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Like most aspiring producer/songwriter/singers, Ryan Leslie started out making his own records as a teen because he couldn’t afford to pay for studio time or producers when he wanted to record his demo. Counting self-contained producer/artists like Stevie Wonder and Prince as his heroes, it’s been a long ride from being a 19-year-old senior in college who had no music contacts - to overseeing studio sessions with the likes of Diddy, Usher, Britney Spears, and many other of today’s top stars.
The road was not easy, as anyone who has tried to make it in music would understand. When he graduated from Harvard in 1998, Ryan started out selling beats for $200 to anyone who would buy - a questionable career move for an ivy-league graduate. He stayed in the Boston area for a while, taking on a community service job to make ends meet, and spending his nights in the recording studio. Eventually, in the summer of 2000, he linked with a young artist named Corey “Latif” Williams, and he produced a song that won a contest sponsored by Teen People magazine, earning them a performance at the famed Apollo theatre in Harlem.
A few months later, in 2001, the two had generated enough buzz as a producer/artist duo to score Latif a record deal with Motown. Though initial excitement in the project was strong, the album they made together in thirty days took two years to get released. In the meantime, Ryan returned to a suburb of Boston and began to experiment with making his own records again.
The road was not easy, as anyone who has tried to make it in music would understand. When he graduated from Harvard in 1998, Ryan started out selling beats for $200 to anyone who would buy - a questionable career move for an ivy-league graduate. He stayed in the Boston area for a while, taking on a community service job to make ends meet, and spending his nights in the recording studio. Eventually, in the summer of 2000, he linked with a young artist named Corey “Latif” Williams, and he produced a song that won a contest sponsored by Teen People magazine, earning them a performance at the famed Apollo theatre in Harlem.
A few months later, in 2001, the two had generated enough buzz as a producer/artist duo to score Latif a record deal with Motown. Though initial excitement in the project was strong, the album they made together in thirty days took two years to get released. In the meantime, Ryan returned to a suburb of Boston and began to experiment with making his own records again.
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Used 2 Be f/Fabolous
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Diamond Girl
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Ryan Leslie
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Addiction
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How It Was Supposed To Be
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You're Not My Girl
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Diamond Girl (Main)
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Used To Be
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Valentine
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Gibberish
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Addiction (Main)
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You're Fly
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Quicksand
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Never Gonna Break Up
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Is It Real Love
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Just Right
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Zodiac
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Shouldn't Have To Wait
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I Choose You
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Shoutbox
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YankeeXDev wrote:
His songs are amazing.
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energyneverdies wrote:
c'mon guys! lets push him to one million plays. start listening!
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winterkiss wrote:
husband <3
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Mjuzik_zg wrote:
I'm so happy that those old songs keep leaking!
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melek-pia wrote:
schnuggiiiiieee ♥
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martynnnn wrote:
Februari 17 & 18 R.Les is coming to the Netherlands! =D
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ToomMaier wrote:
i love him
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rattla wrote:
One of the best. [2]
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ilovemusic105 wrote:
love your music
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Nicarlos wrote:
One of the best.
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martynnnn wrote:
How is it possible R.Les didn't have 1mil plays yet?
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LLCoolD wrote:
http://soundcloud.com/stevo/ryan-leslie-addiction-rmx-ft-cassie-fabolous listen to that amazin' remix of "addiction" by my 2 homeboys audioholik and stevo! nothing but heat!
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energyneverdies wrote:
heaps of new pics added! http://www.last.fm/music/Ryan+Leslie/+images?sort=date
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i_86 wrote:
Great artist, yup!!
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jlegend369 wrote:
Please check out my best and worst of 2009 list when you get a chance and leave some comments! (R-Les placed very high!) http://www.last.fm/user/jlegend369/journal/2009/12/31/3asf7s_my_best_and_worst_of_2009!!! Thanks!
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skitzotsp wrote:
what bloodzie said
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TruEvidence wrote:
One word!!! fire!!!!!
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nodoubt_gwen wrote:
He is a great artist!
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SteH90 wrote:
Only one word - genius!
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marvelesque wrote:
I just adore him so much. And I agree @ NorrinRav
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Feb
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Ne-Yo Live @ Wembley Arena
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Ryan Leslie
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- Feb 18 Ryan Leslie in Concert Maassilo, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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