#RYAN LESLIE SONGS PRODUCED SERIES#
Leslie signed his first artist, Cassie, in 2005 and under his guidance led her to focus her creative energies on a series of demo recordings, including " Me & U," which was released as her debut single soon after going viral on MySpace. While working as a record producer, Leslie went on to create NextSelection Lifestyle Group, a music-media company he founded with marketing partner Rasheed Richmond. An alternate second video, co-directed by Leslie with Aaron Platt and John Monopoly, depicts the story of a " stalker super-fan." Cassie wasn't available to shoot the visuals due to scheduling conflicts, despite Leslie's original plans to make the song a duet with a respective video showing the chemistry between the two. The first was directed by Diane Martel and shot in black-and-white with a "simple and photographic" style.
"Addiction" was accompanied by two music videos, which both premiered in September 2008. It was remixed and sampled by multiple artists including Kid Cudi, Clipse, Wiz Khalifa and more. He stated that music is his "addiction," but the track could be referring to a relationship or "anything that makes you feel that type of way." Commercially, the single failed to make an impact on the US Billboard Hot 100 but managed to appear at number fifteen on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and number thirty-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts as a partial result of steady airplay received from R&B/Hip-Hop format radio stations. The R&B- future soul song originated after a lively night out in New York City with Leslie having an impulse to go to the studio create a track that captured the "frenetic energy and electricity" he had experienced.
A version of the song featuring just Cassie was also included in physical versions of the single.
#RYAN LESLIE SONGS PRODUCED DOWNLOAD#
The track was made available for digital download the following day through Universal Motown Records and Leslie's NextSelection imprint. Released as the second single from his self-titled debut album, Ryan Leslie (2009), it was sent to rhythmic and urban contemporary radio stations in the United States on July 7, 2008.
The song contains elements from the composition " I Can't Help It" written by Stevie Wonder and Susaye Greene, as performed by Michael Jackson. It features vocals by American singer Cassie and American rapper Fabolous, who wrote his guest rap verse. Lesson of the day: Never EVER make a promise you can not keep it will cost you." Addiction" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer and record producer Ryan Leslie. His own Grammy nominated work Addiction, Diamond Girl, and he has produced music for artist like Ne-Yo, Mary J. Ryan Leslie has written and produced hits like Cassie – Me & U, Fabolous – You Be Killin’ Em. If Leslie does not pay at least $300K over the next 6 years Augstein will continue to have the rights to Leslie’s music. Leslie filed for bankruptcy shortly after the ruling but as of last week the judge said nope you shall pay regardless.Īccording to The Source documents filed last week “all interest in Leslie’s musical rights and future royalty payments to Augstein for songs he produced, wrote or recorded.” That includes ALL the music he has ever done and will do until he pays $1.18 million to Augstein. The Laptop was safely returned BUT it didn’t have any of Leslie’s music on it so he refused to pay the guy that returned it.Īrmin Augstein, the man that returned the computer was not happy he didn’t get paid so he took things to court and the judge ruled in his favor. He offered a $1 million dollar reward for the safe return of his computer because he had all of his music stored on it. Sounds crazy right?! Well not when you hear why.īack in 2010 Leslie had his laptop stolen out of his vehicle while he was on tour overseas.
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