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 he went to college at Florida A &, M University in Tallahassee Florida After graduating [edit] he moved to Atlanta to pursue a career as rapper, while he opened at a concert for Usher leads to his becoming the first artist signed to Usher's label, American Records, a subsidiary of J Records Most songs written by Rico Love has the phrase "Turn the Lights Off!" said at the beginning of either of him or artsit