Pure Talent

I'm a little late hopping on the Ryan Leslie train, but hey it's better late then ever right?

Check out this video of him making the beat to his hit "Addiction".



He's amazing, and I absolutely love his energy, and passion for his craft.


In case you didn't no-sooo there is brains that comes with all this talent...(via Wikipedia)

...At an early age, Leslie taught himself how to play the piano. He developed the ability to recite music, as well as arrange chords to create songs. At the age of 15, Leslie scored a 1600 on his SATs - a perfect score. In 1993 he applied to four University of California campuses as well as Stanford, Yale and Harvard. In his application essays he explained his interest in matriculating from his junior year in high school without having earned a diploma. He was accepted to all except Yale. He ultimately decided to attend Harvard University.At the age of 19, Leslie graduated from Harvard with a degree in Government, concentrating in Political Science and Macroeconomics. During his commencement ceremonies, Ryan delivered the prestigious Harvard Oration...

If that wasn't enough watch him make more magic...



I also came across this video on youtube of a spoof of the video above by the Obama kid and it's HILARIOUS! Check it out: