LeS bLeSd

  LeS bLeSd is a new world artist who is building a buzz around the globe in the Hip Hop scene, one song at a time. Born, Lester "Doneal" Bourage, Jr in Meridian, Mississippi he would eventually move to his new home in Los Angeles,CA at a very young age to discover and develop his passion as an artist. At the age of 13 LeS bLeSd knew that he did not only want to be a rapper, but one of the greats. He surrounded himself with music, whether it was freestyling at school around lunch table b...

  LeS bLeSd is a new world artist who is building a buzz around the globe in the Hip Hop scene, one song at a time. Born, Lester "Doneal" Bourage, Jr in Meridian, Mississippi he would eventually move to his new home in Los Angeles,CA at a very young age to discover and develop his passion as an artist. At the age of 13 LeS bLeSd knew that he did not only want to be a rapper, but one of the greats. He surrounded himself with music, whether it was freestyling at school around lunch table beatboxes , listening to the latest CDs and radio shows, constantly writing poetry and rap lyrics...or even taking part in a samba reggae band as a young musician he was determined to learn as much about music as a whole that he could and dedicated all his free time to it. After graduating at the age of 16 and earning a college scholarship LeS bLeSd immediately enrolled in the Musician's Institute - RIT program to learn more about the professional and technological aspects of the industry.   However, LeS bLeSd's life has been no fairytale. Like many young adults in the inner city, he would go on to encounter many hardships and struggles on the road to success and finding himself. Hurdling gangs and drugs can sometimes be an everyday battle in Los Angeles, but the most heart wrenching endeavour would have to be his loss of one of his closest friends and brothers who became a victim of street violence while protecting his girlfriend on the way to a nightclub in Hollywood,CA. It would take him several years to truly "bounce back" but he had made a promise and did what any determined, strong willed person would do and turned his pain and frustration into passion and fuel. Back on his grind and focused more than ever this young artist went on to do constant shows and features with local and signed talent, also releasing his first self produced street single "Cut the Check" and completing his first official mixtape "oVERgROUND", with Bad Boy Record's DJ Siza who is also Monica & 112's official tour dj from Atlanta,GA.   LeS bLeSd's efforts as an unsigned artist have since earned him collaborations with artists such as Freck the Billionaire of Sizzle Records/StreetFam(Fabolous' Label) including a recent project with Italy's number one hip hop artist Duke Montana, which took him overseas to Rome to record and shoot one of his biggest production videos to date, "Brace Yourself" which is getting international radio play and constant views online. Since his return to the states in 2011 he has received praises and great reviews nationwide from artists as well as producers. He has recently began working with some heavy hitters such as Andre "Dre" Knight who is a producer with Cashmere Mgmt. who does production for Snoop Dogg, Frank Ocean & Far East Movement to name a few who has taken a liking to the artists drive and skill. Another producer who has done work for the likes of T-Pain, Chris Brown, etc named Superstar O currently produced the unreleased single "Hands On Ya Knees" also featuring new artist Huey F., which is sure to be a hit as it is already making noise and currently being shopped around by long time industry professional Charlie Mac after critiquing the track.   Additionally, LeS bLeSd recently landed a spot on the lineup for THE UNSIGNED TOUR 2012 which is a global concert event exposing the best unsigned talent in multiple genres which is based on confirmed votes and material submitted for consideration. The show is engineered by an events group based out of the U.K. There are few urban artists who are truly dedicated, passionate, skilled and business savvy enough to prove their worth in today's entertainment industry but this unsigned artist at the age of 24 seems to be worth his weight in gold and as he would say "Not waiting for the best opportunities,but creating them.". The industry definitely needs to take a close look and listen at this new star child of hip hop, LeS bLeSd.