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3.4 ( 20 total votes )
Ryan Leslie - Joan of Arc
Artist: Ryan Leslie
Producer: Ryan Leslie
Album: Les Is More
Label: NextSelection
Anyone who’s followed Ryan Leslie over the last few years knows that this Harvard alum has more overall talent than a lot of his R&B contemporaries. His new song, Joan of Arc, shows Leslie’s ability to write, produce, sing and rap over a track without completely ruining it, a rarity for one individual to pull off. This isn’t the first time he’s spit a few bars, but I think when he attempts to rap through the majority of a song, as he does here, it doesn’t connect with the listener as well as it could. His smooth and minimalist vocals on the hook ride perfectly over his mildly haunting instrumentation of minor guitar chords and light synthesizers. It actually sounds like something ‘Ye left off MBDTF, and I’m not just talking about the beat. This tale of a misunderstood relationship, complete with a NYPD voicemail left for Leslie, would have fit Mr. West’s storyline perfectly. While this is the first (potential) leak from his upcoming Les Is More, which currently has no release date, I’m not sure it’s enough for me to anticipate the drop just yet. Am I alone?
This song first appeared on the
R&B / Pop Chart
on March 28, 2011
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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Nice to hear from Mr. Leslie yet again. Its a been far too long. While I was slightly disappointed in his last full-length album, I have high expectations moving forward. This is a little too rappy for Ryan (in my opinion), but the production and his singing portion are both super nice.
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 254 |
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I wonder if he has another Diamond Girl in him
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 181 |
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Ryan Leslie Is Definitely Known To Bring That HEAT, and this Is Proof.
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 38 |
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The production and hook by R. Les here are more than enough to keep me listening. Like everyone knows, rapping isn't exactly his strong suit but it's good enough to be cool with it. Maybe get back to some more singing and we'll have another smash by my guy Ryan Leslie.
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 455 |
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I love the production, this is a great way to slow things down. Great Job.
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2904 |
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Whoah, Ryan Leslie created a masterpiece right here, awesome music on the booth today guys!
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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Never been much of a fan of Ryan Leslie but this was a surprising nice track. His voice was great on the hook which was always his strong suits. I would of prefered less rapping and of more of him singing but his raps were somewhat decent. The production was great too, I'm going to being checking the album.
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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I like this. Everything here is pretty solid... 3.5
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 103 |
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R. Les has stepped into the Hip-Hop arena as of late, with three out of three new tracks to be released off "Les is More" are filled with him spittin. The release date of the album was mentioned by himself several times at his show in San Francisco, which happens to be July 4. I'm not a "super-fan" by any means, but I have incredible respect for what this dude does musically. The other couple tracks from the album can be found on his YouTube channel: "Breathe" and "Maybachs and Diamonds."
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| Posted on Mar 23, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 676 |
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Not bad....
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| Posted on Mar 23, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 70 |
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Big R. Les fan. Beat is hot, but like homie above said, I wonder if he has another Diamond Girl in him, this aint it.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 109 |
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I like what he had to say when he was rapping, just sounds weird comin from him. I am feeln dis joint. I'm still hooked
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 81 |
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I rate it a 2 just because in my opinion it needed a feature like Fabolous or someone. I think RL has talent, but he tends to sound the same time after time, and yes adding Fabo might seem of a repeat, I think he might have helped, or someone to his caliber to mix it up.
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| Posted on Mar 27, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 6 |
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he could come a lil stronger
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2011 |
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1069 |
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Good work Les.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2011 |
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Wow. Im diggin this one, he def killed the production.... as usual. BUT this rap thing............. its good and all, but i'd rather hear him sing.
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| Posted on Apr 26, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 54 |
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Ryan you have my vote.
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2011 |
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