Ryan Leslie counts Stevie Wonder as one of his biggest influences, and with the rock, soul, R&B and rap elements of ‘Glory’, that is certainly easy to hear. Singing the lyrics “I’ve got these kids lookin’ at me saying “What a shame!”/He’s so underrated, he should’ve sold more/should’ve had a number one record with his own tour” it’s not difficult to tell that Leslie now wants the appreciation and screaming fans that those who he has written and produced songs for have already received. Dre, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson, Ryan Leslie prepares to release his independent debut album ‘Les Is More’ and the single ‘Glory’ which is out on August 15th. Joining the list of producers turned performers which includes Dr. So after seeing everything he touches turn to gold, it seems that Ryan Leslie has decided he’s not satisfied with simply being the genius behind all of these hits and now wants to be the brawn as well as the brains. The first signing in 2005 was Cassie, who’s break out single ‘Me & U’ was written and produced by Leslie himself and continues to be one of the biggest songs in Atlantic Records’ history, selling over a million digital units. As well as producing songs for the sound track to Bad Boys II, Britney Spears, and Mary J Blige, he also created online media company NextSelection Lifestyle Group.

Do you know who Ryan Leslie is? The R&B singer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, producer, songwriter and entrepreneur has been working to make other people successful since his internship with Younglord in the early 2000’s, which he claims ‘jumpstarted his career’.

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