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Richard Butler, Jr. (born December 3, 1982) as Rico Love is an American rapper/singer, songwriter, and producer.|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.Most tracks written by Rico Love have the phrase ‘Turn The Lights Off!’ Said at the beginning of the either by him or the artsit| |
