Ryan Leslie in 1994 on KXTV

[VishakhaWays]

oomeeeggooosshh ♥

[Nocturnal2010]

Who are these 27 low life low IQ bastards that "disliked" this? Even if u don't like his music u still have to appreciate his talent, character, and vision as a teenager. He's successful and has more talent than most people in the industry. As usual u 27 haters can kick volcanic rocks on ur way to hell.

[415Bruh]

damn. after watching this. if i could go back in time to my childhood, id follow in ryan leslies footsteps.

[shawnlansing]

Revenge of the nerds!

[MissSkyez]

I truly love you Ryan Leslie! Your an amazing artist and producer. As an artist myself you really do inspire me

[deluxdj92]

When i fly .. you fly ... we fly together

[GlitznGlamIAm]

O_O i cant believe this is him! wow..

[LEZTHEGOON]

why would somebody dislike this lol 

[lindameows]

wow holy shit his voice in that body, holy shit

[lanae8]

He looks the same just with swag now, he was and still soo cute aww

[Cudder1994]

O.O this is not him?

[DaNYwatcher]

He is not trying to be like Q. Jones he is just being himself R. Les.

[swimtech4me]

Oh My Goodness! I cannot believe he was like this! What a role model for real.

[CreativiDe992]

He came a very long way...and turned out to be one of the greatest musicians/producers of all time!

[Calafresh]

@:40 iight um, that rap was ill.

[4thletta]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!­!!!! NERD!!! But hat Nerd turned out to be a Musical Fuckin Genius!!! Legend!! The Next Quincy Jones!!

[ejkool1976]

@4thletta Those are some HUGE shoes to fill. Quincy is on another level!!

[4thletta]

@ejkool1976 I agree.....But if anybody can do it Leslie can.He has the potential

[LuvAlexandria]

Awww he was so cute!

[HustlePhamEntTV]

he grew up to be a bad mafacka on them beats

[brittanyjenleb]

he is sooooooo fine

[2pacster1]

who ever said geeks cant rap

[DubuWenz]

Better than ALL the "artist" that are out now. Ryan Leslie was a genius in every way.

[BigDH28]

wow never new this....He deserves what he has. He is an Amazing person and very very talented. AWESOME DUDE!

[slicvic2012]

R Les: "Aviation is the science of...?" Kid: "NOTHING!" LOL

[MrSpookylove]

what was dat song he was singing at the begining?

[MrsTruthTeller]

Perfect! What a wonderful and talented child. He was destined for success.

[calliope4444]

i loveee ittttt

[area201soprano]

lol he is a nerd. he embraces that shit. nothing wrong with that shit. he uses it to his advantage

[MCJay2daSun]

he is a nerd. dam i wish he would've been a smart rapper like a lupe or something fak. o well he's still dope

[CWilly913]

It's no wonder he's gotten as far as he has!  What a beautiful soul!!

[PlanetSoul90]

woooooooooowwwwwwww!!!!!!!!! I fuckin love him!!!!

[littlenesiangirl]

this dude is amazing

[YoungDocMusic]

now i know why he was blessed with the talent he has now

[kri5ten1]

He was soo cuteee.

[JevinBruhBruh]

damn i miss that style of clothing

[obeyyjaayy1]

Damn hes soo intelligent

[EGuidry100]

I just saw this video and now its all coming back to me. I use to play basketball with him at that Salvation Army. He use to go out my friend Genesis whoes Dad ran the Salvation Army. I didn't even recognize him until I saw this old clip.

[CeazeThaBeast]

wow! #Swagg Ryan Leslie. Good dude

[BlackstylezZ]

Ryan Leslie aka Steve Urkel !

[Mistercharming]

Where does he live, where Asians live on "the other side of tracks" lol!

[dsamoa]

1:52 is he rocking the Bordeaux 7's?

[FLYBOI801]

@TheMickeysticky STFU KKK white trash

[BeautyHealthZoneBlog]

Awwww, so sweet.....In this video with his glasses he reminds me of a Filipino guy that used to go to my Uni.....Such a nice role model....Seems like such a nice person, doesn't he?

