Baby Blue on Forming Pretty Ricky, Pleading Guilty to $24M PPP Fraud, Robbery (Full Interview)

Baby Blue of Pretty Ricky came through for his first-ever VladTV interview, and he started off by speaking about being born and raised in Miami, his brothers being in Pretty Ricky with him, and the group experiencing a lot of success. From there, Baby Blue spoke about the success of their breakout single “Grind on Me,” which was followed by their debut album, Bluestars, which debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart. After speaking about being on the Scream Tour with Bow Wow, Chris Brown, and Omarion, Baby Blue spoke about Pleasure P leaving the group and later coming back in 2015 after finding success on his own. He also detailed joining Love and Hip Hop Miami, being on the Millennium Tour, and he also spoke about being arrested in 2020. To hear more, including Baby Blue addressing his federal case and an incident at a bowling alley, where he was shot, hit the full interview above.

[@deeanthony1632]

Good work on releasing the full interview in a timely manner good job Glad..!😂

[@jahjah8762]

Blad working overtime

[@mr.exxon2405]

Only cus dude bouta lay down!! If not for that, full interview wouldn't be released in full until April 1st smh!!

[@shakirahelliott90]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯

[@brittanythomas7217]

Blue Stars was so lit. Every song was a go

[@mommieonthehustle5084]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RicoRedx]

Got hella respect for this dude, didnt beat around the bush make excuses talk down and any1 good dude great interview. 💯💪🏼

[@sarrodhunter1534]

To be completely honest... I gained much respect for Blue after this interview.. Salute to that guy 💯💯💯

[@selamhazel4708]

It really don’t take much for y’all to fall for bullshit

[@poemello2651]

Damn shame cause he lied his ass off almost the whole interview

[@vanthdreadstar8788]

You’re easily impressed. By the way, I happen to have a bridge to sell you at a great price.

[@smh1914]

What was he lying about? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@justangreene2461]

Bru Solid on God never knew!!

[@champoreloaded6019]

My man is very intelligent. He's going to go through this and come back better than ever. You live and you learn.

[@lashondasmith6883]

I am glad I watched this video. I have so much respect for this young man. I misjudged him.

[@juanitavaladez9747]

This was actually one of VLADIMIR's best interviews.

[@viceres6813]

Not the whole name 😂 Vladimir haha

[@godganjistreeoflife3722]

The tears that formed in his eyes on certain subject showed how sincere buddy is. He trusted someone. There's an old saying " You can never be betrayed by an enemy"

[@MsTam029]

It was good to hear his narrative. He dropped some gems as well. The takeaway from this is you can’t trust anyone to truly have your back when it comes to money and if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.

[@retrospecative2454]

24mil for 20months where was i when these deals were going on. I would have done 50months. That would set up my family to succeed financially

[@stereoheartsrnb]

He got 1 mill, already spent it all on crap and has to pay it back.

[@Staysilent6317]

It’s a new day

[@michaele6041]

You’re assuming he can keep it. They’re going to take his assets

[@IamAngelaHodges]

Right

[@dozhadeville444]

Or shid $5 mill for 2-5 months 🤷🏾‍♂️ I ain't greedy lol

[@PBH82]

Salute to Blue. The man is no dummy and he comes across as believable.

[@8grove]

He knew it was fraud

[@ccleavemebe4790]

He knew what he was doing. He’s lucky he only got 20 months. The dude Mo from Love and hip hop took way less cash and got like 12 years

[@dozhadeville444]

@@ccleavemebe4790 Exactly... think abt that...

[@vanthdreadstar8788]

You’re gullible.

[@afd1363]

Been a pretty Ricky fan since I was a kid, never saw the scar on blue face till now

[@cortrellhonor8839]

I’m 32 years old , my baby was created from a pretty Ricky album. Mfs won’t understand how they had the streets / girls sowed up!

[@Robo311Star]

No they didn't. Bro they had one hit song and it was that pretty Ricky song. I can't tell you one song after that that these n***** came out with. I mean that was probably a stretch of my life where I wasn't getting the most p**** so that's probably why I don't know that they have other hits

[@frugalfreddy81]

32? You're aging poorly like Steve Francis

[@SRTHEMI]

@@Robo311Star you was just a nerd 🤣🤣🤣🤣. They had a fire album that many girls loved! Im a DJ so i should know. Their music would turn certain parties into a full freak show.

