Baby Blue (Pretty Ricky) on How 'Grind On Me' Saved Pleasure P from Going to Prison (Part 3)

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In this clip, Baby Blue recounted Pretty Ricky's rise to prominence after dropping their first local single in 2002 called "Flossin." Baby Blue said soon after they recorded "Grind on Me" which became the group's signature hit and led to them getting a deal with Atlantic Records. He also recalled how Pretty Ricky, along with other artists like T-Pain and Rihanna, were at the forefront of the shift from physical sales to digital.

[@SixOh1]

“Bluestars” and “Late Night Special” will forever be in rotation! Mane! The memories from those days 🥵

[@candyj2320]

1st and 2nd album are classics! Can listen to them both straight through with no skips! I miss those music days 😩

[@83don37]

Big facts 💯

[@datboyphil]

@@83don37 i think management and pleasure leaving the group pretty much sealed there fate plus sum members were on drugs to. Bluestars and latenight special were classics i agree with you bro.

[@TheRealBrandonBarz]

‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@tanadagarmon888]

Definitely!

[@thatjazzygirl9165]

STRAIGHT NO SKIPS!!!!!

[@kwame8208]

Blue stars is a classic album. It’ll never get old

[@marzelsimmons8708]

Big facts

[@jroc0123]

On me!

[@YFGMBlogTv]

Facts shit is fire

[@tanadagarmon888]

Absolutely ❤️

[@k_dotnet3197]

Girls loved the first CD Bluestars.From start to finish."House" "Closer" "Age ain't nuthin but a number" "Call me".So many memories while on web camera DMing girls online😎

[@caneheadd]

Good ol days 😂

[@socrittylove]

That “Your Body” 🔥🔥

[@jackboyholla4002]

@@socrittylove Burnin up

[@QueenCityKing704]

What a time to be alive

[@dondada1020]

Facts I got plenty cutty off pretty Ricky , put us teenagers in the mode

[@latricetaylor7928]

They truly have one of the best R&B albums. Underrated

[@myforeskinisswolleninwhite369]

Not better than Elle Varner album or Diggy Simmins album

[@josh706hova]

Cant believe never heard it bout to now

[@MrSPIDEY21]

@@myforeskinisswolleninwhite369 he said “ONE OF THE BEST”…what the hell are talking about

[@jrwilliamsjeromejw28]

@@MrSPIDEY21 diggy Simmons 😵‍💫🤣🤣🤣

[@MrSPIDEY21]

@@jrwilliamsjeromejw28 lol

[@MissRory662]

I was in the 6th grade when that song came out lol im 28 now and still listen to it

[@fashionlife5348]

If u 28 that wasn’t your generation bro u are a millennial

[@DarshawnDriggins_1999]

Doesn’t at up bro your way to you

[@RinzoAceSpade]

I was in 6th grade when Grind On Me came out! Fast forward to high school freshmen year 2008, all of the house parties back then. Shit was lit 🔥. Now being 27 looking back shit was fun back then💯🔥

[@michaelmclendon6368]

WWE2K

[@2wotone]

I was in the 4 grade bruh

[@sw5374]

Feel you

[@IRocBAPESTA]

yes sir!!These kids dont know Pretty ricky And the Dream were the truth🅿️

[@malcolmmartin1172]

You gotta atleast been in 8th grade/high school to fully know about pretty Ricky.

[@shurlokke]

8 out of 10 80's babies can sing that album from front to back by heart TO THIS DAY. Man that was THE cake and cut album in the mid 2000's. EVERYBODY jammed Bluestars

[@TheR3gi]

that guitar in the intro of Grind on Me + the vocals in crisp headphones, is sonically crazy!! Great production 🔥

[@MarkHallOfFame]

One of my most memorable high school moments was smashing my FIRST baddie to Pretty Ricky’s 2nd album!!!😂😂😂 Her name was Brittany and she was this fine chocolate cheerleader with a gorgeous smile. I was in 12th grade and although I had been clapping cheeks, none of those prior women were super pretty. They were all average or below average.🥴 But Brittany was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! She’s still pretty AF til this very day actually!!!👌🏾She snuck me in her Mom’s house while they were outta town and we got to business while that 2nd Pretty Ricky album played in the background. lol I’ll NEVER forget that day. Great times!!!

