Ryan Leslie Goes Back In The Studio; Album In '09

Ryan Leslie has headed back into the studio and pushed the release date of his debut album back to 2009.

Leslie's self-titled debut album features the single "Addiction" with Fabolous and Cassie.

According to a statement released by Leslie, he decided to go back in the studio after so many songs leaked from the album.

"After many of my songs began to leak into the blogosphere, I decided to go back into the studio and add a few elements to make the album versions of the records special..."

Leslie's Universal Motown/Next Selection album is now due to hit stores February 2009.