[vilesoul13]

beautiful segment!!! I neva knew...

[jb13nba]

I DOUBT ANY OF THOSE KIDS KNOW .. RYAN LESLIE WAS THERE TEACHER BEFORE. LMAO.

[ItsNoelDur]

Just saying.

He goes on to graduate Harvard at a hella young age.

[kaisaslozeah]

I'm surprised how closely his speaking voice resembles his adult speaking voice. You can defined see that he remained true to his character without the guise of hollyweird.

[raybabiie100]

i love his glasses soo cute

[AahhCheezIt]

Who would call him a Nerd...look at them bball moves

[Salukiham420]

props to ryan!

[RoryY0]

I miss 90's TV.

[missblackb]

sexy lol

[OnlyChild28]

This nerd had swag....Beautiful laaaaaaady.....Woah o OOoooo ,,,,

[daggakid90]

dang he was geek back then but his raps are tight lol

[rstackz585]

Tht nigga was hoopin loll

[hecklerh]

dude is a boss.

[ItsmejazzyG]

look at him know making good music :D

[calliope4444]

i love ryan leslie. talented man with a big heart. <3 you rles

[Chaucer129]

I love him. He is amazing!

[tedrobcool]

@TheMickeysticky lol???

[Thizzman134]

@TheMickeysticky STFU AND EAT A DICK AND CHOKE ON IT LIL BITCH

[IAmTeko]

Is that y he always wears sunglasses

[jackel451]

wasnt urkel good at basketball too in a episode...but much respect for R. Les he is the guy who influenced me to produce music and im not half bad check out my channel to hear me....Cole World!!!!

[danielscg22]

nerd!...but man i love his music!

[Footballking33]

wow thats bananas

[RizzoAstronama]

Ryan leslie is a genius i mean graduating from harvard at age 17 then being one of the best things to ever happen to music...he's amazing

[watcher10878]

i cant believe its the same guy, wow, i do however notice he had a bit of swag for a geek bit of ball skills & obviously music skill

[Mzquietstorm78]

shoutout to Urkel!!!

[CourtneyNicoleLuv]

Came a mighty Long way!

[loveagod]

@CourtneyNicoleLuv lmaoo haha word!

[Daftchild89]

i think i had that shirt in the 90s and those glasses lol

[mbuyi2011]

ryan leslie looked like steve urkel

[zaphiri1]

he's so unique. and so special, i want a boyfriend like him.

[zaphiri1]

he's so unique.

[FKRAPCITY]

it's like what Bill Gates said, "be nice to nerds, chances are you'll end up working for one".

[1ma4ighter]

i bet back then no1 could give half a fuck about what he was doing :D

[musicluvaimani]

Geez can ryan get any more amazing omg!!!

[Eulfy]

waouuu i wish he could stay like the way he is in this video

human and humble...

[DominicanPrinc3]

25 people picked on him and now wish they didnt smh

[MiloSheffTV]

R.les!!!!

[star67329]

He is a Harvard Grad!!

[bezerka]

hes so motivated it inspires me.

[infinitelastbreath]

erkel!

[vellrob]

Rye Dawg tha SH#%$! A real homie like no oth'a...straight born to do this! The R&B Pac of our day, real talk!



[papuci23]

see the world as a rainbow not a particular color ...great guy

[taylorm98]

Do you kno this man right her RYAN LESLIE made a PERFECT score on his sat thts amazing and it makes me respect him more on everything he does

[JoanHex]

su idolo seguro que tupac en esos años!

[Evolve124]

wow i didnt know tht. have even more respect for him now

[x0ticShwty]

He was a dork... but a cute dork.

[HinduKush23]

I don't see why you say he's a nerd. In this video they show him singing very well, they show him flown pretty well, they talk about how smart he is, they show him playing ball and he isn't bad, plus he helps his society out and works with underprivalged kids. He might just be one of the best role models you could have

[mechaprime00]

DAMN COMPARING HIM TO THE GOD HE IS NOW!

