Rico Love
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| Birth name | Richard Preston Butler, Jr. |
| Born | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Label(s) | Division 1/Crownworld Ent./US Records/J Records/The Union Party |
| Website | www.ricoloveonline.com |
Rico Love (born 1982, as Richard Butler, Jr.) is an American rapper/singer, songwriter, and producer.
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[edit] Biography
Rico was born in New Orleans, but when his parents divorced he split his time between Milwaukee and Harlem. Later on he went to college at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating,[citation needed] he moved to Atlanta to pursue a career as a rap artist. While there, he opened at a concert for Usher, leading to him becoming the first artist signed to Usher's label, US Records, a subsidiary of J Records.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Songwriting credits
- "Throwback" by Usher (feat. Jadakiss)
- "All Because Of You" by Marques Houston (feat. Young Rome)
- "I Wasn't Ready" by Marques Houston
- "I Wish" by Omarion later done by Danity Kane
- "I'm Gone Change" by Omarion
- "U Got Me" by B5 (feat. P. Diddy)
- "I Bet" by TLC (was the song Chilli and T-Boz performed with O'so Krispie, the winner of their UPN reality show R U the Girl, and made the album Now and Forever: The Hits)
- "Seen the Light" by Chris Brown (feat. Rico Love)
- "U Make Me Say" by Q originally recorded by Donell Jones
- "Baby it's You" by Donell Jones
- "You Didn't Love Me" by Donell Jones
- "Silly of Me" by Donell Jones
- "Want It From Me" by Danity Kane
- "Could This Be Love" by One Chance
- "Everything You Need" by Nephu
- "Smile" by Lea
- "Read My Mind" by Lea
- "Love Me Like You Used To" by Megan Rochell
- "All I Can Say" by Tank now by L2
- "I Wish You Loved Me" by Tynisha Keli
- "Let It Go" by Tynisha Keli
- "Click, Flash" by Ciara
- "Energy" by Keri Hilson
- "Love Like This" by Natasha Bedingfield (feat. Sean Kingston)
- "Sweet Dreams" by Beyonce
- "Radio" by Beyonce
- "Hello Heartbreak" by Michelle Williams
- "The Greatest" by Michelle Williams
- "Lucky Girl" by Michelle Williams
- "Turn The Lights Off" by Cassie
- "In Love With The DJ" by Cassie
- "Barely Breathe" by Pussycat Dolls
- "Angel" by Natasha Bedingfield
- "Year of the Lover" by Lloyd
- "Your Love" by Pleasure P
- "Secret Lover" by Clyde Carson
- "Boyfriend #2" by Pleasure P
- "Hunt 4 U" by Teairra Mari (feat. Pleasure P)
- "Shone" by Flo Rida (feat. Pleasure P)
- "Tender Roni(Handcuffin)" by Pleasure P
- "Let Me" by Pleasure P
- "Sayin My Name" by Pleasure P
[edit] Albums
- The 5th Element (unreleased)
[edit] Singles
from soundtrack to In the Mix (2005)
- "Settle Down"
- "Sweat (Feat. Usher)
- "On the Grind" feat. Paul Wall and Juelz Santana
from The 5th Element (2007)
- "I'm a Pimp" (Feat. Bo Hagon & Jody Breeze)
- "Don't Stop"
- "What You Sayin'" (Feat. Usher)
- "Catch My Breath"
- "Best in the World"
- "Money Right"
- "It's OK"
- "Bang Out" feat. Rock City
Album appearances:
- "Break 'Em Off for Life" (Bone Crusher feat. Hezo, Dano, Jack Frost, & Rico Love) from AttenCHUN! - 2003
- "Gotta Getcha (Remix)" (Jermaine Dupri feat. Rico Love and Usher) from Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1 - 2005
- "I'm So" (Le'Che Martin feat. Rico Love) from Let's - 2006
- "Get Away" (Le'Che Martin feat. Rico Love) from Let's - 2006
- "That's Me" (Omarion feat. Rico Love) from 21 (digital bonus download) - 2006
- "Look At Her" (remix) (One Chance feat. Rico Love and Fabo) - 2007
- "Take a Chance" (One Chance feat. Rico Love) from Private - 2007