[@Kyle5K]

I agree, they album turned girls into freaks lol

[@BonestheOfficial]

They used to own 106th park they had a good lil run

[@InthelifeofYazandDeedee]

He got that poker face when Vlad start asking him bout that PPP case😆

[@sevenhndrx]

it's crazy to know they recorded the biggest hits at home bruh...that's crazy. recording in the closet & shit

[@ricomartinez3009]

It’s NO WAY he from Miami and “Played Wit Guns” and didn’t kno a .22 caliber is one of the smallest 😭

[@realtarget918]

I just said this to MYSELF😂😂😂 Dude think a .38 smaller then a 22💀💀💀💀

[@francismiller6652]

Yo This is the comment I was looking for

[@ricomartinez3009]

The fact that bro pushing 40 and still dont kno is wild 😂😭

[@ED-jd2hx]

Nbs It almost made me not even want to finish interview off thart bs

[@francismiller6652]

@@ED-jd2hx I didn't I felt it would all be lies

[@RonBluu]

Shout out to his lawyers for giving him the real. Real OG move to accept accountability for his part

[@IamAngelaHodges]

See the scam is when applying for those loans and not accurately reporting what your payroll was, therefore what you needed, and eventually got. The government can't accurately decide what your company needed it for.

[@pwhales264]

He only has to do 20 months ... No wonder he's smiling... if that was 20 Years I highly doubt he would be this happy.

[@InternetMoneyPE]

Still ain't much to smile at. At least for the average person, everything you got including your house is gone and now you have a felony tag. Terrible. But hey for 24M yeah you can expect that.

[@selamhazel4708]

@@InternetMoneyPE right

[@skyblue5079]

Blue is very blessed. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@marklaurel6513]

“You posted I pleaded guilty before I even pleaded guilty...”. Vlad the Feds for sure.

[@DLM323]

I see him in a whole different light now he needed this interview, i thought he was a fake flashy type at first, from looking at his IG. Respect to BB!

[@lashondasmith6883]

yessss! me too. I thought the same.

[@DanielaAndBenny4ever]

Damn he really used that fake hair spray shit!lmfao

[@TianaLove]

omg he mentioned H-Town 😩😩💗💗💗💗 my lovessss 40:27

[@retrospecative2454]

He said we used play with guns but doesnt know the different size of bullets.

[@LindseyShields88]

He’s talking about toy guns. He says that when he tells the story…he said he thought it was a toy gun.

[@95alive77]

No material possession is worth losing your life over. You can always buy another Cuban Link, you can’t get another life

[@lifeoflatoya2935]

At least he was being honest to what he did tho some people out here are scamming people for they hard own money smh the world we live in prayers to him

[@stereoheartsrnb]

He didn't admit what he did lol

[@lifeoflatoya2935]

Duh it's a figure of speech 😂🤣😂

[@destinymorse5980]

How you “play wit guns” but didn’t know a .22 was smaller than a .380🤣🤣🤣🤣 so after that I KNEW the rest would be mostly cap🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 especially the PPP LOAN part!!!!

[@bentleyfamcam7810]

I agree 100%

[@selamhazel4708]

He was playing with guns as a KID it doesn’t matter he didn’t know

[@camiellalbakari952]

​@@selamhazel4708yea this dude can't comprehend shit lol

[@paulthornton8271]

He lyin about that ppp loan situation tho lol

[@dozhadeville444]

I moved up to Louisville to record & link up with Statik and he died right before we could get the biz done. That hit a lot of ppl. RIP Statik

[@selamhazel4708]

Lol no you didn’t

[@taleo4304]

He ended up living! Thank goodness

[@TheMossNet]

0:46 it’s funny how Vlad says that “People are defined by their worst moments” but yet his worst moment is the only reason you’re interviewing him bruh 😂

[@gerrimiller8727]

How he get so little of time and the Chrisley's got 12 and 7 years? They needed his lawyers.

[@STEEZ-A-LEE]

@ 48:24 ...WHEN U KNOW U FRIEND LYING. AND U STILL LET EM TALK AND SHAKE YA HEAD BECAUSE ITS ENTERTAINING... 🤔😆

[@IamAngelaHodges]

He telling it like it is, ppl out here needing money and will get it anyway. I would have never accepted the money if you ain't paying your employees to keep working. He did it and he accepted responsibility for it move on.

[@CrazyWorld-Rod]

You can tell static major had a impact on him!

[@vensonj]

I was in college when bluestars dropped…what a time..age ain’t nothin but a number and juicy…so many dorm room memories

[@saybrittaney]

I really enjoyed this interview. I just don’t like when Vlad be like “right” or “yup”. Sounds dry and uninterested. But I still enjoyed Baby Blue sharing his story.

[@lancerichardson919]

Your job gives you a lot of leeway you’re blessed for the content

[@julbri7105]

If u remember when they first came out.. Baby Blue n Pleasure P talked like they read alot of books.. Now the other two that rap, that's a different story

[@k24life100]

I’m proud of y’all boys brada HEAVY THT🤞🏾💪🏽💯🦍

[@payday7420]

Gotta point mfs will be EXTREMELY surprise about who got tha saddest part is The foolish selfishness haven't heard any1 Created single opportunity with anybody other than This guy here crazy BLESSINGS to Blue

[@StuEnt1]

That's a real man right there. I stand with bra. Much respect 🙏 👏

[@brittanythomas7217]

PR definitely shoulda lasted way longer than they did

[@byronmyers5480]

cool interview with baby blue

[@lawrencebrown8161]

How you okay with guns and don't know .38 bigger than .22?