[thugsy15]

he attended harvard but dropped to pursue his dreams in the music industry.

[HinduKush23]

@thugsy15 

[RDoubt96]

@thugsy15 Um...he gave the Harvard Oration at his GRADUATION.

[Sweetbrown45]

@thugsy15 He actually went to Harvard at 15 and graduated at 19.

[MistaTamilan]

Ohwow he attended harvord at the age of 16 o:

[thespanishrobg]

1:50 He's ballin in OG Jordan Bordeaux 7s.... He's a man of taste!

[flownerdstv]

THIS IS URKEL

[sametrice177]

So nerdy but still cute tho!! Lol. It's amazing to c ppl thrive & really live their dreams...I dnt c how anyone could nt b inspired by Ryan Leslie...

[NotEnough21]

@horstizzle you're still laughing at him? He went to Harvard at age 16. And is now a millionare through music. He could literally do whatever he wanted to do. And you're probally a highschool kid talkin' crap on youtube. And judging by your grammer I'm guessing you're not a very successful highschool kid at that.

[LCZ3GA]

wow weirdo turned superstar... thats wats up

[deanna618]

Lol, he was such a geek! He's a genius though and I love his music. :)

[AmberFernald]

such a cutie hehe! <3

[pepelecutie]

never judge a book by its cover, try reading the synopsis.

[FOXDIEPATRIOT]

He´s someone special! He´s blessed!!

[horstizzle]

huge nerd faggot, i'm still laughing at him

[cnr200220062011]

@horstizzle I'm sure he cares with his Harvard degree at age 19 and his completely self-produced music getting massive plays, and the success he's having and will have even if he stops doing music...

[droptopmusik]

who could you hit the dislike button? 23 of you? seriously? explain yourselves! now i say(its prolly the bullies from the past...haters)

[InamazePRD]

and what you know bout the 209 !!!

[GurlCaa]

IM PRETTY SURE ALL THOSE TOUGHS GUYS USED TO PICK ON HIM, and tell him things like "You Nerd, all u do is play ur piano". Im guessing have of those dudes are dead or in Jail!!!! Perfect Example of Be Nice to the Nerds.

YOU BEKILLIN EM R-Les <3

[mdGObcKIDS14]

@GurlCaa not really.. he was a respected person at the creek (the highschool he went to here).. everyone knew him and respected his talents

[1ma4ighter]

@GurlCaa

it was 1994, everyone looked like that that time, there was never glasses that were as cool as the ones we wear now. . . .so no he wasn't necessarily a nerd

[Krosova]

That guy must be intelligent and talented as hell. So unfair to normal humans... like me :-(

[MDefsquad9]

I wanna be a nerd Now!.i want my genius to come out.

[brothaD10]

damn, took it back hahaha he still look the same

[Bernhardinho]

If ryan leslie is a nerd, like some people say. I WANT TO BE A F*CKING NERD!

[ayoniahone]

@Bernhardinho  ME TOO!!!

[YoungFlawlessGang]

he look and sounds like Diggy

[HouseMusic2oo8]

i guess good things happen to good people

[joceeco]

I didn't know he was from Stockton. About 45 minutes from my house, and 5 or ten minutes from my brother's house. I would love to share some of my beats with him.

[llyonsbb]

OK RYAN CAN BALL..but look at ryan now hes a true inspiration to me honestly

[quonalove1983]

uummm i love me sum nerds!

[dragonballzkai09]

harvard? dam, bet thats were he studied music and ameliorated his musical talent skills.

[msdontprocrastinate]

@dragonballzkai09 Nope, he studied Government. Interesting he's from Stockon though, i didn't know that. lol

[MsMyami]

THAT'S WHY HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH......HE IS ANOINTED...

[mike2928]

He is a nerd, that's why he is fucking rich.

[taquitotexano09]

WOW. He made a COMPLETE 360....but he was still kinda cute back then... ;)

[queefstorm]

@taquitotexano09 180. 360 means he went back to how he was before, lmfao.

[sexciilipz]

great rappin and singin .. but dem glass wooooooooooooo .lmao...

