Pretty Ricky Is Neither Pretty, Nor A Guy Named Ricky

According to Hits, Sub Pop’s dreams of having the Shins’ Wincing The Night Away debut at No. 1 on next week’s Billboard chart have been dashed by Pretty Ricky, a sex-obsessed Miami foursome that’s been entrenched in the 106 & Park top ten for a while; their latest album, Late Night Special, is on pace to sell more than 100,000 copies. In case you’re behind on your midday MTV viewing, we’ve included the video for the ode to phone sex “On The Hotline” above; here are a few other facts about the group:

– In an apparent nod to the many types of condoms out there, Pretty Ricky’s members are known as Slick’Em, Baby Blue, Spectacular, and Pleasure. – Each Rickster has very well-defined abs. – Late Night Special‘s best, yet absolute worst, come-on: “Let me do you after school like some homework.” – The runner-up: “I’m in my room, nothin’ but a towel on / Take them granny panties off, put a thong on” – The group apparently counts My Chemical Romance among its sartorial influences. – They really, really like doin’ it, and talking about doin’ it–so much that they bite the hook for Salt N’ Pepa’s “Let’s Talk About Sex” in their current single. There’s one catch, though: the word “sex” is bleeped out by BET’s censors.

Pretty Ricky, The Shins Get New Year Started [hitsdailydouble.com] Pretty Ricky On The Hotline [YouTube]