Pretty Ugly

Pretty Ugly

Pretty Ugly is a hip-hop group associated with Cody, Will and Garrett. The act is connected to underground hip hop and Malaysia in the supplied tags, although the biographical details describe a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rapper using the name Pretty Ugly.

Background

The name Pretty Ugly is also given as the stage name of Carlton Mann, who performs as “The Boy Papes”. In the biography, Pretty Ugly is described as an underground rapper from Philadelphia who remains active without releasing a debut album in the period covered there. He builds a reputation largely within underground hip hop rather than through mainstream exposure.

Early releases and collaborations

Pretty Ugly gains attention through “Spit Game”, a collaboration included on the Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack. He also releases the single “Stack G’s Regardless” on Game Recordings, with a B-side that features P-Dap and an early appearance from 50 Cent.

During the late 1990s, he is co-signed by DJ Stretch Armstrong and appears on DJ Stretch Armstrong Presents SPIT. He is also signed to Stretch Armstrong’s Spit Inc label, although no album comes out before the Spit name is sold to Def Jam Records.

Mixtapes, compilations and later appearances

Pretty Ugly appears frequently on DJ Whoo Kid mixtapes and receives backing from producer Red Spyda, which helps sustain his profile in underground hip hop circles. In 2001, “The Struggle” appears on The High & Mighty Presents Eastern Conference All Stars II, a Landspeed Records compilation, and he also appears on Stimulated Vol. 1 on Stimulated Records.

In 2006, he features on Hi-Tek’s second album, Hi-Teknology 2, alongside Ghostface Killah, Bun B and Devin the Dude. He also appears on Prince Paul’s Politics of the Business with Masta Ace and Kokane.

Unreleased album and online track

The biography says that his long-delayed first album is expected to be called Eviction Day. It also notes a downloadable track titled “Question 2 Jay-Z” on his Myspace page.