Ryan Leslie, sitting in the courtyard of a warehouse in the west side of Manhattan one recent evening, is as relaxed as he could be. It’s a seasonably warm night, and he’s got dark glasses on, which shield his eyes from the studio light shining on the several bottles of Don Julio, and a margarita someone brought over to him. It was just 45 minutes before he was slated to perform songs for an audience from his new album, Black Mozart. It went untouched.
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For his most loyal fans, this Ryan — laughing, smiling, reflective — is a most welcome sight. He claimed that his laptop was stolen, and wound up offering a $1 million reward for its return. A mechanic returned the laptop, but Leslie said that he couldn’t retrieve the intellectual property he’d recorded, property that was was contingent on issuance of the reward. Of course, a Manhattan federal court thought differently .
Fresh off his tour, we talked to Ryan about the controversy, his new project and how his transition to becoming an independent artist has affected his business.
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