Rico Love
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Preston Butler, Jr. |
| Born |
December 3, 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Origin | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | songwriter, record producer, Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Division1 (label deal with Interscope Records) |
| Associated acts | Monica, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Usher, T.I., Kevin Gates, Sean Kingston, Nelly, Diddy Adrian Marcel |
| Website | www |
Richard Preston Butler, Jr. (born December 3, 1982), better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and rapper. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but split his childhood between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and New York City's Harlem neighborhood. He attended Florida A&M and, while visiting Atlanta, Georgia, worked his way into the music industry through connections with Usher, who would become Love's mentor. The first song Love ever wrote in his career was "Throwback" for which ended up on Usher's 2004 album "Confessions." Love success continued writing and producing hit records such as Usher's "There Goes My Baby" and "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)", Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", as well as Beyoncé Knowles' "Sweet Dreams". and has contributed to works which have gone on to win Grammys such as Beyoncé's 2009 Best Contemporary R&B album I Am... Sasha Fierce, Usher's 2010 Best Contemporary R&B album Raymond v. Raymond, and Usher's 2010 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "There Goes My Baby". In addition Love has written and produced records for Kelly Rowland,Diddy – Dirty Money,Chris Brown,Alexandra Burke, Keri Hilson,Fergie, and Fantasia.
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