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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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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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.

Fabolous f/ Ne-Yo & Ryan Leslie – “Look at Her (Killin’ ‘Em Part 2)”

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.

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.

Ryan Leslie – “Joan of Arc”

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There were a lot of lights at Ryan Leslie’s Bowery Ballroom shows, held on Tuesday and Wednesday in New York City. Yet the blinding effects were simply no match for the wattage of Ryan’s hyper set. Fans chose the set list as the newly independent artist (he recently split from Universal Motown), decked out in black, accompanied a five-piece band, back-up singers, and a voice vocoder during his performance.

R-Les started off by introducing “The Glory,” the first single from his third album Les Is More, on which he raps about seeing the light at the end of the tunnel after his first two albums underperformed. “I flipped the switch and put that rock star in my show/ Went overseas and had them cop cars whipping slow/ They lookin’ for me, I was banned with a black band/ Eatin’ everybody in the game, Pac-Man,” he spit.

He dedicated the next hit, “Diamond Girl,” to the “talented, educated, independent, good looking, good cooking” women, who deserve “to be treated like the most precious stone in the universe.” The songs “Addiction” and “Is It Real Love” followed as Ryan removed his jacket and loosened up. But before he gave the best of his energy, he took time out to recognize Stevie Wonder, singing an intimate “You and I” while seated on a stool. He also pleased the crowd with “Valentine” and a new track called “Maybachs & Diamonds,” on which he was joined by Young Money affiliate Cory Gunz.

“Sometimes, you just don’t have the words to say, and in those times, it’s OK if you speak a little gibberish,” he announced before going into “Gibberish” and “Quicksand.” When he reached the climax of “How It Was Supposed To Be,” the passionate singer bounced from one side of the stage to the other. Ending the show on a high note, the fans couldn’t let Leslie go without getting the most of their $30. He succumbed to the name chants with an encore, also shouting out Denzel Washington, who was sitting up in the balcony. The Harvard grad proved his fan base is still solid, and that they can carry him into his bright future—with or without shades.

–Tanya Remekie