Ryan Leslie, the famed Harvard grad of Hip-Hop/R&B is busy preparing his debut, which is slated to drop September 16th. The first single off the album, “Diamond Girl,” came way back in 2007 and was followed by the Fabolous and Cassie-assisted “Addicted.” After years of being the behind-the-scenes producer for Diddy, the soulful R. Les brings his modern twist to R&B, and he’s got the music world heavily anticipating his self-titled album. To see his work, look up his extensive library of homemade videos on YouTube here, and check out his latest single, “Break this Down,” here.