My gf says nope.

^And she would know, because she had a 3-way with Cohen and Leslie, right?

Me not hearing of a hip hopper means sweet bugger all, it's one of my least favourite genres... But a hunt around seems to find articles going back years, in a number of publications, so if it is a hoax, it's hugely involved.

If he isn't Sacha, how annoyed would he be to be considered a joke? (Although any extra publicity would be welcome)

Absolutely not - compare the ears, compare the teeth.

Whoever Ryan Leslie is, I bet he's pissed.

No way.

However, he once was Super Greg. Sacha that is.

Oooh, Sasha Baron Cohen is just a step ahead of the nowadays Joaquim Phoenix with his recent quest of dubious social experimentation to become a (too biographcally documented) "rap super star." But Baron is going full anonymous personification! wow superb this is.. wow.

Oh wait, one is a drunkard and the other has done this gag before but now it just got even better!

I say it's totally plausible, if not probable. Check out those videos on the Fader website.

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Just watched this one, and I'm not seeing it:

How It Was Supposed To Be (Military Version) from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

*quality

Awarding spoco2 with one star point for this contribution to VideoSift - declared quality by UsesProzac.