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Jim Jonsin
Jim Jonsin
American record producer
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Tricky Stewart
Tricky Stewart
American songwriter and music producer
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Usher
Usher
American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor
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Kuk Harrell
Kuk Harrell
American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer
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The Neptunes
The Neptunes
American record production duo formed by Teddy Riley
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Teairra Marí
Teairra Marí
American musician
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Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke
American-Canadian singer
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Mike WiLL Made-It
Mike WiLL Made-It
American record producer and DJ from Georgia
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Keri Hilson
Keri Hilson
American singer, songwriter and actress from Georgia
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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
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RichGirl
RichGirl
American girl group
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Cool & Dre
Cool & Dre
American record producers
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
American hip hop duo
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Amerie
Amerie
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress
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Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole
American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Jay Rock
Jay Rock
American rapper
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Jhené Aiko
Jhené Aiko
American singer
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Ciara
Ciara
American singer
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DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
American DJ, record executive, record producer, and media personality
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Monica
Monica
American singer
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Trina
Trina
American rapper, record producer, songwriter and model from Florida
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LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett
American R&B singer-songwriter and actress
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Trey Songz
Trey Songz
American singer, songwriter, and actor
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Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan
American singer-songwriter
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Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Virginia
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Faith Evans
Faith Evans
American recording artist; singer
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Lecrae
Lecrae
American Christian hip hop artist, record producer, music executive, and actor
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Ashanti
Ashanti
American singer, songwriter, actress and dancer
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Angie Stone
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
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Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
American singer, songwriter, actress
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Vico C
Vico C
American rapper
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Sean Garrett
Sean Garrett
American songwriter, record producer and singer from Georgia
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Future
Future
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Verse Simmonds
Verse Simmonds
American songwriter and singer from California
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James Fauntleroy II
James Fauntleroy II
American singer, songwriter and record producer from California
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The-Dream
The-Dream
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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OutKast
OutKast
American hip hop duo
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Joe Budden
Joe Budden
American hip hop recording artist
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Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
American rapper, singer, songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur
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Miguel
Miguel
American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer
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MC Lyte
MC Lyte
American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z
American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and record producer
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
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Ludacris
Ludacris
American rapper and actor
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LL Cool J
LL Cool J
American rapper, record producer, and actor
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Beyoncé
Beyoncé
American artist
Rico Love
American singer-songwriter and record producer

Rico Love

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American singer-songwriter and record producer
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Album of the Year Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Richard Preston Butler Jr. (born December 3, 1982), better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. 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 one of Love's frequent collaborators.

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.

As a solo recording artist, he released two studio albums TTLO (2015) and Even Kings Die (2018). Love is also the CEO of Division1, a record label which partnered with Interscope Records in 2013. Love has appeared as a featured artist on records with T.I., Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Jamie Foxx, Rich Boy, and Fat Joe.