Pretty Ricky, a quartet of related young men who could be filed under R&B or rap, fly so over the top that they can no longer see the top. They're the kind of guys your mother wouldn't think to warn you about. That's how outrageous they are, fitting somewhere between Usher and the Ying Yang Twins at their most lecherous, but they're not nearly as effective as either influence -- "Get a taste of the salami, knock you down like tsunami" is not an atypical come-on. (A comedy troupe couldn't possibly come up with some of the lines.) Jim Jonsin produces most of the tracks, switching from pared-down Southern bumps to contemporary R&B backdrops. The group has more talent than it leads you to believe. Maybe they won't be so hungry for street credibility on album number two. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
M.H. Cooper (Vocals (Background)), Rich Keller (Mixing), Alvin Speights (Mixing), Troy Taylor (Vocals (Background)), Troy Taylor (Vocal Producer), Chris Athens (Mastering), Craig Kallman (Executive Producer), Craig Kallman (A&R), Jonathan Mannion (Photography), Joseph C. Smith (Producer), Joseph C. Smith (Executive Producer), James M. Wisner (Engineer), James M. Wisner (Mixing Assistant), Monica Morrow (Stylist), Anne Declemente (A&R), Craig Rosen (A&R), Jim Jonsin (Producer), Jim Jonsin (Engineer), Big D (Producer), Damon Eden (Arranger), Damon Eden (A&R), Kevin "KD" Davis (Mixing), Johnnie "Smurf" Smith (Producer), Steve Nowa (Engineer), Alex Danger Kirzhner (Design), Robert Marks (Mixing Assistant), Blaque Soul Choir (Vocals (Background)), Denise Marie Campbell (A&R), Can "Stress" Canatan (Producer), Ludas Charles (Guitar), David Chiverton (Drums), Coolie C (Engineer), Piper Flusser (A&R), Lesley Melincoff (A&R), C Milli (Vocals), Pleasure (Keyboards), Pleasure (Vocals (Background)), Ray Seay.com (Mixing), Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith (Arranger), Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith (Engineer), Static Major (Arranger), Static Major (Vocals), Static Major (Vocals (Background)), Harley Davidson (Producer)
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