+ SONG LYRICS “Joan of Arc” (Live) (R. Leslie) INTRO God bless each hater for wishing that I would see defeat God bless each fan raising hands at the meet & greet God bless Versace w...
+ SONG LYRICS “Ups & Downs” (R. Leslie) VERSE 1 I wish I could change the minds that decided That I shouldn’t be knighted as a modern day Prince It only makes sense, playing ev...
+ SONG LYRICS “Rain In Australia” (R. Leslie) Lookin’ out at my city I just can’t help but wonder How I made it to the top and kept from going under I’m eating every day...
An excerpt of a speech delivered at the 5th Annual Harlem Jets Awards Ceremony and Banquet at Eastwood Manor in the Bronx, NY. For more information visit www.harlemjets.org
Over 90% of cancers are curable if caught in stage one. + SONG LYRICS “Early Than Late” (R. Leslie) In some ways man I matured early, I grew up young I was only 9 or 10 tryna slip her the...
Enter your email address to download the Good Girl Valentine’s Day Open Verse MP3: SUBMISSIONS Mike Martinez (@realmikem) / YouTube Jimmy Mack (@JiMmMyMackk) / Hulkshare Elonte Chandler (@Touqu...
Creating the instrumental for Booba’s “Fast Life” in-studio at the Hit Factory in Miami:
I’m playing the historic Bowery Ballroom on June 22nd & 23rd: I’ll be checking the comments for song requests as I put my set list together.
Here’s the fourth and final in my 4-part series with adidas Originals and globalGrind: When I was in college, I was the only person I knew who could sit through marathon studio sessions with myself. ...
Here’s the third in my 4-part series with adidas Originals and globalGrind: This past weekend, I had the honor of receiving the 2010 Vanguard Award from the Aspiring Minority Business Leaders &...
Here’s the second in my 4 part series with adidas Originals and globalGrind: I wrote, produced, arranged and recorded this record more than four years ago and it just recently surfaced on the w...
Those of you who follow my twitter updates have already had a first hand view of my recent tour in Europe as it unfolded on the road. Here’s a taste of the excitement, exhilaration and energy f...
For the first time in footwear history, adidas created an online experience triggered by their exclusive collection of sneakers, the adidas Originals AR Game Pack. Using AR technology combined with y...
When I made the “Diamond Girl” movie back in 2007, I was doing exactly what I’ve always done: making the best use of my resources to bring a creative vision to life. Imagine my surp...
Yahoo has always been one of the big media channels on-line. This is a piece they commissioned. It was shot and now released in conjunction with the launch of their new campaign: I love the fact that...
The CDs are in! The countdown is on! Thank you all for listening and riding with me: Since the feedback from the first album presentation was so strong, I’ve decided to present the album again ...
So I had this video for a while and was ready to blast it until Universal asked me to hold back since MySpace music featured it today. Ah, the politics of exclusive content! In any case, Here it is, ...
I’ve had a great rapport with my distribution company on this album cycle. Phylicia Fant, who works in the publicity department at Universal set me up with this Esquire-sponsored gig performing...
I’ll never forget the day that I first played “Nothing” for my sister, Joy. She had stopped by my brownstone in Harlem and she immediately responded to the record by saying, “...
As I boarded my plane home from Amsterdam Saturday morning, I was recognized for the first time by a staff member at an international airport. “Didn’t I see you on television yesterday?...
I’ve received many questions about this song, including one today while I was answering tweets from 30,000 feet on my flight to LA. “I-R-I-N-A” is the spelling of my girl Irina Shay...
I’ve been asked quite a few times which I prefer more, being an artist or being a producer. I always reply that I love both equally and I especially enjoy when I can add value in both capacitie...
When everyone is sleeping on my tour bus and it’s 5:21am, it’s good to be able to send out a message and get a friendly response from someone else in the world who’s up. On my way i...
I was on my tour bus when I heard the news that Michael Jackson had been rushed to the hospital. Almost immediately it seemed as though the world held its breath, hanging on the words of the media ou...
When I was blogging almost daily from NS4Life.com from 2005-2006, I captured hours and hours of footage that’s still in my archives. Here’s an example: We were on our way back to London f...
The 24-hour Apple Store on 57th street in NYC gets most of my business because I can stop in on my way home from the studio - usually in the wee hours of the morning. I really appreciate everyone who...
Aside from the fact that I spent part of it shooting a video with Fabolous, the day captured in this footage is an especially historic one in my career: Receiving two BET Award nominations (Best Male...
Dear Mom - I love and appreciate you for more reasons than I could ever write. I’m on tour now and though I’m not there to tell you face to face, I thought I’d send you this greetin...
When I stepped on stage to do this show, I had already been warned that rain was eminent. Regardless, I made up my mind to give the most explosive show possible given the circumstances. As it began t...
Fabolous has always looked out. When my very first official single “Used 2 Be” was released, he lent his talent to a then unknown artist looking for a break. More recently, he featured on...
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