[ANTMofyourlife]

this man is a genius!

[PdubzCrew]

salvation army? does that he mean he's christian?

[JaqeeGee]

<3 he is so cute ^_^

[NtoyiTV]

What the name of the firt song that he sing before rap

[dmilestha3rd]

ryan leslie had a lil crossover. who would of thought?

[LiteCastStudios]

@dmilestha3rd stfu nerds rule the world, lol dude seriously crossover. all the rich ass guys are nerds. They all tried hard in school. the guys who think they are cool in high school with their stupid clothes and ghetto ass language are the ones on the streets beggin for money man dat aint a crossover. its called ignorance Ignorance that the fact that the people who are shut out in school and from the social world. are the ones who shine later. and the ones who ignore them pay the price later.

[dmilestha3rd]

@LiteCastStudios do you even know what a crossover is? he literally did a crossover when they showed him playing basketball. i know what you though it meant but you need to stfu. it wasn't that serious

[brian3ellis]

wow

[somuchmusic17]

All nerds should stick thier chests out right now

[Alonna4185]

Ya know....I didn't think I needed another reason to love Ryan Leslie but by watching this, I just found found one :)

[vzee5]

@Alonna4185 no doubt!! he was destined to be great

[heavenxero]

may have been a nerd, but now he... gets... money

[FatalBeatzz]

damn he looks like a fuckin nerd xDDD

[SuhKadikk]

This dude. UNSTOPPABLE.

[weyj326]

he was a cute lil nred aww

[yzzo84]

we all come from somewhere

[gotmtbeats]

There is never a substitute for enthusiasm: not skill, not talent, not expertise– the person with enthusiasm always wins! R - Les!

[noluv323]

u need to come back to stockton.

[Brittney9393]

HAHA HE LOOK LIKE ROGER OFF SISTER SISTER :) kinda cute though

[rebaz]

definatly a hard working guy, and deserves what he has now.

[horstizzle]

@rebaz nigga never needed to work hard, he was born with a more complex brain then regular humans

[tmickey66]

he is beautiful inside and out, but only special people can see that. Sorry guys! :-)

[loesseol]

@tmickey66 yeah, only REALLY special people can see that.

[OnlyChild28]

@tmickey66 Ryan Is my dude, But he did kinda look like Urkel back in the day...I like the new look R-Les...I'm just saying

[Evil2904]

nerd haha xD

[Timario007]

lol wow

[kingofkings417]

my man went from a dude in a school helping people to a musical prodigy and a multi millionaire thats how you do it!

[650Pisces]

awwwww i love r-les ..hes the best ..now thats a REAL MAN not these idiots who lack brains n respect for women!...RYAN ur awsome

[JtothaODade]

DAAAAAANG HE WAS A NERD!!!

[them808s]

what is the song he's singing at 0:16?

[YunGProphetLove]

He Is Special.......Thats Why He Made It......I Will Work With him One Daii

[xGermanDreamx]

eddi murphi

[Rusmun187]

LOL!!

[weezyzlady601]

A freakin' Ivy League-graduate and super producer with a sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet voice! I love you! :-)

[superb111]

Oh shanp a black Mc LOVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HughieGphiladelphia]

See everyone thinks you have to be a gangster...... You can be a real person and a good person. And still be cool.....

[650Pisces]

@HughieGphiladelphia yup but they wanna hate on him cuz hes a nice smart guy!!! instead of being proud that he represents hip hop n R&B well !!!

[barnybauta]

true talent

[Domkvj]

reminds me of a young tupac

[IliketoGHOSS]

definition of well rounded

[Odash95]

what song is he singing in the beginning?

[BBozz41]

he looks like a black version of snow

[desilicious09]

aww hes a lovely person :)

[Paskamees]

man those glasses are fucked up i dont care what freaking century you from, just dont do it

[SnoopyX213X]

@Paskamees Lol ,what if they were nike frames?

[djpuffycube]

he def has a fuckload of talent but hes one ugly dude

[onee]

He was just 16 back then.

[dynakns]

he's the BEST!!! he's a good man!!