday2424]

R.I.P static one of the greatest song writers

[@pinktrillness]

Blue Stars came out when I was a freshman in High School. Changed everything for us

[@unapologetic1413]

🌬️💨💨💨 Pleasure P said "I'm tired of splittin' my money 4 ways and I'm the one doing all of the singing and y'all 3 just rappin' !"😂 He was smart though. He capitalized on the height of their popularity and went solo.

[@GoatedCulturePodcast]

And ain’t even rapping good lol pleasure p most definitely made pretty Ricky , all the other members verses could’ve easily been swapped out with better rappers but as long as pleasure was singing they were hits

[@unapologetic1413]

@@GoatedCulturePodcast Facts, Pleasure P was the heart of Pretty Ricky and that was proven after he left because the group wasn't the same anymore even though they tried to replace him with someone else.

[@GoatedCulturePodcast]

@@unapologetic1413 I remember at the time I felt bad for them bc Pleasure was popping with that boyfriend #2 & the joint with plies & I remember when pretty Ricky first came back to 106 with the new guy and premiered the first song I knew right then they were finished lol

[@unapologetic1413]

@@GoatedCulturePodcast 😂Like Mortal Kombat Pleasure P said "Finish Him!" 😂...the new dude they tried to replace Pleasure P with was finished before he even got comfortable and so was the other members of the group😁. Yes, Pleasure P's solo album was definitely lit and had some bangers on it that I still listen to today🎶.

[@boethomaszzbill3733]

Pleasure P didn’t make the group. You not listening to this man. He made the. Pleasure just sung. He never was big as he was with the group. Nigga proudly has 2 hits solo

[@diz354]

Pretty Rick was my generations Jodeci 🔥

[@taichou_tre3919]

Never thought of that but I won’t disagree tho

[@GoatedCulturePodcast]

Don’t disrespect jodeci lol all of them could sing … pretty Ricky has one singer & 3 rappers … def diff groups

[@flossondatrack8861]

@@GoatedCulturePodcast exactly

[@reginaldwilliams6241]

Don't put them in jodeci catagory... jodeci has timeless music that everybody knows...only people know pretty Ricky is the people who was around and young.. EVERYBODY listened to jodeci

[@diz354]

😂 I’m a HUGE jodeci fan.. BUT I said what I said and if Static Major was still alive they’d be even bigger

[@tylac7468]

they beats were ridiculous!!

[@veerodriguez1751]

that bluestar album was and still is a great album. I used to listen to that cd on repeat. it's one of those you can listen to every song. I bought my Pretty Ricky cd at Target. They sold the uncensored version. 2005 was a good year in music.

[@AyeJye]

Y’all got to give PRETTY RICKY their flowers man !!!! They are legends I still listen to both albums to this day !!! They are so talented and 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@t_taylor1517]

Love like honey, so confused, & searching for love, make it like it was... will always be my favs

[@topshotta2000]

my favorite song get you right

[@ceebrown2087]

Juicy and Push it baby 💯🔥

[@dugin4321]

Dat boy PLEASURE P the truth!! Lyrically these dude so underrated!! FR FR!!

[@ThePOSPlug]

Facts

[@Hackaveli]

Get U Wet used to have the house parties goin stupid 😂

[@Primetimeford]

On me !

[@cookingwithdessii3685]

Lmfaoo right

[@Alexis_M777]

Bluestars was my favorite cd for so long! Classic 🔥

[@mrpinderazdown7067]

man got that chair greasy as hell.

[@kweefsweat5628]

😂😂😂😂

[@loyalfans-kxngunkasaxxx2223]

LMAO

[@juicyj901]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@GHOST91141]

🤣

[@Southern.Nappiness]

Greasy af!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@basharbrown5116]

Fly high Static ... You is the young 🐐 Shouts out pretty Ricky y'all definitely opened that lane back up!!!

[@sbjayy]

Pretty ricky is one of the few rnb acts that had a better second album. I love both but the second hit harder.

[@dmetriusmarch]

Fax, static really did wat he did for the “aaliyah” album. Put his melody all over it

[@mccolycoken]

Pleasure P made that group

[@Justaguy397]

Facts

[@duece-rv3fp]

Static major made that group

[@bee.dot60_45]

@@duece-rv3fp y’all both right honestly

[@duece-rv3fp]

@@bee.dot60_45 yea static 🖋 pleasure 🎙

[@kojorichardson4283]

That Plies and pleasure P record was crazy!

[@1stnamebr406]

I'm glad Vlad did this interview.

[@candyj2320]

Both Albums Fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@coppermanarrowz1001]

1st 2 albums

[@tyrushbk]

They fell off after that

[@candyj2320]

@@tyrushbk well pleasure left the group so…

[@candyj2320]

@@coppermanarrowz1001 i don’t even consider the 3rd album, don’t even remember it

[@coppermanarrowz1001]

@@candyj2320 you remember that song Tipsy ?

