Ryan Leslie
Biography
An exceptionally shrewd producer, songwriter, performer, businessman, and self-promoter — he once hired someone to film nearly all of his activities, which were diligently edited and uploaded to YouTube — Ryan Leslie began making music as a teenager, scored a perfect 1600 on his SATs before he was old enough to drive, and graduated from Harvard at the age of 19. He got a foothold in the music industry within four years of graduation. By the end of 2005, he had written and/or produced tracks for 702, BeyoncĂ©, Britney Spears, Carl Thomas, and New Edition, and an album of his own was completed but shelved. . Leslie's true breakthrough came in 2006, when he was the architect behind Cassie's "Me&U," a number one R&B single that also reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Cassie's subsequent album, produced almost entirely by Leslie and released on Diddy's Bad Boy label, narrowly missed the top of both the Billboard 200 and R&B/hip-hop album charts. Leslie signed to Casablanca via Universal Motown as a recording artist and established his NextSelection boutique label. "Diamond Girl," his debut single, hit the charts in early 2008 — it broke into the Hot 100 but peaked at only 95 — while successive singles "Addiction" and "How It Was Supposed to Be" also set up his self-titled album, released in February 2009. Leslie quickly followed it that November with Transition, a set inspired by a secret summertime fling.
Top Albums |
1. Transition (..
| 2. Ryan Leslie
| 3. Transition
| 4. Diamond Girl..
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6. Journey of a..
| 7. Les Is More
| 8. How It Was S..
| 9. Used 2 Be - ..
| 10. Video EP
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11. So Forgetful..
| 12. So Forgetful..
| 13. Beautiful Li..
| 14. Fly Together..
| 15. Fly Together..
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16. Hello - Sing..
| 17. Start It Up ..
| 18. You're Not M..
| 19. Addiction (f..
| 20. Better Start..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Addiction | Ryan Leslie | 4:00 | $0.99 | |
2. | Gibberish | Ryan Leslie | 4:21 | $0.99 | |
3. | Diamond Girl | Ryan Leslie | 3:45 | $0.99 | |
4. | Addiction (feat. Cassie & Fabolo.. | Addiction (feat. Cassie &am.. | 4:00 | $0.99 | |
5. | Rescue You | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
6. | Promise Not To Call | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 3:35 | $0.99 | |
7. | When We Dance | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 3:28 | $0.99 | |
8. | I Choose You | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 2:50 | $0.99 | |
9. | Guardian Angel | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 3:31 | $0.99 | |
10. | You're Not My Girl | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 3:54 | $0.99 | |
11. | Is It Real Love | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 4:03 | $0.99 | |
12. | Something That I Like (feat. Pusha T.. | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 4:07 | $0.99 | |
13. | Never Gonna Break Up | Transition (Deluxe Edition) | 4:12 | $0.99 | |
14. | When We Dance | RnB Finest 2 | 3:15 | $0.99 | |
15. | So Forgetful (Instrumental) [feat. R.. | So Forgetful (feat. Ryan Le.. | 3:58 | $0.99 | |
16. | So Forgetful (feat. Ryan Leslie) | So Forgetful (feat. Ryan Le.. | 3:58 | $1.29 | |
17. | So Forgetful (feat. Ryan Leslie) | So Forgetful (feat. Ryan Le.. | 3:58 | $1.29 | |
18. | Start It Up (feat. Kanye West, Swizz.. | Start It Up (feat. Kanye We.. | 5:46 | $1.29 | |
19. | Start It Up (feat. Kanye West, Swizz.. | Start It Up (feat. Kanye We.. | 5:46 | $1.29 | |
20. | Beautiful Lie (Remix) [feat. Fabolou.. | Les Is More | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
21. | Black Flag | Les Is More | 4:31 | $0.99 | |
22. | Lovers & Mountains | Les Is More | 3:56 | $0.99 | |
23. | Ready or Not | Les Is More | 3:04 | $0.99 | |
24. | Ups & Downs | Les Is More | 4:43 | $0.99 | |
25. | Ups & Downs (Prelude) | Les Is More | 0:44 | $0.99 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. Everything, E...
| 2. Diamond Girl
| 3. Addiction (Ve...
| 4. Good Lovin (f...
| 5. Fly Together ...
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6. How It Was Su...
| 7. Blow the Bank...
| 8. You're Not My...
| 9. So Forgetful ...
| 10. Addiction
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11. How It Was Su...
| 12. How It Was Su...
| 13. Zodiac
| 14. Diamond Girl
| 15. Addiction (Ve...
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16. So Forgetful ...
| 17. Making of Add...
| 18. Never Gonna B...
| 19. Making of Not...
| 20. Zodiac (In St...
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