Rico Love Explains Situation Regarding Tiara Thomas, Wale (Video)

The issue has been addressed a few times before by all parties, but during a visit to Sway In The Morning, Rico Love spoke on the evident triangle that is him, his artist Tiara Thomas and Thomas’ former mentee Wale.

Rico Love, is a singer-songwriter and producer who was behind hit records such as Usher’s There Goes My Baby and Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home), as well as Beyoncé Knowles’ Sweet Dreams, just to name a few.

His latest project? Tiara Thomas — the recognizable female voice on Wale’s hit, Bad.

There has been rumors of beef and betrayal between Rico Love, Tiara Thomas and Wale — and Rico stopped by Sway in the Morning to clear the air.

“I met her [through Wale’s partner], and the first thing I said was, ‘Why Wale didn’t sign her?’ She’s amazing, I can’t believe this.” Love tells Sway in the Morning.

“I ended up offering her a contract, we negotiated on the contract.” Rico explained. “After we negotiated, she gave ‘Bad’ to Wale on his mixtape. No one ever said this was gonna be Wale’s single.”

He goes on to explain how Wale’s emotion makes him a genius, “but sometimes that can hurt you when you don’t know how to separate it,” in reference to business deals.

“It got so bad where his assistant was on the line threatening her and a bunch of stuff like that.”

Tiara Thomas Signs With Division 1/Interscope

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So now we know for sure what Wale was hinting at. Taken from Vibe Vixen:

Things aren’t bad at all in Tiara Thomas’ camp by any means. The singer/songwriter has inked a deal with the Interscope Records family, joining Rico Love’s Division1.

The 23-year-old Indianapolis native is the mighty pen behind Wale’s hit single “Bad,” a song she co-wrote and co-produced before linking with the record’s lyricist.

According to Biz Journals, Thomas is the first signee to Love’s startup. This comes as a surprise to fans who believed she’d stay linked up to MMG’s “Gifted” MC. However, her new home welcomes her with open arms.

“Tiara is a gifted and versatile artist,” commented John Janick, President of Interscope Geffen A&M. “We’re excited to work with Rico and Divison1 to develop and expose her extraordinary talent.”