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In episode 120 of the Free Game Producer Podcast, we talk to Rico Love, who has written records for Beyonce, Nelly, Usher, Mary J Blidge + more.

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2:30 An important discussion about current affairs, including racial injustice, the riots, and how the music community can respond
21:40 Rico’s view on how musicians can respond to racial injustice
23:00 How mainstream media ‘hasn’t caught on’ and is ‘masking’ current issues
26:10 whether or not artists can incorporate important, relevant messages into their work whilst still creating ‘popular’ music
28:42 Rico’s musical & cultural influences early in his life in Milwaukee
31:16 Why sleeping on a couch built the foundations of his success
32:55 Having the spirit and the strength to keep going through the hard times
34:00 Rico identifies as a teacher first, and finds great joy in helping others find “what makes them great”
36:36 How Rico’s emerging R&B project “Rico Love Presents” came about, and where it’s future lies
40:04 How the Rico Love Sessions allow him to discover new talent
42:08 How he paid for opportunities with sacrifices rather than money and why that inspires him to help others
45:22 How music is therapy, and a form of release
46:47 Looking back on a $3.5 million clothes & shoe collection, and realizing it wasn’t necessary
48:00 What he learned from spending money because he thought “that’s the way you do it”

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