Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome producer/singer/rapper/tech CEO Ryan Leslie to the Upper West Side for a thoughtful, hilarious and meaningful conversation about music, operating direct-to-consumer, dignity, artistry, hard work and vision, plus stories about Fabolous, Cassie, Jagged Edge, Tommy Motolla, Miley Cyrus and much more!

6:59 AKAs Eric aka Ain’t Nothing to Cut My Bitch Off aka ASPCA

Jeff aka Melt the Block aka Fondue

Ryan Leslie aka The Slasher

Ryan Leslie speaks about:

7:37 Being first through the “door”/ His family and upbringing

19:26 Never dumbing down/His early production/songwriting

32:59 His love for Stevie Wonder/ Being a musician while being a student at Harvard

40:30 His toughest time as a musician/ Having co-signs,mentors, friendships

52:30 Artists he has helped using direct audience ownership/ Being passionate about whatever he is working on

1:01:15 His beat building videos on YouTube/ The ability to search and find what you’re looking for

1:08:48 Meetings with tech companies vs. Meetings in the music industry

1:21:45 Relationship with Fabolous/ Creative process when working in different studios

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