Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977),[1] better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def варенье, джем Recordings. Ludacris has won the Screen Actors Guild, Critic's Choice, MTV, and Grammy Awards during his career.
Contents
* 1 Personal background
* 2 Музыка career
o 2.1 Radio DJ, Timbaland collaboration
o 2.2 Back for the First Time (2000)
o 2.3 Word of Mouf (2001)
o 2.4 Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
o 2.5 The Red Light District (2004)
o 2.6 Release Therapy (2006)
o 2.7 Theater of the Mind (2008)
o 2.8 Battle of the Sexes (2010)
o 2.9 Ludaversal (2011)
* 3 Ventures
* 4 Controversy
o 4.1 T.I.
o 4.2 Bill O'Reilly
o 4.3 2008 presidential election
* 5 Discography
* 6 Filmography
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Personal background
Ludacris was born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois, the only child of Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges.[2][3] He is of African American and Native American descent.[4][5] Bridges wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta and joined an amateur rap group three years later.[6] He attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] From 1998 to 1999, he studied Музыка management at Georgia State University.[7] In Feb. 2007, Bridges Остаться в живых his father to cancer.[8] Ludacris has a daughter named Karma with an Atlanta attorney named Christine White.[9][10]
Музыка career
Radio DJ, Timbaland collaboration
Bridges served as an intern and then as a disc jockey at Atlanta's Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9) under the name "Chris Lova Lova".[11]
Ludacris collaborated with Timbaland on the track "Phat Rabbit" from his album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment. Is it later included on Ludacris's debut LP album Back for the First Time.
Back for the First Time (2000)
Main article: Back for the First Time
Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time, in October 2000. This album was actually a modified re-release of the album Incognegro, made in 1998. It was produced with the help of the underground producer Sessy Melia, whom he dated for a short while. The album reached as high as #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was a major success. Ludacris made his mark on the industry with singles such as "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy", along with his first ever single the "Phat Rabbit", from two years prior. Guest appearances included 4-Ize, I-20, Shawnna, Pastor Troy, Timbaland, Trina, Foxy Brown, UGK, and others. Ludacris stated in an interview on MTV's hip hop program Direct Effect that he came up with his stage name based on his "split personality" that he considered "ridiculous" and "ludicrous".[12]
Word of Mouf (2001)
Main article: Word of Mouf
Ludacris promptly completed his Далее album, Word of Mouf, and released it at the end of 2001. The video for the lead single, "Rollout (My Business)", was nominated for a 2002 VMA, and Ludacris performed it live at the awards' pre-show. He released singles "Saturday (Oooh Oooh)" with Sleepy Brown, "Move Bitch" with Mystikal and I-20, and "Area Codes" with Nate Dogg.
Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
Main article: Chicken-n-Beer
During the spring of 2003, Ludacris returned to the Музыка scene after a brief hiatus with a new single, "Act a Fool", from the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack. At around the same time, he released the lead single from his album Chicken-n-Beer, called "P-Poppin" (short for "Pussy Poppin'"). Neither of his new singles were as well received by either the urban или pop audiences as his Назад songs had been, and both Музыка Видео received only limited airplay. Chicken-N-Beer opened strongly, but without a Популярное single, the album fell quickly. Guest appearances include Playaz Circle, Chingy, Snoop Dogg, 8Ball & MJG, Lil' Flip, I-20, Lil Fate, and Shawnna.
In the fall of 2003, Ludacris rebounded with his Далее single, "Stand Up", which appeared on both Chicken-n-Beer as well as the soundtrack for the teen hip hop/dance movie, Ты Got Served. Produced by Kanye West, "Stand Up" went on to become one of Ludacris' biggest mainstream hits to date, hitting the вверх spot on the Billboard Hot 100 garnering heavy airplay on mainstream pop, rhythmic, and urban radio stations, as well as on MTV, MTV2, and BET. Ludacris was sued by a New Jersey group called I.O.F. who claimed that "Stand Up" used a hook from one of their songs, but in June 2006, a jury found that the song did not violate copyrights. "I hope the plaintiffs enjoyed their 15 минуты of fame," Ludacris сказал(-а) after the verdict.[13]
The album's Далее single, "Splash Waterfalls", was released in early 2004. A huge pop hit (despite its steamy video and explicit, adult-oriented lyrical content and themes), it subsequently became a success at urban radio and BET, and is the only time he has produced two consecutive вверх 10 singles from a solo album,[citation needed] except for Release Therapy (an unedited version of the video could only be viewed on BET's Uncut program). It was Ludacris' most sexual video yet, an R&B remix that featured Raphael Saadiq and sampled Tony! Toni! Tone!'s "Whatever Ты Want". Ludacris received his first Grammy Award with Ашер and Lil Jon for their hit single "Yeah!". Ludacris Далее released "Blow It Out", which was accompanied by a low-budget Музыка video.
