Rico Love has made a name for himself as one of the top producers and songwriters in the industry. He has produced and written songs for artists such as Usher, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and T.I. just to name a few.
Love has decided to branch out on his own with a new record label, Division 1, and EP, Discrete Luxury. He recently provided insight on his latest EP, Discrete Luxury.
On The Album’s name, Discrete Luxury:
“Discrete Luxury is the setting. The definition of Discrete means away from, apart from. Separate. This discrete means away from. It’s about success, but I didn’t fill the album with songs with a bunch of situations about a dude that has money. I showed these different relationships and the different things I’ve seen with the different women in my life as a result of being successful.”
“Everybody’s Girl”
“’Everybody’s Girl’ is really important to me because it was my way of holding up a mirror to certain type of women that I started to see. I would be in L.A. partying and I would see girls. Then I would fly to N.Y. and see the same girls. Then I would fly to Miami and see the same girls. I wondered how they got money to move around like that. Then I started realizing that these are everybody’s girls. One week they’re with this guy, another week they’re with another guy. Not to judge them, but at the end of the day it is what it is. Some girls are everybody’s girl. Not because we want them to be, but that is the way they present themselves. Instead of me making a record to say a black girl lost or trying to be all Lupe [Fiasco] with it, I wanted to figure a way to have fun with it and talk about it. No offense to Lupe, I’m a Lupe fan. But I wanted to talk about it. These people are real. “
“To My Ex”
“’To My Ex’ is really self-explanatory. I wanted to make an anthem for guys. You never hear a guy say his side of the story in a break-up song. So I wanted to make it, but also didn’t want to leave the women out. I put Tiara Thomas on it because, first of all, I wanted people to know how nice of a MC she was. Second of all, I wanted women to have the chance to say their side as well to make it more of a co-ed record. It’s one of my favorite songs. The energy behind it has been strong too.”
“Champaign”
“Funny story behind ‘Champaign.’ I got into a situation where I wasn’t being a very smart person. I met someone on a social media site that I ended up flying out to hang out with me. I didn’t even sleep with this person, but they did the corniest sh– you could ever do. They took a picture with my jewelry on and they posted it on their Facebook and it got on Media Takeout. It was one of those moments in my life where I felt like the corniest dude on the planet.
“They Don’t Know”
“On the surface, it sounds like a record about this mistress that I have. I wanted the video to look like a moving painting. A piece of art. On the surface it’s about this relationship I have with this young lady who is smart enough to keep this super hush. But, what it’s really about is my relationship with the music industry and how a lot of people don’t know I’m behind these songs. This is a relationship that we have and love and cherish. How I feel about the music business is not my role in it. I’m not upset. A lot of guys get really upset that nobody knows their records. It doesn’t bother me. I know that the people that are suppose to know, know. I really wanted to reflect this in a song and make it a double meaning about this love affair that I have that no one really knows about but the people who should know.”
“Strip Club”
“In the song I am saying, ‘I wish I could turn my hotel into a strip club, I’d invite everybody.’ I’m really showing my admiration and respect for strippers. Every girl I named in the song I know personally. These are real people I know. I definitely have history in the strip club. I’m really known and have respect in all of the clubs I spoke about and women know me as being respectful, cool and like family. The song is about me saying the things I’ve learned from these girls. I learned a lot of things from them. I learned how to hustle. No one hustles like street dude and strippers. They hustle and really work. They know how to get a dollar out of you. I learned that from them. “