[@pCOCKPRO11]

What's her @?

[@MarkHallOfFame]

@B4Y SH!T no that’s what happened bro. I have no reason to make this up. Notice I mentioned prior to her none of the other girls were really pretty. She was the FIRST baddie I ever pulled.

[@iamhorcruxer]

Damn nigga where Brittany at now?!

[@alamaeyob-austin1801]

Nice

[@AyeJye]

I’m 30 and still listen to both albums

[@Dannyrainofficial]

“Get you right” is such a good song by them .. the raps then pleasures vocals 🔥

[@BornToBeFamed]

Those first 2 albums I never skipped a song! Instant classics

[@jeremiahdavis3398]

Grind on me was a hit back in middle school 🏫 🔥🔥

[@natalieodom455]

Lmao didn’t it

[@jamaaranthony]

On everythang

[@qdbnice5]

I want a pretty Rick documentary bc they should’ve blown up they should be big real bedroom r&b for real

[@MillZ56]

Grind On Me was hard af not gonna lie

[@Krispytheversatilegamer]

It all adds up my boy was hitting them notes on the intro like Uhhhh ohhhh yeahhhh yeah yeah yeah 🤣😂😂

[@leatherface964]

Pretty Ricky was fire. It's odd that the record label only managed to get 2 albums out of them

[@MissRory662]

They had more than 2 albums

[@leatherface964]

@@MissRory662 3 albums but only 2 with the core group

[@pedrogates3189]

They couldn’t get along

[@kidbugatti]

Age happened... same thing happens with every teen group

[@flex5752]

@@leatherface964 shit that’s good enough

[@munneypte4511]

I grew up in Broward around this time and lived not too far from them. They used to come to alot of parties and high school events I was involved wit and we had mutual friends. One of my homeboys who went to school wit them actually produced on The Bluestars album and helped record/produce alot of their first records period. It was some good ass times back in them days in South FL frfr. 💯

[@user-gb3st7nd1p]

Baby Blue : How you know all this stuff man?🧐 Officer Vlad : Research………….🤨

[@antarahibnshaddad7725]

Bru pretty Ricky is responsible for a lot of teen moms in the late 2000’s

[@koulor315]

Crazy how we got this interview because I had been listening to a lot of pretty Ricky lately, they had hits after hits

[@natalieodom455]

Pretty Ricky is still in my rotation today

[@thinkoutsidedabox3441]

No Wonder Pleasure Was Singing His Heart Out Lol

[@sisjones623]

Lol right 🤣

[@blessed6574]

Lol

[@retroSTAAR]

Looool

[@Perfectpearl]

I’m dead bruh 😂

[@Perfectpearl]

3:02

[@jamesrichardson8379]

This mans is clean asf. This how i be lookin

[@xtavares]

Them pleasure p ad libs be going to hard

[@4theloveofDD]

Off top🤣😂😂

[@kam.kam.]

Puddles by Pretty Ricky is another jam.

[@jerricajohns2751]

Yeeessss 🙌🏽

[@brooklynsophie8925]

The title 😂🤣 how grind on me saved pleasure p from going to jail😂🤣

[@datboyphil]

Pretty ricky should have been bigger then what they are today bruh they were dope durin the mid 2000s.

[@dameonscott296]

That Bluestar album was the shit i still get 😻 off that fasho man low key a classic💯

[@KingstonTV334]

He should do a movie, I can see him as a gangster boss type nigga with that scar.

[@realniggasht331]

2005 -2008 had sum good music after school cutty diffrent

[@mayfieldj5614]

They was the hardest group

[@veerodriguez1751]

I see people keep saying the bluestars album was playable from start to finish, and that makes me happy. 2005 was a really good year in music. I was 18.... good times....

