Happy Mother’s Day, Mrs. Leslie!

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Dear Mom – I love and appreciate you for more reasons than I could ever write. I’m on tour now and though I’m not there to tell you face to face, I thought I’d send you this greeting with the help of my audience at Stony Brook University last night:

Thank you for your encouragement, your prayers, your tolerance of my sometimes wayward decisions and above all – your unconditional love. I’ll see you soon and I’m calling you right now!

 

Posted: May 10th, 2009 | Under: Inspiration, Live

64 Comments on “Happy Mother’s Day, Mrs. Leslie!”

  1. 1 Jimmy Zamani said at 7:39 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    Ryan! Mrs. Leslie would be proud! ur a good son! keep the beats coming :D

  2. 2 Kermit Ferguson said at 7:45 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    good move doc…….good move lol

  3. 3 Cindy 'Cuvée' Mai said at 7:45 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    Awww! I’m so glad that I was a part of this! Very sweet.

  4. 4 Taina Ayala said at 7:57 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!! IM SENDING MRS.LESLIE SOME MOTHERS DAY LOVE…GOD BLESSED HER WITH SUCH AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED SON….ON THE OTHER HAND, HE BLESSED YOU WITH SUCH AN INCREDIBLY STRONG MOTHER…REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET ONE , SO ALWAYS KEEP HER CLOSE!!

  5. 5 Latoya Guss said at 10:16 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    Very sweet! Happy Mother’s Day to your mom.

  6. 6 Christina Collier said at 10:48 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    Happy Mother’s to your mom Ryan.

  7. 7 Facebook User said at 10:49 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    Very nicely done RLes, your mom will for sure enjoy watching that video.

  8. 8 Facebook User said at 11:23 pm on May 10th, 2009:

    What song was this?

  9. 9 Fred Deva said at 1:24 am on May 11th, 2009:

    Quicksand

  10. 10 Greta Frankie Belle said at 3:05 am on May 11th, 2009:

    I really love how openly emotional you are, i am sure your mommy was extremely happy when she sat down and saw this. Your great Ryan :) Keep doing what you do best – capturing all of us!

  11. 11 Facebook User said at 4:38 am on May 11th, 2009:

    Ryan your shit is dope man, you are a saviour for this dying industry! Had an idea: post a fly beat online and let people rap/sing on it, use twitter as a launchin pad! Hook a potential artist up and enjoy the clutter-free marketing! 1 love from Holland, Dre (ps: when u coming to give a concert down here) http://www.twitter.com/MKTin140

  12. 12 Niyi Abomide said at 5:41 am on May 11th, 2009:

    OOOOOOOOOOhhhhhh, I’m emotional, yes thats true!!!!

    Cos i’ve been looking for some talent and,thats you!!!!

    Keep rocking!!!

  13. 13 LaRitta Norseweather said at 6:04 am on May 11th, 2009:

    Awww…I know she is soo proud!!

  14. 14 Kahina كاهنة said at 7:51 am on May 11th, 2009:

    WONDERFULLLLLL ;) SHE’S THE MOST HAPPY MOTHER IN THE WORLD… I’M SURE :) I LOVE YOU RYAN :)

  15. 15 Koye Banjoko said at 8:29 am on May 11th, 2009:

    Ryan’s so good, he makes us all look bad. Congrats Mrs. Leslie

  16. 16 Facebook User said at 8:57 am on May 11th, 2009:

    Ryan, every time someone tells me that Hip-Hop artists are only in it for the money and only rap about sex, I bring you up. Way to go, singing and keeping yourself above the fray!

  17. 17 Suhayla Csb said at 9:10 am on May 11th, 2009:

    Lovely!!!!

  18. 18 Mela Rambally said at 10:43 am on May 11th, 2009:

    RYAN! I was there in the audience somewhere in there! You were wonderful at Brookfest 2009! I wish you the very best in all your endeavors!

    <3 Mela

  19. 19 Oliver Barsøe Jonsson said at 3:20 pm on May 11th, 2009:

    You are an Insane and so amazing guy :D
    Nice ” gift ” for your mother !

  20. 20 Karimah Farrell said at 4:17 pm on May 11th, 2009:

    Happy Mother’s Day Mrs. Leslie!!!

    xxxx

  21. 21 Bria Bowman said at 7:07 pm on May 11th, 2009:

    happy mothers day Mrs. leslie!

