Ryan Leslie

by Keisha A. Mitchell

 Classify him how you will, but musician/producer/singer/writer/mini-mogul Ryan Leslie makes the word genius look like an understatement. This one man band took the college world by storm when at the age of 15 after he ascertained a then perfect score of 1600 on his SATS. He then went on to graduate from Harvard at 19 and pursue music fulltime. After garnering notice from Diddy, Leslie became the shiny suit mans protégé and began writing and producing for many big name acts. Today Leslie is still making moves and his album (as well as his Youtube channel) stand as no less than a testament to that fact.  Whether its great production and composition that your ear covets, or if you just love a great song concept with matching lyrics, Leslie offers something for all. With his hits “Diamond Girl, and Addiction (featuring his protégé Cassie), and more conceptual covers like “Irina, and gibberish”, Leslie has earned the title of no less than Beast.