[@RobSoRandom]

I'll never forget me and my cousins had 3 girls in our uncle suburban... we each had 1 smashing to that blue stars cd.

[@jefeking2117]

Them boys had magic. Me nd my girl tore that cd up! Listen too them this moring had too know how they started

[@Floridamanzt]

If u ain’t live in Florida during pretty ricky height u have no idea how important they was to us 💯

[@MillZ56]

They really put on during a time where it was quiet af for us…and it was dope to see how heavy on radio rotation Grind With Me was before it got national recognition

[@4sup47]

man all doen south they had women twerking having fun fr

[@Floridamanzt]

@@MillZ56 💯 so true

[@Floridamanzt]

@@4sup47 yessir def had my first child with pretty ricky playing in the back

[@sassy8039]

I always thought they where brothers per rumors….I’m assuming their not ❓

[@1deep803]

As a teen, I hated them. As a grown folk, I can look back and say Pretty Ricky along with Plies and Trey Songz had guls in their feelings back in those days. Not gone lie, their second album slaps hard on the subs and good if you tryna find a ocean to go deep sea diving in.

[@Dwyanerose]

The only way you hated pretty Ricky back in the day is if you was either a lame, didn’t get invited or go to parties where the freaks would wine/twerk on you when that pretty Ricky, dream- falsetto, Dj Nate (lil mama bad as hell), Lay you down k. Young, Lil Corey (say yes), Lloyd (You, southside), Bobby Valentino, BMC boyz (essential needs), pop it off boyz (scream) and all the 90s slow jams came on or you simply didn’t get 🐱🐈 back in the day lol.. Pretty Ricky was like the modern day Jodeci back in the mid to late 2000s Edit- Also, I forgot to mention those Jamaican bangers from Sean Paul used to get the parties bussin aswell. We never used to know wtf sean paul was saying but his music was still 🔥 and he has hits for days. From hits like temperature, Like glue, push it baby (ft pretty Ricky) to his other hits with the female 🇺🇸 singers like keyshia coles, and Beyoncé (baby boy you stay on my mind I see you in maaaaa dreeeeeMz lol). Sean Paul was amazing and brought the dutty wine and heel toe to American. Big shout out to Sean Paul for bringing that 🇯🇲🇯🇲 flavor to the mainstream in 🇺🇸. I still do the heel toe to this day lol…but I can only do it on one side lol

[@datniggaeazye.5968]

I still hate them but I never fucked with most 2000s music so that's just me

[@floridaboykane]

@@Dwyanerose I read nothing but Big Facts!!!💯

[@tichefner1746]

@@Dwyanerose BIIIIIIIIG FACTS. All them junts got me some 🐅 😅

[@Dwyanerose]

@@floridaboykane Bro…if you know you know lol. Those parties was lit. Back when peple used to not be afraid to dance and the girls would twerk on everybody lol… And don’t let that juvie “back dat ah up” come on lol…they go crazy

[@Furybeatsgme]

I'll be real grind on me is a timeless record

[@princeanalytical7542]

We need that 3rd Pretty Ricky album with pleasure p

[@nubianbigoddess]

Stay tuned !!!!

[@aeonflex4261]

The first time I heard “Grind on Me” was on MySpace and I ain’t have no business doing this but I made it my page song too 😂 🤷🏽‍♀️ and I ain’t forgot about yall boys “slow grinding” all over somebody’s parents furniture to this song either 💅🏾

[@Mindag13]

What’s ya ig

[@GetOffMyy]

All them KZbin videos just air/floor grinding was truly an era 😂

[@Tero92]

@@GetOffMyy :D this reminds me of that one video, where there are like 5 black dudes, rnb playing in the backround, and they be in some circle, introduced their "nicknames" and then like dry hump some peace of furniture :D it used to Be in like KZbin, the early years...shit was weird but funny, if somebody remembers this and finds it link it here...i bet those dudes are facepalmin themselves today like wtf we were doing