[@davidfinley8777]

My favorite part “I couldn’t phantom that”

[@BonestheOfficial]

It's crazy how most artist FIRST album is music they've done before getting signed. It's usually the best one, then after the label gets a hold of you it's steadily down hill from there....

[@tenikawalker8347]

Great interview!

[@theunbaisedshow6146]

Been waiting on this one

[@melvinmellyway9118]

Bruh is my mans beard and hair sparkling and shining like wtf is that I have never seen no glitter shine beard like that.

[@sheilabain9513]

I RESPECT YOU YOUNG MAN, NO MATTER WHAT YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH BY SAYING YOU HAD THE MONEY. MAY GOD BLESSED YOU.

[@rayallen4489]

Ayo Age ain’t nothing but a number !!!! Bruh ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 during my wild days all I bumped ! Song is stupid crazy , and sexy asf !

[@brandonw2268]

Blue just confirmed that Vlad is the feds

[@tristanrhymer186]

if Glads the feds then they deserve to be locked up because they couldnt keep there mouth shut in front of a fed. shits comical to me everyone blame everyone but themselves for there problems. yall people funny

[@brandonw2268]

@@tristanrhymer186 who are you talking about when you say y'all people ?

[@tristanrhymer186]

@@brandonw2268 you and your friends that keep looking for gullible written on the ceiling

[@brandonw2268]

@@tristanrhymer186 first of all you don't even know me so please save your ignorant comments have a blessed day ✌🏽

[@tristanrhymer186]

@@brandonw2268 🤣 you as well

[@jloveley6063]

Great interview! 🙏🏾 regarding your case. You will be back soon .

[@samoryTure]

Dude's beard looks like Christmas time.

[@catalinaparlay]

“First hand experience?” You ain’t the first nigga that went to prison for this. You won’t be the last. Talking about acting roles, book deals etc. He full of himself. And why his shirt open at the bottom so we can see his hairy stomach??!! The camera know it could’ve panned up a little.

[@Aiesha1981]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@agmoneytwill]

Niggas den been ina hospital countless times.. this shit real.. I remember when i was a jit i asked my mama “am i gonna die” blood i was younger than 10 blood smh im here still tho. Thankful fa the man/woman upstairs Just like iss a reason baby blue still here thru a tragedy so am i nd the folks that wasnt able to be here wit us na living thru us 4eva some way shape or form 🙇🏿‍♂️💯

[@nasthegoat6738]

I don't know but it feels like Blue cousin might have set him up 🤔 Blue don't have his normal people with him and then he goes outside the bowling alley with his cousin and a dude tries to rob him 🤔

[@daniellefobbs2366]

Or he set it up…. It ddnt sound right to me either

[@jjsasuke11]

Growing up in Miami around this time he speaking nuttin but nostalgia

[@miarobinson847]

His eyebrows make him look so mean 😂 esp on lhh 😂

[@NBAx]

Great interview, got excited hearing about shottas 💪🏾🔥

[@501Michae1]

they forgot to edit out the retake.

[@terrancewilliams3630]

Nah I don't think they forgot I think thats just what vlad do

[@getbusy4399]

lol..they counting his money, and he don't even know it, all on tape, those lawyers gone tap his pockets

[@contrellyarbrough5066]

I got alot of respect 4 blue u can tell he a real igga no doubt I always thought them guys were cocky arrogant A holes but I now see blue a real str8 up dude cool bro, salute 2 u from Bama

[@kingdingaling2469]

The 1 that was in the group with You , genius.

[@juicebox1987]

This nigga definitely made that story up on the fly about them masks

[@gemcitychico]

My guy loved rapping about Red Bull back in the day 😂

[@NBAx]

Wasn’t him that was Slick’em

[@coffylandry1602]

I will always love the group " Pretty Ricky!!." 😁😁😁💯✌️💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@eddie486us]

This help me understand what really happened, plus it makes sense looking at the time he got for 24 million.

[@RoNoLabel]

He caught yo ass Vlad 😂😂😂

[@06jsil]

You took 400k from a person you didn't know and they said they were from sport network tf

[@ericamichelle672]

Did he send his ID or give his name? Am I thr only one whose video replayed that part but had subtle differences? Is this vlad alerting the feds? Js

[@panchris00]

I enjoyed this interview.