The Red Light District (2004)
Main article: The Red Light District
Ludacris during a 2011 New Year's день концерт in a Miami пляж, пляжный nightclub
Chris Bridges took a еще mature approach to his fourth album, The Red Light District. Sohail Khalid helped produce this album with various artists such as T.I., Lil Flip and Bun B. Ludacris openly boasted that he may be the only rapper able to keep the Def варенье, джем label afloat on the opening track. Ludacris filmed and recorded the single "Get Back" in which he was featured as a muscle-bound hulk who was being annoyed by the media and warned critics to leave him alone. He first appeared on Saturday Night Live as a special guest performing with musical guest Sum 41 on a season 30 episode hosted by Paul Giamatti. He then recorded "Get Back" with Sum 41 to make a rock crossover single. The follow-up single was the Austin Powers-inspired "Number One Spot". It was produced by New York City's Hot 97 personality DJ Green Lantern. It used the Quincy Jones sample of "Soul Bossa Nova" and sped it up to the tempo of Ludacris' rap flow. Featured artists on the album include Nas, DJ Quik, DMX, Trick Daddy, Sleepy Brown, and Disturbing tha Peace newcomers Bobby Valentino, Dolla Boi, and Small World. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts.
Release Therapy (2006)
Main article: Release Therapy
In an issue of XXL, Ludacris was placed in the number nine spot for the most anticipated albums of 2006, for Release Therapy. The album Release Therapy was released on September 26, 2006. Ludacris formatted the CD to have two sides: a Release side and a Therapy side on a single CD. Guest appearances include Pharrell Williams, R. Kelly, Young Jeezy, Mary J. Blige, Field Mob, Bobby Valentino, Pimp C, C-Murder, and Beanie Sigel. The first single, "Money Maker", which features Pharrell Williams, was released to U.S. radio outlets on July 17, 2006.[14] "Money Maker" reached number one on the BET program 106 & Park. It then went to become the rapper's секунда number one single after 6 years[citation needed]. His секунда single, "Grew Up a Screw Up", featuring Young Jeezy, dispels rumors that the two are или ever were in a dispute. His third single, "Runaway Love", soon peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and won Best Collaboration in the 2007 BET Awards. His album then reached number one on the Billboard 200 album charts with sales of 309,000 in its first week. With the release of this album, Ludacris marked a change in style in his career with his musical style. The new album itself features a departure of the lighthearted mood of his Назад albums, and introduces a darker side. A change of hair accompanied this as he cut off his trademark braids for a еще conventional "fade" cut. To promote the album, Ludacris returned to Saturday Night Live (as both host and musical guest) on November 18, 2006.
Theater of the Mind (2008)
Main article: Theater of the Mind
The Preview, a mixtape to Предварительный просмотр the album was released on July 28, 2008. Theater of the Mind, released on November 24, 2008, and in April 2008, the single "Let's Stay Together" appeared on xxlmag.com; supposedly from the new album ("Let's Stay Together" was expected to but was released as a bonus track on the CD). A song with Small World called "Pinky Shinin" was expected to be on the album, but it was dropped. In an interview with Complex Magazine he stated that Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I., Plies, Common, T-Pain, Jay-Z, Nas and The Game will be on the album; The Game is featured in a track with Willy Northpole titled "Call Up the Homies". T.I. was on the album on a track called "Wish Ты Would" squashing the long feud between them. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with 213,493 sold first week. The album was released the same день as Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak, which took the number one spot.[15] His first single "What Them Girls Like", featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett, peaked at #33 on the Billboard 100. His секунда single, "One еще Drink", featuring T-Pain, peaked at #24 on the Billboard 100. The third official single is "Nasty Girl", featuring Plies. He confirmed a "sequel" titled Ludaversal[16] due to be released in 2011.[17]
Battle of the Sexes (2010)
Main article: Battle of the Sexes (album)
Ludacris' seventh studio album was released on March 9, 2010, with his first promotional single for the album being "Everybody Drunk" which features Lil Scrappy, originally featuring Shawnna. The first concept idea of the album was to have Ludacris and Shawnna battle it out on the album back–to–back, but this was later axed upon Shawnna's depature from Disturbing tha Peace, ending her contract on Ludacris' label and joining T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment label. The first official single released from Battle of the Sexes was "How Low", which was released on December 8, 2009. The follow–up single was "My Chick Bad", released on February 23, 2010. The third single is "Sex Room", peaking at #69 on the Billboard 100. Ludacris’s Battle of the Sexes entered the chart at No. 1, with 137,000 sales in the first week. The album is currently certified gold.[18]
Ludaversal (2011)
On August 15, 2010, Ludacris tweeted that he is currently back in the studio with The Neptunes working on his eighth studio album Ludaversal, his "sequel" album to Theater of the Mind.[19]
Ventures
After the success of Back for the First Time, Ludacris started his own foundation. The Ludacris Foundation, started by Ludacris and Disturbing tha Peace CEO Chaka Zulu, is an organization that helps[20] middle and high school students motivate themselves in creative arts.
