Ryan Leslie

Dec
26
Video: Ryan Leslie – ‘Good Girl’

Ryan Leslie

Ryan Leslie stacks his paper in the opulent video for “Good Girl,” the third release in a series of 10 videos making up his Les Is More visual album. The singer-producer flaunts his lavish lifestyle, popping champagne with models in Las Vegas and riding through the desert in a Bentley. “Let’s have a toast to my enemies/ And to my haters, you bastards, you give me energy,” he sings. Take off with the jet-setter.

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Nov
30
Video: Ryan Leslie – ‘Beautiful Lie’

Ryan Leslie

Ryan Leslie lives like a rock star in the cinematic video for “Beautiful Lie,” the second in a series of 10 videos from his Les Is More visual album. The Harvard grad wakes up in a 5-star hotel next to Sports Illustrated model Kenza Fourati and drives through Paris in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing in the black-and-white visuals. The good life awaits.

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Oct
14
Video: Red Café f/ Rick Ross & Ryan Leslie – ‘Fly Together’

Rick Ross, Ryan Leslie, and Red Café

Bad Boy signee Red Café finds a Bad Girl to ride for him in the dark video for “Fly Together,” his collaboration with Rick Ross and Ryan Leslie off his forthcoming album. The Colin Tilley-directed clip features fast cars, fireworks, and fly women. Ryan Leslie shows off his guitar skills, while Red gets behind the wheel of a Lambo. Rozay meets up with the guys in a car junkyard as explosions light up the night sky. Take flight with the trio.

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Oct
7
Sneak Peek: Red Cafe f/ Rick Ross & Ryan Leslie – ‘Fly Together’

Wheels up! Bad Boy’s Red Cafe takes flight with the trailer for “Fly Together,” his collaboration with Ryan Leslie and Rick Ross off his forthcoming debut. The full Colin Tilley-directed clip premieres Friday, October 14.

Aug
24
New Music: Red Cafe f/ Ryan Leslie & Rick Ross – ‘Fly Together’

Fly Together

Red Cafe takes flight with Ryan Leslie and Rick Ross on the melodic “Fly Together,” the first single from the former’s Bad Boy debut. The fellas treat their women like diamonds, spoiling them with their riches. Rozay bigs up modern technology, using his iPad to communicate with his girl and his partner in rhyme pokes his lady on Facebook. See if this gets your “Like.”

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Apr
19
Video: Ryan Leslie – ‘Glory’

Ryan Leslie

Ryan Leslie hits the studio in the video for “Glory,” a cut off his upcoming album Les Is More, due July 4. In the dramatic black-and-white clip, the R&B maestro gets emotional and vulnerable, spitting about the hardships of being an underrated musician in between footage of him performing overseas. Watch the Harvard grad tell it from the heart.

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Apr
13
New Music: Fabolous f/ Ne-Yo & Ryan Leslie – ‘Look at Her (Killin’ ‘Em Part 2)’

Ne-Yo, Fabolous, and Ryan Leslie

Fabolous kills ‘em softly on the remix to “You Be Killin’ ‘Em” featuring Ne-Yo and Ryan Leslie. The trio re-recorded the TINC2 mixtape hit into a soulful version for Fab’s new mixtape The S.O.U.L. Tape, due April 21. Listen to them go in for the kill.

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Apr
12
Fabolous Records ‘You Be Killin’ ‘Em’ Sequel with Ne-Yo and Ryan Leslie

Ne-Yo, Fabolous, and Ryan Leslie

Fabolous’ massacre continues. The Brooklyn rapper hit the studio with Ne-Yo and Ryan Leslie to record a soulful sequel to his There Is No Competition 2 mixtape hit “You Be Killin’ ‘Em” called “Look at Her (Killin’ ‘Em Part 2).” Get a taste of the new version from Fab’s The S.O.U.L. Tape, due April 21, which serves as a prequel to his next studio album Loso’s Way 2.

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Mar
16
New Music: Ryan Leslie – ‘Joan of Arc’

Joan of Arc

Ryan Leslie takes it way back on his new song “Joan of Arc,” expected to be included on his third album Les Is More. The singer-songwriter laments living life as a player, rapping over burning synthesizers about how hooking up with a slew of girls has its consequences.

“I took a chance on romance, I loved you/ And now that it burns, still I yearn to touch you,” he sings on the chorus, flipping back to rhyming on the verses.

Dip into the past on the latest from R-Les.

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