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Rico Love
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. Love wrote and produced 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".〔http://www.sesac.com/Repertory/SongSearch.aspx?songNum=705878〕〔http://www.sesac.com/Repertory/SongSearch.aspx?songNum=702982〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rico Love )〕 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'',〔http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=beyonce&title=&year=All&genre=All〕 Usher's 2010 Best Contemporary R&B album ''Raymond v. Raymond'',〔(Nominees And Winners | GRAMMY.com ) 〕 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.〔http://thatgrapejuice.net/2010/05/rico-love-talks-fantasias-album-wanted-show-people-seductive-side/〕 Love is also the CEO of Division1, a record label which partnered with Interscope Records in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rico Love's Division 1/Universal Motown Launch Party )〕 Love has appeared as a featured artist on records with T.I., Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Jamie Foxx,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jamie Foxx Featuring Rico Love: MP3 Downloads )〕 Rich Boy, and Fat Joe.
== Early life ==
Love was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and his parents divorced at early age. As a result of the divorce Love spent his childhood growing up in two different cities, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his Mother and Harlem, NY with his father.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Who's Next?"... Rico Love: Songwriter Extraordinaire )〕 Love's mother encouraged him as a child to write poetry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Last Word Public Relations )〕 Love wrote his own poems and went on to joining the African American Children's Theater where he recited Langston Hughes and acted.〔〔 Love had already been writing his own poems before he was introduced to rap in his early teens.〔http://new.music.yahoo.com/rico-love/news/rapper-taps-into-hip-hop-roots-to-craft-pop-hits—61998180 〕 By the end of high school Love had decided to pursue a career in rap but would go to college simultaneously, "I'm () to go to school instead of just sitting on the block. If I hadn't gone to college I would've been a drug dealer."〔 While in college at Florida A&M University Love stayed involved in his music by winning many rap battles and talent shows.〔 On the weekends Love would leave for Atlanta, Georgia for the benefit of its studios and popular music scene.〔 While visiting Atlanta Love met members of Jagged Edge who were an influence on Love's songwriting development.〔 Love eventually left college because of a paper work error made by the college's administration's office.〔 Love went to live with some local Atlanta producers the Corna Boyz.〔 This relationship provided Love the opportunity to rap on a remix the producers were creating for Usher.〔 Usher liked Love's work on the remix and eventually signed him to US Records/J Records. Usher requested Love compose lyrics for a song written by Just Blaze.〔 This song eventually became "Throwback" and was featured on Usher's Diamond-selling (10× Platinum) ''Confessions'' album.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Recording Industry Association of America )〕 Love next toured with Usher where he met and connected with many music industry players.〔 Usher encouraged Love to become a songwriter and requests for Love's compositions began coming from artists Chris Brown, Omarion, and Marques Houston.〔〔 Love currently lives in Miami with photographer Robin Thompson known as Robin V. They have two children together, a son, Carys Preston, and a daughter, Believe Beyond.
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