A Paycheck Protection Program scam landed him in prison, but Baby Blue is now a free man. It was almost a year ago that the Pretty Ricky singer was sentenced to 20 months in prison, but it looks like he was awarded an early release. Blue was accused of being part of a fraud during the COVID pandemic that earned him upwards of almost $25 million. He denied culpability and warned others against doing deals with people without knowing the full extent of what is going on.
The Shade Room shared a video of Baby Blue as he was reuniting with Spectacular and Pleasure P. The Pretty Ricky trio celebrated outside of the prison, and Blue gave an exclusive statement to the TSR after being released thanks to the First Step Act. “I met a lot of REAL n*ggas in the feds,” he said.
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“A lot of good street n*ggas doing time in this f*cked up system just for hustling and getting money to support they families," Blue added. "Anybody out there that got a loved one behind them walls, make sure y’all show love. Y’all all they got and that commissary expensive than a b*tch!”
“I appreciate all the love and support from my family, friends and fans!" he further stated. It seems he's also looking to change his stage name. "New album dropping soon! Wrote a book too! Might call that b*tch ‘How To Hustle’ or ‘Blue Magic.’ Officially changing my name to BIGG MONEY BLUE! Shoutout to my n*ggas at Coleman Prison! I’m bout to get back to the MONEY! LET’S GO!”
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Last year, ahead of beginning his sentence, Blue denied snitching allegations and explained how others in his case set him up. “Honestly, The informants in my case made me their SCAPEGOAT,” he said at the time. “Made it seem like we was part of the scam but in reality, THEY SCAMMED ME & OTHER CELEBS They told lies on US for less time wrongly convicting victims Unfortunately, being ‘NAIVE’ isn’t a defense in the court of law!”