[@courtnocase]

Classic album ! It blew my virgin lil freshman mind lol ! Still playing those first two albums ! Baby Blue was always the most lyrical out the group

[@moosep6913]

Had your legs gaped wide lol jk

[@kingiam9271]

@@moosep6913 she was all wet and didn't even know why lmao

[@tanyabrown8935]

Slick em is my favorite of the group

[@boethomaszzbill3733]

Them boys could’ve been one of the biggest till this day if pleasure wouldn’t have left. They needed each other.

[@jameslangley7299]

I liked dem dudes. Wish they had a longer run

[@natalieodom455]

What a time!! I’m finna run this album back right now

[@GoatedCulturePodcast]

At least he admits in hindsight he understands why Pleasure P was unhappy & wanted to go solo … I’m pretty sure at the time they were beefing hard they was prob talking big shit to pleasure , calling em selfish , disloyal etc … when in reality he was just smarter 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@yungjamir]

RIP Static Major! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@AG-xt6ei]

Cheers 2 u

[@dimeraward2677]

I remember pleasure saying it was because of there dad being money hungry

[@uzumak1sage]

thumbnail got him lookin like a mob boss who’s listening to vlad, explaining how he’ll get him the money by tonight

[@charlesthomas3812]

🤣🤣

[@forgivemeifidontshakehands1650]

Get A Little Closer is my favorite song by PR!

[@datboycotvdotcom9593]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@lucluc5691]

Them young niggaz some GOATS.

[@brentgreen3252]

This was a good interview

[@alejandrohernandez9549]

Still bumpin...🗣️ Til this day!!!

[@eastbay9255]

I ain’t have a daddy I learned about sex from pretty Ricky albums

[@tonybaroque8296]

Truee

[@LadeeLibra646]

I took my little sister to the Scream tour in Rosemont IL back in the day. I felt old then!!

[@TRILLmatic214]

I still listen to blue stars and late night special...

[@DaBlappz]

prettty retty retty ricky!!!🤣

[@colepitt2184]

“Pretty Ricky Ricky Ricky” 🔥

[@jamesruiz2487]

The second album is a classic

[@veerodriguez1751]

I'm in TN, and the radio would only play "grind with me", we would go to target for explicit CDs back then. I love the bluestars album to this day.

[@KennethCrews-r9b]

He not lying. Wal Mart sold the clean versions and k mart sold the dirty

[@duece-rv3fp]

R.i.p static yesterday made 14years

[@LIFERSCANADA]

I was young as hell singing about stuff I knew nothing about 😂😂 I still love listening to their stuff 🔥

[@moosep6913]

Lol

[@riconh3llz666]

How many kids you make of that album..I know I pump a few out during that time 😂

[@fellowamerican7923]

He has the Dopest stories‼️ 👍👍

[@RealAdrianReactions]

RIP to the back of the chair with all of that damn grease LMAO!!

[@OpenTopicsBoxing]

Love like honey got me them cheeks every time 🤣🤣🤣bihs loved that joint.

[@dr.yusufsabree]

He made sure he put a nice amount of grease in his hair before the interview.

[@kando4219]

Know Vlad pissed😂😂😂😂

[@clarkjonathan702]

Blue stars album was 🔥

[@davidjean-louis8885]

07 was the best time in music

[@tiffanylashay4122]

It was definitely Scream Tour 2. I was there & almost passed out 🤣 & I told my mama I didn’t want the album from Walmart 💀💀

[@confidentialp6292]

Baby Blue leaving that Soul Glo all over the head rest on Vlad Chair

[@nahshon144]

😂 I thought I was the only one

[@confidentialp6292]

@@nahshon144 😂😂

[@NorthOKCLee]

Maneee boy got two spots on that junt! Wet juice head ahh boy got damn. Head gonna be moist for 20 months straight while he locked up lol 😂

[@lawanedavis7818]

Platinum. Thanks for the hits Static Major

[@eddiekane24]

One of my favorite producers just like Nokio from Dru Hill

[@boethomaszzbill3733]

Pleasure P dropped the ball.

[@kingheem4097]

Shout out to pretty Ricky .....they made the teen club lits bk n da day when I was a jitt ....I got da lap dance of my life from dis girl off the song juicy ...idc you niggaz always go be n my Playlist got good memories off yall music

[@kyqwyd]

So glad we lived in this era man frfr

[@tiveahegypt7130]

I'm still a fan 💖☺️.. I still listen to both there album's 🎵. Love 😘 me some pretty 😍 Ricky 🔥👌🏼 🎶.

[@prolificjaywon2713]

Pretty Ricky definitely helped me get the draws at 16.

[@6figuresbefore30]

All that grease on the chair 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ric-luv4381]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DopeWithoutDope]

Extra juices & berries ya feel me 🤣🤣

[@jgotti150]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I noticed it as I read this comment

[@6figuresbefore30]

@@jgotti150 lol I’m like y’all couldn’t take a break to wipe that off

[@6figuresbefore30]

@@DopeWithoutDope 😂😂😂😂

[@randywatson1296]

Lmao he said sorry for saying bitches,and hoes. But has no problem with saying nigga/niggas

[@JpCurl]

That boy PPPlaying with Walmart lmaooooooooooooooo

[@tonyjulian1289]

We need a Nino Brown 305 interview

[@cotadogggates1203]

RReal Legends They Did it Way More Than 1 Hit They Had about 10 or 15 of Them

[@jefeking2117]

Them boys was on fire

[@dameonscott296]

Lol let’s talk about the grease stains on the chair but man say. That blue star album was a classic to me fasho they gotta get back and do another one.

