Less clunkers lyrically. But it's not about the lyrics with dude, I know.
― altered boners (rennavate), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i still prefer the self-titled. it's a bit less....all-around competent than transition i guess, but way more distinctly ryan leslie
― BIG MEECH aka the larryhoover (The Reverend), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:01 (thirteen years ago) link
like, i actually disagree and think the debut is way more clunky, but ryan is an awkward dude! a ryan leslie album should be awkward sometimes.
― BIG MEECH aka the larryhoover (The Reverend), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't think leslie is very distinct tbh
'transition' is a bit more lush, just better composed all around -- i think it's homogeneity works in its favor
― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i never really warmed to Transition. it's not bad, but it doesn't have the 2 minor classic singles and the deep cuts I got attached to that the self-titled has.
― magic ksh (some dude), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:05 (thirteen years ago) link
the first album's cover almost insists on its awkwardness, it's like he kinda must know that's his essence
― magic ksh (some dude), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:06 (thirteen years ago) link
the two are really close for me, but my favorite songs of his are on the self-titled ("valentine", "gibberish") so i usually go with that one
xp disagree that he's not distinctive - at the very least he's got (well had) a decently recognizable production style
― terry squad (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:07 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't think being "distinctive" really has that much bearing on whether or not he's great, but it's not like you can draw connections between many of the songs on the debut -- transition is a different story but it's that way purposefully
― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:09 (thirteen years ago) link
"Valentine" is so fucking good
― magic ksh (some dude), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:09 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah man that's the one that kept growing on me and that i now love the most
― terry squad (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:11 (thirteen years ago) link
i wish dude had enough buzz to do more rap beats, love his stuff on the last Fab album
― magic ksh (some dude), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:11 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah that song is really awesome
valentine, irina & gibberish are the best deep cuts off the first one
― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:12 (thirteen years ago) link
― magic ksh (some dude), Monday, July 19, 2010 9:11 PM (37 seconds ago) Bookmark
yes -- also "something that i like" off transition
― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:13 (thirteen years ago) link
man this is getting me all nostalgic, s/t was the first record i reviewed for my college paper
― terry squad (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Nostalgic For 18 Months Ago: The Memoir of K3vin K3ller
― magic ksh (some dude), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:30 (thirteen years ago) link
haha
― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:56 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwK3bqhJIYk
this one is dope too
― blap...tremendo (deej), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 02:02 (thirteen years ago) link
idk i thought the 2nd one sounded way more interested in songwriting & less abt sounding like the neptunes
idk about sounding like the neptunes, but i agree that the second one def has better songwriting
― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 02:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i know i didn't listen to it as much but i barely remember any of the songs off the 2nd
― BIG MEECH aka the larryhoover (The Reverend), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 06:31 (thirteen years ago) link
he produced a joint on the new fab EP
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 29 July 2010 03:29 (thirteen years ago) link
ryan and fab are a very good team
― aborted based fetus (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 29 July 2010 03:39 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgCSBoPyyP8
my shit
― aborted based fetus (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 29 July 2010 03:40 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zcDr4DbKEg&feature=avmsc2
also enjoy this fab/ryan collabo
― pearsonic, Tuesday, 3 August 2010 03:33 (thirteen years ago) link
he's offering A MILLION DOLLARS (he has a million dollars?) for the return of his laptop
http://www.facebook.com/ryanleslie/posts/167995709886177
― ain't no half-trollin (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 6 November 2010 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― wakafledia (k3vin k.), Saturday, 6 November 2010 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
lol @ that song
― s&m: sex and masturbating (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 6 November 2010 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
god that is so funny
i don't understand how this guy is always touring in europe? i mean, i love him, but he has fans there? he doesn't even have fans here!
also i'm astounded that he can, if he can, afford to offer $1m for a laptop -- off of one cassie song & two placements on the last fabolous album
― ain't no half-trollin (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 6 November 2010 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
he does have fans here. hes surprisingly popular w/ regular R&B fans
― holy lolson (deej), Saturday, 6 November 2010 23:15 (thirteen years ago) link
not a superstar or anything but ppl know who he is
RL is one of those dudes that seems vaguely monied or well backed no matter how successful or unsuccessful he is -- went to Harvard, was mentored by Diddy and Tommy Mottola, grinded pretty hard w/ his imprint, youtube channel etc. before being at all famous, probably is just the kind of resourceful guy who knows how to stay well off even without hits.
― lil bow bow (some dude), Sunday, 7 November 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah deej is right i know irl r les fans
― wakafledia (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 November 2010 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link
good pt by somedude also, seems pretty resourceful
― holy lolson (deej), Sunday, 7 November 2010 00:23 (thirteen years ago) link
not stans or anything but people who dig "addicted" and stuff xp
― wakafledia (k3vin k.), Sunday, 7 November 2010 00:24 (thirteen years ago) link
apparently he's off Universal and doing his next album independently? not many mid-level R&B artists survive that kinda thing in any meaningful way but if anyone could be the R&B equivalent of a Koch rapper i guess it's him.
― lil bow bow (some dude), Sunday, 7 November 2010 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i mean a fab guest spot or w/e is probably still in the cards right
― holy lolson (deej), Sunday, 7 November 2010 00:51 (thirteen years ago) link
looool - rl's totally some1 whose stuff i always look out for, for no real reason i guess. i liked transition a lot and listen to it all the time.
― m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m. can (Lamp), Sunday, 7 November 2010 01:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i've come across a surprising amount of ryan leslie fans irl.
i'll be seeing him at fabric (!) on the 15th, if i am back from miami in time.
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Sunday, 7 November 2010 10:12 (thirteen years ago) link
fabric?
― 嬰ハ長調 (c sharp major), Sunday, 7 November 2010 10:46 (thirteen years ago) link
on a mon night!
(i think they've started putting on gigs now.)
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Sunday, 7 November 2010 11:43 (thirteen years ago) link
ryan leslie is a perfect example of someone who makes a grocery bag punchline work 4 him
― challopian youtubes (deej), Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:35 PM (22 minutes ago)
example, pls
― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 25 January 2011 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
if u dont f/w 'sunday nite' i dont f/w u
― challopian youtubes (deej), Tuesday, 25 January 2011 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
It's cute how that's your favorite track from Transition.
― Tyler/Perry's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (jaymc), Tuesday, 25 January 2011 23:11 (thirteen years ago) link
new song
http://www.nextselection.com/joanofarc/
― kl0p's son (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 16 March 2011 23:35 (thirteen years ago) link
where classical references meet grocery bags in an erosion of the boundaries between high and low culture
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 16 March 2011 23:50 (thirteen years ago) link
"maybachs & diamonds" is awesome
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 March 2011 01:00 (thirteen years ago) link
"joan of arc" is dope -- every song off this project has been really great
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 March 2011 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
ehh im not feeling it
― D-40, Friday, 18 March 2011 00:16 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah it's ok but i don't think there's any reason for r-les to be rapping so much
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 March 2011 09:38 (thirteen years ago) link
the first few times i heard Wiz Khalifa's "Roll Up" on the radio i thought it was a really disappointing new Ryan Leslie song
― some dude, Friday, 18 March 2011 12:35 (thirteen years ago) link