From
blue stars to true
STARS…
Miami heat is
nothing compared to
Pretty Ricky's scorching musical
inferno. Not since the
days of
music legends like
The Beatles, The
Jackson 5 or more recently N'Sync has there been such a fevered pitch,
creating
hysteria and chaos when crowds glimpse
brothers Spectacular,
Pleasure,
Slick 'Em, and
Baby Blue. Through their frequent appearances
in
teen and
Music magazines,
videos and on television combined with
early participation on
MySpace.com, Pretty
Ricky quickly blossomed into
a multi-faceted recording act whose style and imagery
play a
significant role in their development into
superstars.
Pretty Ricky first exploded back in 1997, working the
Miami music
circuit with weekly jaw-dropping performances. Their father,
Joseph
'Bluestar'
Smith, eventually had his boys getting
Top 10 spins on
regional
radio, and in late 2004
Atlantic Records CEO
Craig Kallman
heard about the frenzy they were causing. Kallman's decision to sign
Pretty
Ricky was solidified the first night he saw them
live, as he was
nearly trampled by over 1,000 eager fans.
Over the course of
just a few months,
Pretty Ricky exploded. Their
Atlantic debut,
blue stars, was
one of the
best selling albums of 2005
and spawned three
hit singles. The album
quickly scored RIAA Gold
status, and nearly broke the 1 million
mark in just a year.
So, what's the
plan for round 2? 'We didn't want to be in a position
where the label would
say, ‘
Give us four hot Records,'
Baby Blue
explains. 'We wanted to come up with an album full of
singles...we'll
never put fillers on our album.'
Pretty Ricky wanted to make a second
splash in 2007 with an album
just for the fans. They started online
chats via prettyricky.com and even held a
contest to
help name the new
album. Over 10,000 hopefuls submitted possible titles, but in
the end,
Pretty
Ricky chose LATE NIGHT SPECIAL as their favorite.
Written and produced almost entirely by
Pretty Ricky and the
exclusive
production team
Music Royale Productions. LATE NIGHT SPECIAL makes its
premier with the sensuous first single, 'On the Hotline.' It's a sexy
mid-tempo that captivates and tantalizes with an interpolation of
Salt
N'
Pepper's classic 'Let's Talk About Sex,' redefining what it means to
talk about sex. Other
cuts like the viral
hit '
On the Rocks' and the
super sexy ballad 'Sticky and Slow' will have fans singing
along, while
'Soaking
Wet' and 'Up and Down We
Go' are
signature Pretty
Ricky hits
with erotic
yet gentle parodies that tickle listeners'
imagination.
Although
Pretty Ricky's first CD boasted
big hits, LATE NIGHT SPECIAL
seems destined to surpass their previous
success. The growth and
maturity of their lyrics, production, and vocals, coupled with Pretty
Ricky's innate
ability to
connect with virtually any
market shows the
diversity and expansion of these
superstars. Forget everything else on
the menu—PRETTY
RICKY is your
one and only LATE NIGHT SPECIAL.