Fresh off the release of his rap-esq single “Joan Of Arc,” producer and songwriter extraordinaire Ryan Leslie recently talked with Bullet Magazine, where he spilled the beans about details and features on his forthcoming album Les Is More (due July 4th). Switching up his musical style so to speak, R-Les reveals that this latest project will not completely lack the R&B type material and melodies heard on his previous albums, but will showcase more of his rhyming skills. He explains:
Les is More is a rap album, and I want to control everything on it. I’m writing all the lyrics, and I’m producing the record, too,” he says. “As far as collaborations, I’ve been playing records for some people– 50 Cent, Kanye…I’m going to send a song to Pusha from the Clipse, too, and we’ll see who wants to get on it.
He also talks on his relationship with Cassie [past and present]:
Cassie was my girl in New York City. We were going out romantically, and we made a song and put it out just for fun,” says Leslie with a laugh. “I would hope that people get into romantic relations for fun and pleasure. It’s the dream of every guy to have a girl that’s super fun, hot, and awesome, and have everyone look at her. That was certainly fun.
On the possibility of working with her again:
“She is still signed to Next Selection, but to be honest, we don’t really speak. We are still cordial. I saw her at Kanye’s Bowery performance and I said “Hello” to her. You always have the curiosity about what would happen if we got back in the studio, but it’s a matter of scheduling and timing. If it ever happens, I am one hundred percent open to it.”
via YK2 & Vibe
