Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessman. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip-hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists including Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Diddy, Fabolous, LL Cool J, Kanye West and Usher, among others. Leslie is credited with discovering singer Cassie Ventura in 2004, who signed to his NextSelection record label in a joint-venture with Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records two years later. Leslie... [more on Wikipedia]