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Pretty Ricky’s Baby Blue Shot In Florida
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty Pretty Ricky rapper Baby Blue is in critical condition after being shot in Florida. Reportedly, he was the victim of an armed robbery. According to the authorities, Baby Blue was shot on Monday night (April 19) while in the parking lot of a SpareZ Bowling Alley in Davie, Florida. The cops say a pair of goons tried to liberate the artist of his chain. Reports TMZ: A physical altercation erupted when the men tried to steal a gold chain necklace … and cops say it was during the scuffle that Baby Blue was shot in the left shoulder area. It’s unclear if the suspects took off with the chain. Baby Blue, who was in town for a release party for his new track, “Jerry Rice,” was taken to a local hospital where he remains in critical conditi...
Pretty Ricky’s Baby Blue Purchased A Ferrari With COVID-19 Relief Money, Arrested By The Feds
Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty The prospect of money being made available for people in desperate need of financial relief because of COVID-19 was bound to bring out the scammers. According to the Feds, Diamond “Baby Blue” Smith, who you might know as a member of late 1990’s/2000’s R&B/Hip-Hop group Pretty Ricky, was approved for over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, and used the money to buy a Ferrari. C’mon son. According to the Feds—as in the Justice Department—Smith, who is the brother of Pleasure P, has been hit with a gang of charges including wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Allegedly, Diamond Blue Smith, 36, of Miramar, FL, and Tonye C. Johnson, 28, of Flourtown, PA, were involved in a scheme that aimed to seek ...
