Marcus Ramone Cooper, better known as "Pleasure P" is a former member^[1] of Pretty Ricky. He was born on December 27, 1984 in Miami, Florida. Cooper's other nicknames are Pleasure and P. He has written many solo songs like "Lingerie", "On tha Block Tonite" (which features Webbz), "Get You Wet" (which features Plies), "Did You Wrong", "Prostitute', "Party All Night" and "Feel The Rush". His song "Lingerie" is a bonus track on the Late Night Special CD. The tattoo on Cooper's neck is his mother's name in Japanese^[2]. Before Cooper was in Pretty Ricky, he was a solo singer. He is going to be a solo singer again. He has his own label called Swagga Entertainment. He is recording a solo album right now. Cooper also came to the BET 2007 Hip Hop Awards Red Carpet and stated that he is no longer with the group Pretty Ricky. He is now a solo artist, and he wanted to thank his brothers for supporting him for what he do even when he was in Pretty Ricky.

MTV News has obtained a federal complaint filed on behalf of former Pretty Ricky member Pleasure by his attorneys Robert Meloni and Steve Schwartz. In the complaint, the R&B singer (born Marcus Cooper), alleges a number of wrongdoings against Joseph "Blue" Smith and Bluestar Entertainment, the company Pretty Ricky is signed to in a deal with Atlantic Records. The group's management and booking company, International Artist Agency, is also named in the suit. According to Pleasure, Smith deceived the singer by first acting as a surrogate father to him and also serving in roles that were conflicts of interest for Pleasure and the group, including acting as a personal manager, business manager, booking agent, record exec and music publisher. The suit alleges that Smith "exploited conflict of interests in the competing roles he occupied in Cooper's life."

International Artist Agency, headed by Stephen Brush, is alleged to have abetted a number of Smith's practices, according to the complaint. Pleasure, according to the information filed earlier this week, is seeking a release from his contract with Bluestar and back pay owed to him. The suit claims that the former Pretty Ricky star has not been properly compensated for his contributions to the group, whose two albums have both been certified gold (500,000 Units sold). The suit also alleges that Smith used physical intimidation. According to the complaint, when Pleasure began to distance himself from the group and sought out the friendship of others, in one instance, Smith attacked a friend of the singer's as a means of coercion.

Pleasure first raised eyebrows earlier this year on the red carpet at the BET Hip Hop Awards, when he announced he was leaving the successful act. The group's only singer told the media he would be pursuing a solo career instead.

His Solo album will be release this summer, he is also the CEO of Swagga Ent.

He will be releasing his solo album in 2008.

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