Pleasure P started as the singer for the band Pretty Ricky which was a rap and RnB group. They began performing in 1997 in Miami. The original 4 band members were step-brothers and their father Joe Smith was the manager.  The band members include Baby Blue, Pleasure P, Spectacular & Slickem.

Pleasure P – Mr. Controversy

“Love is born with the pleasure of looking at each other, it is fed with the necessity of seeing each other, and it is concluded with the impossibility of separation.” – Please P

Musical Career

Pleasure P started as the singer for the band Pretty Ricky which was a rap and RnB group. They began performing in 1997 in Miami. The original 4 band members were step-brothers and their father Joe Smith was the manager.  The band members include Baby Blue, Pleasure P, Spectacular & Slickem.

Pleasure P and his band started recording their first album and released it in 2005. The album called “Bluestar” an immediate impact. It did have a hit single called “Your Body” which was certified Gold. This was the very first success of Pleasure P’s career.  Pleasure P and the band recorded their most successful album ever. Released in Jan 2007, the album “Saturday Night Special” was their first US No.1 album. The album was at the summit of the rap and the RnB charts as well. Pleasure P and his band mates released a hit single “On the Hotline”. Though the song debut at No.97 on the US charts it skyrocketed to No.12 in just one week. It was Pleasure P’s idea to sample the chorus on the Salt N’ Pepa song Let’s talk About Sex.

The Solo Career

Pleasure P all the while wanted to be a solo star and decided to leave Pretty Ricky. The group had two Gold records and No.1 US album. There has been a lot of speculation on his departure. The group were in the midst of recording the follow-up album called “Eighties Babies” however once Pleasure P left the group decided to shelve the album.

In 2008, Pleasure P released his debut single “Did You Wrong” charted at No.90 on the Hot 100 in the US. He released his first album “The Introduction of Marcus Cooper”. The album received mostly positive reviews and it peaked at No.10 on the US Billboard charts. The album received 3 Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary RnB Album and the single “Under” for Best Male RnB performance and Best RnB song. This was unprecedented success which had eclipsed his ex-bands achievements. The single “Boyfriend#2” reached No.2 on the US RnB charts. However the album fell short of the Gold certification. In 2009 he also collaborated with Flo Rida for the single “Shone” which brought him widespread recognition.

Pleasure P is scheduled to release his second album “Suppertime” in 2010.

• Did You Know: Pleasure P worked with RnB superstar Ne-Yo; Ne-Yo partly produced Pleasure P’s first album  

• Did You Know: Pleasure P’s most successful single “Boyfriend #2” was produced by Grammy Award winning rapper Rico Love who has also a songwriter having written Sweat Dreams for Beyonce

• Did You Know: Pleasure P was the lead singer for the Rap/RnB band Pretty Ricky but left to pursue his solo career in acrimonious circumstances as a scandal regarding an alleged child molestation charge on Pleasure P

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