Saw this on his myspace and thought it was cool. He’s definitely put in work. Started at Harvard when he was 16 and graduated at 19.
Not Just a Musician, Ryan Leslie Does It All
A. Ryan Leslie CLASS OF 1998
Published On 6/4/1998 12:00:00 AM
By ANNE C. KRENDL
Crimson Staff Writer
He doesn’t have a high school diploma, he has lived in at least a dozen cities and he creates songs on the piano without ever having had a lesson.
A. Ryan Leslie ‘98 defines “Renaissance man” in the music industry, and he does it without any formal music training. He just has a deep passion for the music he creates.
His demo tape says it all: “written, arranged, produced, performed and engineered by A. Ryan Leslie.” (more…)
May 4, 2008
Music
New Album, New Fears, Same Old Attitude
By NATE CHINEN
AHMIR Thompson was sitting in the back of a town car inching through Midtown when he received a vexing call from management, not entirely unlike the one that opens “Rising Down” (Def Jam), the new album by the Roots. One month before its release there were problems with a hidden track, and Mr. Thompson, better known as ?uestlove, the Roots’ drummer and bandleader, made no attempt to hide his frustration, raising his voice in protest. (more…)
Sam Sparro. He’s kinda ridiculous in a kinda good way but I think this song and video are both amazing.
People keep asking me what I wanna do for my birthday
So today I finally said, “Imma change the world on my birthday.”
They said, “how you gonna do that?”
I said, “Imma turn my phone off and watch things fall apart in hip hop music. You’re all welcome.”
Thanks for the advice Wale. LOL
Bud Light presents Real Men of Genius
(Real Men of Genius)
Today we salute you…
Dan Weisman, Mr Really Special Birthday Celebrator
(Mr Really Special Birthday Celebrator)
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All I gotta say is wow. Lots of percussion. Everyone sounded amazing. I loved the outfits. Dave’s reaction. Everyone rhyming along with Wale’s Olsen twin line. Classic.
Camp Lo is one of my favorite groups. When Wale and I started working together and we found out we shared a mutual love over Camp Lo, we knew everything would fall into place. Well, for all you Camp Lo fans out there…today is a good day.
Today, HipHopDX reportedly learned from a SRC executive that the label has also signed another ’90s Hip Hop outfit – Camp Lo.
The Bronx-born duo of Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede has been releasing records since 1996’s Uptown Saturday Night on the now-defunct Profile Records. The duo scored mainstream success in the form of the single “Luchini.” With a unique blend of slang vocals, ’70s references and production from Ski Beatz of Reasonable Doubt fame, Camp Lo would reach their pinnacle early, as Profile merged to Arista Records, where Camp Lo later said they were asked to compromise their art.
2002’s Let’s Do It Again and last year’s Black Hollywood have followed on an independent level, neither able to register a commercial single or mainstream presence. Reportedly from the help of Mister Cee of Notorious B.I.G., Big Daddy Kane and Hot 97 fame, Camp Lo was taken to SRC/Universal Records and changed their name to The Lo, marking their first time on a major label since Arista eight years ago.
The duo is presently recording a yet-untitled album. They have premiered their first single, “Lumdi,” [click to listen] incorporating elements of the hit “Mickey’s Monkey” by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. I’m not really feeling the new single, but let’s see what they do.
Here is one of my favorite Camp Lo tracks.
Camp Lo “Disco T-E-C” (off DJ Honda’s HII Japan version)
The Keith Haring Foundation, Goldman Properties and Deitch Projects announce the recreation of Keith Haring’s celebrated Houston Street and Bowery mural. The mural became an instant downtown landmark after Keith painted it in the summer of 1982. The mural was up for only a few months in the summer of 1982 before it was painted out but its image remains imprinted in the memory of many people who were part of the downtown artist community in the early 1980s. (more…)
Do you smell what Barack is cookin?
I actually like his compared to Clinton and McCain’s (more…)
