- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 37
- Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Marital Status: Partner (Robin Thompson)
- Full Name: Richard Preston Butler, Jr.
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: 3 December 1982
- Ethnicity: African American
- Occupation: Singer, Musician. Songwriter and Producer
- Education: Florida A&M University
- Children: 2 (Carys Preston and Believe Beyond)
Richard Preston Butler Jr, popularly known as Rico Love, has an estimated net worth of $14 million. The famous American singer, rap artist, record producer, and songwriter was born in 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Due to his parent’s divorce early in his childhood, Rico was raised in two cities, Milwaukee and Harlem. He graduated from A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida. Soon after, he moved to Atlanta to become a rap artist.
Rico’s passion for music became his strength and also the means to his riches. He got introduced to Rap music when he was a teenager and the rest, as they say, is history. Love wrote several hit numbers for celebrities like Beyonce (Sweet Dreams), Nelly (Just A Dream, Gone) and Usher (There Goes My Baby, Hey Daddy) bagging a Grammy nomination for Beyonce’s album ‘I Am…Sasha Fierce’ in 2009.
Rico Love also launched his venture ‘Division 1’ in partnership with Universal Motown initially but moved to ‘Interscope Records’ later.