
Although he promoted the modestly successful album as a more "mature" effort than Pretty Ricky's teen lothario anthems, Pleasure P knew better than to mess with a good formula, and stocked it with babymaking jams like "Boyfriend #2," "Under" and "Did You Wrong. Undeterred, Pleasure P completed a solo debut, The Introduction of Marcus Cooper. The divorce turned acrimonious when Atlantic Records decided to keep Pleasure P and dump Pretty Ricky, leading the two sides to fight and level nasty accusations at each other in the press. Money disputes ended the good times, though, and Pleasure P split for a solo career. They often performed shirtless, humping and grinding onstage while singing hits like "Your Body" and "Grind with Me." Of course, the bed-shaking tunes turned Pretty Ricky into R&B stars and earned them two gold albums for 2005's Bluestars and 2007's Late Night Special (which landed at No. The group, originally promoted as teenage "brothers," brought an intensely sexual vibe reminiscent of Jodeci to the teenybopper game. Marcus "Pleasure P" Cooper launched his career as one-fourth of South Florida quartet Pretty Ricky. Although he promoted the modestly successful album as a more "mature" effort than Pretty Ricky's teen lothario anthems, Pleasure P knew better than to mess with a good formula, and stocked it with babymaking jams like "Boyfriend #2," "Under" and "Did You Wrong."


They make forebears like Jodeci and Bell Biv DeVoe sound like pent-up prudes. Follow-up Late Night Special ups the ante even more.

They often performed shirtless, humping and grinding onstage while singing hits like "Your Body" and "Grind with Me." Of course, the bed-shaking tunes turned Pretty Ricky into R&B stars and earned them two gold albums for 2005's Bluestars and 2007's Late Night Special (which landed at No. On the strength of 'Grind with Me' and 'Your Body,' unapologetically sleazy brother act Pretty Ricky sold over 800,000 copies of their debut album, Bluestars.