  22. 22 Raymond van der Giessen said at 1:15 pm on May 12th, 2009:

    good looking out on that one Ryan!
    aint no woman that will love you unconditionaly like your mom!
    god bless

  23. 23 Raymond Fernando said at 1:19 pm on May 12th, 2009:

    That is soo fresh! It’s a very unique gift to your mother. Your mom is most likely very proud and happy to have you!

    Keep up the great work!

  24. 24 Niko Ellison said at 3:35 pm on May 12th, 2009:

    NICE!!!!

  25. 25 Kimise Lee said at 11:00 pm on May 12th, 2009:

    This was a very special Happy Mother’s Day dedication, and I’m sure your MOM was very touched and all smiles! I love every song on the cd, can’t wait to hear more from you!

  26. 26 Tawfik Anous El Alaoui said at 4:47 am on May 13th, 2009:

    Bonne fête à toutes les mères !

  27. 27 Martin Jones Kuyu said at 5:13 pm on May 13th, 2009:

    Luv the way you blend work and family… a real good recipe for a good life!

  28. 28 Alisha Birthwright said at 8:37 pm on May 13th, 2009:

    I am so happy that I was apart of this experience..Happy Belated Mother’s Day Mrs. Leslie! your son is truely talented and will live a good life because he cares about the people who support him and his music:)

    ~Alisha~

  29. 29 K-ly Baniafouna said at 9:23 pm on May 13th, 2009:

    Hello,

    sorry for my bad english i’m french. I’m K-LY, a young french hip hop artist. I bought you CD 1 month ago and i love it !! He is realy magic ! Congratulation men !

    The 15 June i get a Mixtape wich name is “K-LY Mixtape” and i want to say if it’s possible to have a liner in MP3 who you say a sentence like ” Hello i’m Ryan Leslie for the K-LY Mixtape”.

    I know i’ts crazy but i really want it that’s why i try to ask you..

    The mixtape is ever in partnership with 2 french fresh magazines :
    http://www.clarkmagazine.com
    http://www.wearethemascotte.fr

    and this link is the cover front :
    http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4222/coverfrontl.jpg

    If you want, you can see my first video here :
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x80plq_kly-hip-hop_music

    in this Hip Hop mixtape i make a love song for the lady cause i love your song “Gibberish”
    tell me if you like it (you can listen it here):
    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5999123849f17078/

    I hope to have a positive answer

    See you later “Master”

    P3@ce

    http://www.K-LY.com
    K-LY-Music@live.fr
    http://www.myspace.com/KLYMusic

  30. 30 Nathalie Jackson said at 9:54 pm on May 13th, 2009:

    Any man who has love for his mom is always going to be blessed. Happy Belated Mother’s Day Mrs. Leslie. God keep you and your family safe. Love your music Ryan.

  31. 31 JR Lallemand said at 10:11 pm on May 13th, 2009:

    Nice job bro! I couldn’t have done it better myself (but of course I’m no Ryan Leslie lol)!
    Hit me back! Peace!

  32. 32 Youcef Benkouider said at 12:53 pm on May 14th, 2009:

    Very good job Ryan. You are the only singer who product true rnb with Avant , R-Kelly , Craig David and Joe. I support your music

  33. 33 Mia Spencer said at 6:39 am on May 15th, 2009:

    Hi Ryan,

    Just want to say I’m loving this CD.
    Soo Hot!!!!

  34. 34 Facebook User said at 4:06 am on May 16th, 2009:

    I love you Ryan……..truly do…i’ll buy any record you make……

  35. 35 Danielle Phillips said at 3:54 pm on May 16th, 2009:

    This is well sweet!
    Gotta luv a dude that loves his mom!

  36. 36 Meghan Mooney said at 2:58 pm on May 18th, 2009:

    i might be a little late, but i love this!! mad sweet, i love your music.

  37. 37 Coreen Boothe said at 10:35 am on May 19th, 2009:

    RYAN, I GOT YOUR ALBUM AND NEVER PAID FOR IT!!

    I picked up about 7 cd’s in Target , including yours, and went to the cash register. The total came up to over $100.00 I decided to put one or two back. I weighed my options and chose to exclude your cd. Nothing personal, just tired of new artists with no substance.

    A few days later I noticed that the cashier removed your cd off my receipt but also included it in the bag. So you know what I was thinking right? Yeah – I lucked up!

    After listening to your album the VERY FIRST TIME, I realized that you are LOADED with talent. So much, that I would like to pay for the cd. It was well worth the buy!