[@music214life]

This generation will never know how pretty ricky hits would make u pull all this girls no cap lol cap

[@deonnaharlan512]

One thing we know is he definitely wasn’t in the field wit guns cause he sure doesn’t know anything about them clearly if he didn’t know that the .22 caliber was the smallest 😂!

[@Backdoemedia_TV]

T.I, Yo Gotti, and Jeezy remind me of Pretty Ricky.😭

[@TheLaffDoctor]

PPP being getting a lot of people thrown in the Fed’s

[@miguelcoffee8371]

Man that guys the shit!

[@ROC_87]

Blue seems like a cool dude

[@christnhvv256]

Why didn't I ever see this scare

[@ecgodsmack86]

My only question was how did he not know Naughty by Nature?

[@tyronethomas777]

How u play with guns but say a 38 smaller than a 22 😂

[@brucelee3461]

“Idk i would have to talk to some of the big homies and see what’s the right thing to do” Bru cut the shit nigga that response says it all YES you telling nigga!

[@TheDeshawnab]

How many times vlad is going to ask about r.Kelly? 🤣

[@MzHoneyBunnTV]

Vlad a whole cop.... Like it's given interrogation vibez 🤦🏾‍♀️👀👀👀👀 🚓🚨👮🏻‍♂️

[@aciii2395]

1 thing fo sho and 2 things for certain, my man blue got a big azz head😶

[@omarainbendermon6617]

🤣😂

[@AshleyJohnson-sh1kr]

😂😂😂😂

[@Crosshatch1212]

Yeagh you gotta ask how he miss fr fr

[@Melanin2670]

💙 💙💙💙💙LUVVVV ME SOME BLUE💙💙💙💙💙

[@Ivy.Silva.111]

Vlad foul for having blue speak on his ppp case or any other things that shouldn’t be talked about…Straight TRAP…Nore was right about you, I see it now. 💯

[@NorfsideC]

He’s been doing it all this time lord jamar and goddfrey showed us that with the minister situation

[@ccleavemebe4790]

He didn’t MAKE him do anything he could’ve said “no comment”.

[@RoNoLabel]

I believe they played him. That’s messed up but at least he taking it like a man.

[@angelafindlay7123]

Blessed man Almighty love him have his bs k full of talent am from Jamaican parents and my dad was a rolling stone but he only had five why Jamaican men love so much woman ?

[@svitzer17]

Lol nah he’s talking in circles he’s def lying you gave them your social to 😂

[@Hustleman_hauling]

😂😂😂😂😂‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@pj080906v]

Damn sho did😭😭😭

[@drekab1968]

He’s no fool!! Smart man!!

[@dbells626]

A 2 year old Baby found a gun in his Baby crib and was already so accustomed to playing with guns that he thought it was a toy lol. At 2 years old. That's the most ridiculous lie I've ever heard.

[@tessbook5301]

God bless his time. ✝️☮️💟

[@giamurray3628]

PPP loans had nothing to do with the music industry and ignorance is no excuse of the law. You offered a kick back... illegal. The SBA website had all the information pertaining to the loans. You saw an opportunity to hit a lick and you got caught. Hope you come out better and wiser!

[@raysmith9255]

What are you talking about. Everyone wasn't aware of the logistics or legality of ppp loans... especially early on. He isn't making an excuse. He's telling his experience with it. And coming from an industry where floating that type of cash is common, it isn't something that is abnormal to him. You should relax on that better than thou persona you're giving off... prolly got on a girdle while typing that ignorance...

[@giamurray3628]

@@raysmith9255 ignorance is running with a proposition without researching or reading the contractual agreement. I’m taking it that you operate by word of mouth as well. You are not alone as most in prison operate the same. In the end it is a teachable moment for him and maybe you can take a few notes

[@raysmith9255]

@@giamurray3628 I don't have the problems but just because I don't I'm not gonna say someone is guilty or judge thek for something just because they were under false impressions...im sure you leave alot of judgemental type comments on KZbin tho so I understand. I would love to know how your day to day life is spent

[@motivatedbyhustle]

You’re right by textbook I can agree with that but it is possible to get scammed by someone who’s a professional or even just good at what they do. The lack of knowledge in the world is unmatched he’s not the only one who didn’t read in between the lines for a loan, at that point you’re concerned about the money.

[@giamurray3628]

@@motivatedbyhustle sure and it is very unfortunate and a teachable moment.

[@yohahnhandztheproducer7705]

20 months........shiiiiiiiit he'll be aight shit he'll probably do half that with good behavior

[@TC-uu8rh]

Blue a good dude. Genuine check.

[@ebonyjet9249]

The fact that he asked how much restitution he has to pay..sigh🙄

[@jltt2203]

I’m I the only gone comment on this nigga healthy looking beard game?

[@thelovepodcastnetwork4375]

Baby blue solid I feel for him wishing him the best