The famous American actor and singer Rico Love is very popular among many music lovers around the world. That is why it is no coincidence that the audience is very curious about the facts from the biography of this artist.
Childhood and youth Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler (the name of the musician given to him from birth), was born on December 3, 1982 in New Orleans (Louisiana, USA). After his parents divorced, he lived in two states at once - Harlem (New York) with his dad and Milwaukee (Wisconsin) with his mother.
The boy discovered his creative abilities early - at the age of 10 he entered the legendary African-American Children's Theater, wrote poetry and songs.
By the way, it was Richard Preston's mother who had the greatest influence on the fact that the boy began to write his own poems.
In the last years of high school, the young man and future hip-hop star firmly decided to devote his whole life to music.
After graduation, Richard Preston Butler entered the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, which is located in Tallahassee and is a public institution of higher education in the United States. At the university, he continued to study hip-hop music.
The beginning of the creative career of Richard Preston Butler
The beginning of Rico Lava's creative career is associated with producing and writing songs for the famous American artist Usher.
It was this talented singer who opened to the young man many useful paths and connections in the music industry. Subsequently, Rico Lavresil independently write music and songs, record albums.
True, the performer himself decided not to release the first disc, which was recorded in 2007, as he considered it to be of insufficient quality.
As a result, Richard Preston Butler returned to work as a producer and writer for more famous music stars.
His songs on his albums include such stars as Nelly (the most famous composition is There Goes My Baby), Beyonce (Sweet Dreams), Jamie Foxx, Le'Che Martin, Kashus, Ray Hitti, Khalifa, Wiz and many other world famous artists. In addition, he has worked with Fergie, Diddy, Chris Brownon, Kelly Rowland and Ti.
Since his own label provided Rico Love with enough financial resources, he was in no hurry to revive his solo musical career.
There are many references to drugs in his texts, which is why the press suspected Rico Love of drug addiction.
After that, the actor, composer, producer, poet and singer himself officially announced that he did not use any illegal drugs.
The resumption of the career of the performer and songs of his own composition
In 2013, Richard Preston Butler decided to resume his own songwriting career. Initially, he decided to release a mini-album Discrete Luxury, which in the shortest possible time won a leading position in the charts in the United States of America.
At the same time, he released the El Presidente mixtape, on the wave of success in 2014 he decided to record another mixtape, I Sin. In the spring of 2015, Rico Love recorded his debut album, which he called Turn The Lights On.
The record was released under its own label Division 1, which is the regional representative of the major American production company Interscope.
Interesting facts from the work of the singer and the personal life of Rico Lava
Commenting on the technique of writing his own compositions, Rico Lovettle says that he never deliberately sits at his desk and does not write lyrics.
It is enough for him to listen to the music, pay attention to its beat, and then he begins to silently hum the words that come to him during the listening process.
According to Riko, this is his success, both in his solo career and as a producer. The family of the famous rap singer Richard Preston Butler has a son, whom his parents named Kari Preston.
The best video clips and compositions
Most of Ricky's fans consider the videos for Some body Else, Happy Birthday and Bitches Be Like to be his best videos. Their favorite songs include Fuck Sleep with Kid Ink, Touch'n You, Rick Ross and Even Kings Die.
Filmography of Rico Love
As an actor, Rico Love has starred in films such as:
- catacombs;
- Zombie Bloodbath 3: Zombie Armageddon;
- Shivers;
- Vampire Holocaust;
- dead things.
As can be seen from the biography of the actor, singer, composer and producer Rico Love, he is a creatively versatile person. Now he does not stop producing and writing songs for world hip-hop music stars.
Numerous "fans" are looking forward to the release of solo albums of this talented young man. True, his compositions recorded with the participation of other stars regularly appear on the charts.