[@MarkHallOfFame]

@@Mindag13 I see you fam. Her Avi do look very promising😂😂😂

[@MaalyB26]

PARTENYS FURNITUREEEE 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zh1408]

Both albums classic 🔥🔥🔥

[@Andrew-fl4tb]

Everybody was bumping Pretty Ricky in Florida

[@chucktz469]

Dat boy greasin da hell outta dat head rest gawd damn😂

[@60ballkilla]

All dat Bigen

[@moneymeecozone4]

Bruh 😂

[@tonetorres4029]

Soul glow fam

[@2wotone]

Bihh I was in the 4 grade wen this bihh came out fasho a classic my nigga

[@Bigzoohuncho]

Baby Blue THE FIRST RAPPER with a iced 🥶 out beard 😩🤣💎💎💎💎💎

[@1kraxy]

Lmaoooo

[@rake8178]

I ain’t Hatein but 😂😂😂

[@xbox360rook]

100% positive energy

[@MiaMya396]

Maannnn I remember risking my life going to the mall and purchasing that CD along with Lloyd south side album. Chile…

[@chrisstewart5518]

we need a pretty ricky Bio pic asap

[@kingmontague1926]

Hell naa that haven't made it to that level

[@chrisstewart5518]

@@kingmontague1926 u sound crazy

[@flintmichigan1679]

Blue stars was a little bit better than the late night special ..both classic albums though

[@clarkjonathan702]

They was them niggas when they came out no 🧢 had 2 classic albums and had a good 5 year run

[@HDotBlogSpot]

Baby Blue looks like Ginuwine now 😂

[@sagittariusque8932]

I still listen to the first and second album

[@donaldjackson1744]

Grind on Me still reminds me of college!

[@kalliou6up]

This nigga cool as hell

[@jamaaranthony]

Blue stars is One of my favorite albums of all time 🔥🔥

[@TRELL3132]

I remember rushing to get home for 106&park to see the premiere of grind on me video

[@spiritledpoetess394]

Wishing you luck Baby Blue!

[@migotez6762]

Am I tripping or is this nigga beard sparkling ?

[@devinconsla2540]

😂😂😂

[@deboman81]

It’s sooooooo sparkly right now lol

[@kam.kam.]

Baby blue has the embodiment of a masculine glitter sprinkle. So yeah it’s probably sparkling.

[@swaggyd9416]

All the greatest hits be recorded in the closet🔥🙌🏽

[@deterbobolo384]

A bunch of lies . Maybe initially but they were recorded on major studio equipment before we hear it

[@kddalivest2340]

@@deterbobolo384not true maybe gets mixed by top engineers but you’d be surprised a lot of hits were recorded in peoples houses.

[@bizzymoney936]

Like the new view VladTv of these guest, brings a new feel to these interviews

[@blackdollarnetwork6649]

I love stories like this 💯

[@caneheadd]

I got my first piece of 🅿️ to grind on me 😂💯

[@caneheadd]

Legends in my book

[@pushhard2]

Don't let Soulja Boy see this video and see Blue said the word "first".😆😆😆

[@JohnWick-xx6zt]

Damn.. That’s A BUC 80??🆘🚨🆘🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️ Damn Holmes❗️

[@floridaboykane]

The main thing I took from this is him saying soulja boy ain’t even come out yet…let’s you know the impact Soulja had…oh my bad, Big Draco!!!