    I don’t want to go back to the store, in fear that they may think I stole it :-( – So NOT my style!!

    How do I go about paying for this cd? You deserve the points/credit for making such a hot album and being talented to death!

    - Coco

  38. 38 LaRitta Norseweather said at 1:26 pm on May 19th, 2009:

    RYAN!!!! WHATS GOING ON??? I miss your updates on twitter!!!lol
    I hope all is well.

  39. 39 Facebook User said at 8:59 pm on May 19th, 2009:

    I miss your updates too Ryan……whats going on??

  40. 40 Facebook User said at 10:22 pm on May 19th, 2009:

    Hey Ryan :) we miss your updates…When you coming back?

  41. 41 Niyi Abomide said at 6:36 am on May 20th, 2009:

    Ryan!!! whats up dog!!? the updates are thinning out , twitter updates not working!!!
    Hope you not slipplin…. You know we still got your back, believe that!!!….SpaceBoy

  42. 42 Bluey Robinson said at 6:59 am on May 21st, 2009:

    Haha .. dope!

  43. 43 Jordan Blucher said at 8:45 am on May 21st, 2009:

    For real ^^dope!! rles4pres

  44. 44 Sadia Afzal said at 5:19 am on May 22nd, 2009:

    We miss your updates Ryan!!! Ur slowly nearing that 10000 mark on the website…….hope you have something great prepared for when you do :)

  45. 45 Facebook User said at 2:24 pm on May 23rd, 2009:

    Ryan – your website says that you’re doing a show at Cal State LA tonight, but the address for the venue is UCLA! Just thought I’d point that out since it’s not clear where you will be performing.

  46. 46 Facebook User said at 3:47 am on May 24th, 2009:

    Hi Ryan, saw you at Cal State tonight…you’re amazing, love your energy and spirit. =)

  47. 47 Nathan Butler said at 12:28 pm on May 25th, 2009:

    Mr. Leslie, I will be in the buildin for essence down here in New Orleans…..Bitterswet though, would have loved to see you on the mainstage, but the Superlounges give a more intimate feel and I see you can rock either…..p.s. I bought three copies of the album, one as a valentine’s day gift, one for myself, one as a collector’s item. You are definitley makin history..keep it up!

  48. 48 Jennifer Jones said at 2:33 pm on May 26th, 2009:

    Just giving you a shout out. This is Jennifer from Berkeley, CA–prospective business student for Harvard. How did you like the school?

  49. 49 Kyle Brandon Chong said at 12:00 am on May 28th, 2009:

    How do I go about applying for Next Selection Ryan?

  50. 50 Dan Grogan said at 8:55 am on May 28th, 2009:

    Ryan, we need you to pay a visit to Chicago!!

  51. 51 Dan Grogan said at 1:36 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    I’m going to guess 9 video appearances.

  52. 52 Christian Leal said at 1:40 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    hello

  53. 53 Scott Jolly said at 1:56 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    im gonna say 10 videos..

  54. 54 Warren Olaya said at 3:31 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    I have 3 guesses, either:

    8 vids,
    9 vids,
    or 11 vids.

  55. 55 Facebook User said at 4:13 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    9.31415926535897 appearances
    right?

  56. 56 Aerial Hudson said at 4:25 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    I say 9

  57. 57 Facebook User said at 6:37 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    12 videos ryan!

    Shouldn’t have to wait (dunno if this will count)
    Is it you
    Diamond girl
    Long way to go
    Addiction 1
    Addiction 2
    Irina
    How it was supposed to be1
    How it was supposed to be 2
    Precious
    Good lovin

  58. 58 Facebook User said at 6:38 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    last but not least red light wit usher

  59. 59 Trick Trickk said at 8:11 pm on May 28th, 2009:

    ….errr RYAN, when are you gonna come and bless us in London? We need enlightement over here man. I’m starving LOL

    with Love, from your dearest fan

  60. 60 G.No Gardelino said at 5:07 pm on June 7th, 2009:

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  61. 61 G.No Gardelino said at 5:08 pm on June 7th, 2009:

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  62. 62 G.No Gardelino said at 5:09 pm on June 7th, 2009:

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  63. 63 Eshe Asante said at 2:44 pm on June 8th, 2009:

    That song was beautiful….your mumma is blessed.

  64. 64 Facebook User said at 6:55 pm on June 21st, 2009:

    Whats good with the Father’s Day vid?

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