Dubbed the "Princess of NextSelection" by the producer who should know, Ryan Leslie, singer Cassie burst onto the New York music scene completely by accident. Ryan was downtown at club Marquee with Usher, and noticed a new face in the crowd that night. Weeks later, he was surprised to run into her again at Diddy's birthday bash in November 2004. Aside from her multi-racial good looks (she's Filipino and Black), he noticed something special about her personality, and was finally introduced to her by Diddy's make-up artist, who had worked with her before on a photoshoot. A year later, there is a swirl of promise around this talented young artis ...More