In 2007 Matt Apfel,[21] a reality TV producer, had an idea for a Показать about mashups between Фаны and rock stars. He sat down with Ludacris and Zulu and discovered that they wanted to do something similar. Out of this partnership, they started a new media distribution company called wemix.com.[22] Recently, WeMix.com announced a partnership with PhoneZoo to launch an innovative content distribution platform for new artists.[23] Recently, Ludacris has landed a new fragrance deal with TAG Body Spray. His own packaging of the spray is called Get Yours.
In January 2009, Ludacris collaborated with Norwegian коньяк house Birkedal Hartmann to create Conjure cognac. Ludacris and Birkedal Hartmann's blender, Philippe B. Tiffon, selected a blend of ugni блан, blanc grapes from various regions in коньяк including Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne and Borderie. Conjure is a blend of forty eaux-de-vie and is aged in oak barrels that are up to fifty years old.[24] The bottle is decorated with female silhouettes.[25]
Controversy
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T.I.
Tensions began when T.I. saw Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20's video in which a man wearing a рубашка with the words "Trap House,"[citation needed] was being beaten. T.I. believed the man's рубашка actually сказал(-а) "Trap Muzik," perhaps interpreting this to be a reference to his album of the same name. Later, former G-Unit artist Young Buck asked these two fellow Southern rappers to appear on his new record on the track "Stomp". T.I. recorded a verse, which contained a line that Young Buck considered to be a subliminal insult towards Ludacris "Me gettin' beat down?/That's ludicrous/". Young Buck spoke to Ludacris about his interpretation of the event. Ludacris then later recorded a verse that can be found on the album.[26] T.I's record company wanted Ludacris to change his verse before they sanctioned it but Ludacris refused and T.I. was therefore replaced by Game on the album version.
On June 24, 2007 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California, T.I. was involved in a physical altercation. During a luncheon held by Kevin Liles of Warner Музыка Group (parent company of T.I.'s label, Atlantic Records), the MC got into a fight with Ludacris' manager Chaka Zulu. According to witnesses, T.I. punched Zulu in the face and choked him and a small, brief melee ensued.[27]
T.I. was awarded honors for Best Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards, and took the opportunity to apologize for his scuffle with Disturbing tha Peace executive Chaka Zulu earlier in the week. While accepting his award, he expressed regret over the situation. "They say it's a fine line between brilliance and insanity," he said, in an apparent reference to his troublesome alter ego, T.I.P. During the broadcast, cameras showed his onetime rival Ludacris smiling in the audience.
The two rappers have resolved their disagreement and have collaborated on two songs: "Wish Ты Would" off Ludacris's sixth studio album, Theater of the Mind, and "On вверх of the World" off T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail. The original version of the latter had Kanye West.
Bill O'Reilly
On August 27, 2002, political pundit Bill O'Reilly called for all Americans to boycott Pepsi products,[28] saying that Ludacris' lyrics glamorize a "life of guns, violence, drugs and disrespect of women".[29] The Далее day, O'Reilly reported that Pepsi had fired Ludacris.[28]
Three years later, this would be referenced again in the song Number One Spot.