[@ric-luv4381]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@22mrenee]

Love this interview, gives me so many memories ❤

[@moosep6913]

Lol alot of bedroom vibez

[@NAJErEa91]

"Blue Stars" woke up🤯 my teenage hormones 😬😬😏😅😋🥵🥰 thanks Pretty Ricky! Lol☺ im a forever fan! 💃🤸‍♀️💃💕🎶💯

[@chrispettis1486]

R. Kelly still is the shit

[@jonathanlewis6834]

Musical genius but I can't support a sex offender messing with lil girls. Smdh

[@chrispettis1486]

@@jonathanlewis6834 I agree . I have a daughter myself. I would have to kill dude. But his music would forever be legandary

[@shonnieperson7649]

Absofucknlutly 💯🔥🔥🔥

[@HumbleHustles]

Naw bruh. He was.

[@devalsmith]

Spoke a lot of facts on the business back in the day under a major. It was too many cooks in the kitchen that had to get paid. Internet, streaming, and social media changed the game.

[@thomasharris5151]

These guys came along and emulated the music sound of “Pretty Willie” (Willie Moore Jr now)the R&B / Rapper..! Listen to Willie’s sound “Lay Your Body Down” and “These 4 walls” etc…! BUT you can’t get mad it’s the music business and they worked it as young kids… sad that the music business don’t give the artist a lil more bread! Prince tried to tell you in the early 90s and explained it all before and during his “Emancipation” CD he even wrote SLAVE on his face! And got out of his Warner bros contract and became an independent artist and made 100% of his money afterwards and controlled his music! You youngsters better open your eyes.. and stop buying “Hype and Hoes” but get the bread!$$$$

[@walkerenterprise1764]

I played 4 walls for my girl.. she broke up with me to become my side piece...

[@thomasharris5151]

@@walkerenterprise1764 🤔……😎🤣😄😃 love it!!!

[@eckzavier]

ALL FACTS!

[@datboyphil]

Shame man that money n management issues tainted this group. Pretty ricky is definitely one of them groups that deserves its roses. My high school years they was killen. That on the hotline still bangs to this day.

[@RegGularGuy]

I fucc with buddy. Them niggas were really raw af. Shame that game do that to niggas. Smdh.

[@RobSoRandom]

Pretty Ricky still get playtime every week.

[@godson6381]

Hotline was my ish ☎️

[@Tha_Official_Seven7891]

He think he called Static Major...wow. The lies! Static wrote and recorded "your body" and "on the hotline" I have the reference tracks. PR just did a voice over. He also contributed to Pleasure P's solo album "The introduction of Marcus Cooper." The first two PR albums were undoubtedly 🔥🔥Static Major was a major pillar in the R&B genre respectively. How can anything about such a legend be forgotten?🤔

[@duece-rv3fp]

I believe him….. Even if he lying At least he gave static some props a lot of people don’t mention static which is insane because that dude is responsible for a lot of major hits in this industry he deserves waaaay more credit then this industry gives him…….baby blue did write some songs for static biggest one “private number

[@duece-rv3fp]

And it’s static vocals on the hotline saying “pretty Ricky Ricky Ricky”

[@derekmatthews2213]

Can you release those references? Been looking for them.

[@derekmatthews2213]

And did he write the whole first two albums?

[@duece-rv3fp]

@@derekmatthews2213 naw he wrote seven songs on late night special

[@raggzthreeonefour2410]

Them songs are🔥🔥🔥Baby Blu Y'all Dud That !!! YulpYulp

[@johnnyblaze5506]

This makes me feel old as fuck

[@eastbay9255]

On the hotline grind on me and your body still get played daily !!!!!

[@richworld7]

My boy leaving a lot of oil sheen on that chair LMAO

[@Papii_Maniac]

My dawgs was smooth af to me back then no 🧢

[@donovanbrown7993]

I used to do that hotline dance from the video😂😂😂

[@allcreatedbyonegoodgod.156]

went to a PR concert & one of them threw a towel in the crowd .. hit me dead in the face .. there were girls on both sides of me that grabbed each end at the same time. ... they damn near choked me to death. 😄 Slick em licked the top of a water bottle and acted like he wanted to give to the crowd... man they climbed all over my axx trying to get that bottle. he laughed at how crazy they were acting and to this day.. Pretty Ricky is the reason i DO NOT go to live concerts. lmaooo

[@jamesdean3125]

That shirt holding on for dear life...

[@aldisincorporated1988]

8:57 Vlad Wanted Him To Say "He Was Selfish Fuck Him" 😆😆😆 Just To Spark Up More Beef

[@drock260]

Vlad smart getting a interview from blue before he go to jail

[@brittanyharris788]

Loved them both times at the millennium tour