Leshan David Lewis, better known as L.E.S., is a hip hop producer commonly associated with Nas. His first production credit was for Nas' popular song Life's a Bitch from his critically acclaimed Illmatic in 1994. He soon produced a single, "Sugar Hill", for AZ's acclaimed album Doe Or Die. In the next two years, he produced more songs for Nas as well as songs for Fat Joe, Shyheim, LL Cool J, Royal Flush and The Firm. In 1998, he started working with Poke & Tone and collaboratively produced Will Smith's #1 hit single "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It". From 1998 to 2005, he produced more songs for Nas, Big Punisher, N.O.R.E., Nature, Flipmode Squad and others.
Most recently, he produced three tracks for Nas's new album Hip Hop Is Dead, including "Black Republican," which features a verse from Nas's former rival Jay-Z.