[@4sup47]

this was 04 or 05 soulja aint blow up till like 07 08

[@ttravis10]

Jamster ringtones were LIT. I had so many

[@Forever.Remain.Nameless]

Before Soulja Boy!? This nigga be get ready for WAR!😂

[@QAX300]

Myspace page had to have a Pretty Ricky song lol

[@4sup47]

pretty much pretty ricky , trey songs , j holiday , omarion were drake to women before drake was even out tbh they had all the chicks going crazy

[@4sup47]

man grind on me in 2004 hit so different bro like it was such a fire song my older cousin like that I didn't really like it cuz it was all sexual back then but it was just a bad man when it came on everybody sung along bro it was just a nice song

[@triel0beenbadd]

WHEWWWWWWW LOVE PRETTY RICKY 2004 Was the year ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@Mikeyvellii]

Pleasure P was on fire! Is there a way they can rerelease the first two albums with just Pleasure P vocals?

[@89Chizzle]

Research Static Major

[@Mikeyvellii]

@@89Chizzle I'm in my mid-30s. I'm aware of static. I prefer his penmanship over vocals.

[@89Chizzle]

His vocals were 🔥 as well he did harmonies on ginuwine pretty Ricky Have u heard anything 🔥 from pleasure P since Static passed?

[@Mikeyvellii]

@@89Chizzle his vocals were cool. Just preferred his writing.

[@KidaleSmith]

Dam talk about Humble Begginings

[@GodWillMusic]

Good to have a dad (ole boy, Fla slang if you don’t know) around

[@iampumanormal]

Imagine they had age ain’t nothing but a number featuring R kelly

[@rosilandrhodes1178]

I still listen to there music right now today I hate nothing new came out hopefully something will come out

[@dopeflixproductions827]

The grease on the head rest is giving real Soul Glo from Coming to America vibes.

[@I-canMakeTheGlobeShift]

to much sharpie and coloring going on..

[@JtsBoomBox]

😂😂😂

[@ctdavisallaboutmybusiness2999]

Yall should come back frfr cause yall was rocking it

[@ChaseCash.]

Classics

[@FServiceTV]

Nice interview

[@nikkonikko8684]

Shout out to Vcast. If you know you know. Had all the hit you could as ringtones

[@williamwatsoniii3895]

At what part we getting to the PPP loan fraud ??😂😂😂😂

[@terrywatkins4498]

I swear lol

[@dontmindme3377]

I don’t wanna hear about Pleasure P. We wanna hear about PPP

[@JC-nl4hj]

@@dontmindme3377 😂😂

[@kando4219]

@@dontmindme3377 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CharlieXFBA]

Smh. My people man.

[@mr.doyogurl9367]

That boi said jamster. Making me miss the old b.e.t

[@maurovillarreal2037]

I was the 1st to discover America 🗽 and was cool with the Native Americans. When I was leaving on my way out I saw Christopher Columbus with the 3 boats ⛵⛵⛵ La Niña, La Pinta, Y la Santa Maria.

[@maurovillarreal2037]

T.K. Kirkland 😎

[@heroiccounseling2893]

Bluestars still to this day my favorite album to turn on with the wifey

[@natalieodom455]

Man seems like yesterday , I loved Pretty Ricky

[@katieriritaylor15]

Take a shot every time Baby Blue say's "Nigga" LMAO! It'll get the job done...

[@godganjistreeoflife3722]

Soon as I see his names. All I heard was. "Baby blue, Woah!"🤣

[@pakanu2005]

How he described this sounded sus before I rewinded it for proper context🤣

[@mrhumble2129]

On the hotline and push it was my fav with s paul

[@syrethashirley]

Awesome memories ❤️ hope they go on tour again soon

[@ELITEPSYCHE100]

“Got NÉW shoes on my ride rolling down 95 “

[@tyjumpharris]

That boy beard game clllleeeean! How he get it so shine tho! Lol💯

[@kaliboi2475]

This Guys beard is magical

[@I-canMakeTheGlobeShift]

funny you say because ain't no body the comments dont see all that coloring and sharpie art going on innthe beard and eyebrow..

[@LarryBanks85]

Wow I love this!

[@datboycotvdotcom9593]

Listen up 6:56 - 7:35

[@MissRory662]

I hope he talk about how they daddy spent all the money

[@hooligan5381]

“shawty grind on me, in case i gotta do this time baby” - Pleasure P