Where Are the Pretty Ricky Members Now? What the R&B Group Is Doing Today
The R&B group Pretty Ricky has seen its members follow vastly different paths two decades after their peak, ranging from tech entrepreneurship to federal prison and addiction struggles. The group recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and plans to continue as a trio.
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It provides a human-interest look at the long-term trajectories of mid-2000s pop culture icons and the impact of fame and legal issues on their lives.
Pretty Ricky's four original members, Spectacular Smith, Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith, Marcus "Pleasure P" Cooper, and Corey "Slick 'Em" Mathis, gave Miami's R&B scene its most provocative sound in the mid-2000s. The group enjoyed its biggest success with gold-selling albums Bluestars and Late Night Special and platinum singles Grind With Me and On the Hotline . Two decades on, one member is a tech mogul, one is a Grammy-nominated solo artist, one served federal prison time, and one is battling addiction. So, what are the members up to today?.
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