In an interview with RadarOnline.com in 2010, Ludacris stated that they had made amends after a conversation between the two at a charity event.[30]
2008 presidential election
The song "Politics As Usual" from Ludacris' mixtape The Предварительный просмотр has stirred controversy due to lyrics in the song criticizing: Reverend Jesse Jackson "Now Jesse talkin’ slick and apologizin’ for what?/ If Ты сказал(-а) it then Ты meant it", (in reference to Jackson stating that he would "like to cut Obama's nuts off"); John McCain "McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed"; President George W. куст, буш "Yeah I сказал(-а) it, 'cuz куст, буш is mentally handicapped/ Ball up all of his speeches and throw 'em just like Конфеты wraps / 'Cuz what Ты talkin' I hear nothin' even relevant / Ты the worst of all 43 presidents"; Hillary Clinton "Hillary hated on you, so that сука is irrelevant", in reference to Hillary's campaign Комментарии against Obama.[31]
Discography
Main article: Ludacris discography
Studio albums
* Back for the First Time (2000)
* Word of Mouf (2001)
* Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
* The Red Light District (2004)
* Release Therapy (2006)
* Theater of the Mind (2008)
* Battle of the Sexes (2010)
* Ludaversal (2011)[32]
Filmography
Film
год Film Role Notes
2001 The Wash as a customer 1 Minor Role
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Tej Main Role
Lil' Pimp Weathers Supporting Role / Voice
Paper Chasers Himself Documentary film about the Hip hop scene, directed by Maxie Collier. Ludacris is seen and interviewed at various stages, just months before achieving major fame.
2004 Crash Anthony Main Role
2005 Hustle & Flow Skinny Black Supporting Role
2006 The сердце of the Game narrator Main Role
2007 American Hustle himself Minor Role
Фред Claus DJ Donnie Supporting Role
2008 RocknRolla Mickey Main Role
Max Payne Jim Bravura Supporting role
2009 Ball Don't Lie Julius Main Role
Gamer Humanz Brother Main Role
2010 Repo Men Man whose сердце is being restarted Minor Role
2011 Fast Five Tej Minor Role
2011 No Strings Attached Wallace Minor Role
Television
год Title Role Notes
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Darius Parker "Venom" (season 7, episode 157)
2007 The Simpsons himself "You Kent Always Say What Ты Want" (season 18, episode 22)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Darius Parker "Screwed" (season 8, episode 183)
Contents
* 1 Personal background
* 2 Музыка career
o 2.1 Radio DJ, Timbaland collaboration
o 2.2 Back for the First Time (2000)
o 2.3 Word of Mouf (2001)
o 2.4 Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
o 2.5 The Red Light District (2004)
o 2.6 Release Therapy (2006)
o 2.7 Theater of the Mind (2008)
o 2.8 Battle of the Sexes (2010)
o 2.9 Ludaversal (2011)
* 3 Ventures
* 4 Controversy
o 4.1 T.I.
o 4.2 Bill O'Reilly
o 4.3 2008 presidential election
* 5 Discography
* 6 Filmography
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Personal background
Ludacris was born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois, the only child of Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges.[2][3] He is of African American and Native American descent.[4][5] Bridges wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta and joined an amateur rap group three years later.[6] He attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] From 1998 to 1999, he studied Музыка management at Georgia State University.[7] In Feb. 2007, Bridges Остаться в живых his father to cancer.[8] Ludacris has a daughter named Karma with an Atlanta attorney named Christine White.[9][10]
Музыка career
Radio DJ, Timbaland collaboration
Bridges served as an intern and then as a disc jockey at Atlanta's Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9) under the name "Chris Lova Lova".[11]
Ludacris collaborated with Timbaland on the track "Phat Rabbit" from his album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment. Is it later included on Ludacris's debut LP album Back for the First Time.
Back for the First Time (2000)
Main article: Back for the First Time
Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time, in October 2000. This album was actually a modified re-release of the album Incognegro, made in 1998. It was produced with the help of the underground producer Sessy Melia, whom he dated for a short while. The album reached as high as #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was a major success. Ludacris made his mark on the industry with singles such as "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy", along with his first ever single the "Phat Rabbit", from two years prior. Guest appearances included 4-Ize, I-20, Shawnna, Pastor Troy, Timbaland, Trina, Foxy Brown, UGK, and others. Ludacris stated in an interview on MTV's hip hop program Direct Effect that he came up with his stage name based on his "split personality" that he considered "ridiculous" and "ludicrous".[12]
Word of Mouf (2001)
Main article: Word of Mouf
Ludacris promptly completed his Далее album, Word of Mouf, and released it at the end of 2001. The video for the lead single, "Rollout (My Business)", was nominated for a 2002 VMA, and Ludacris performed it live at the awards' pre-show. He released singles "Saturday (Oooh Oooh)" with Sleepy Brown, "Move Bitch" with Mystikal and I-20, and "Area Codes" with Nate Dogg.
Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
Main article: Chicken-n-Beer
During the spring of 2003, Ludacris returned to the Музыка scene after a brief hiatus with a new single, "Act a Fool", from the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack. At around the same time, he released the lead single from his album Chicken-n-Beer, called "P-Poppin" (short for "Pussy Poppin'"). Neither of his new singles were as well received by either the urban или pop audiences as his Назад songs had been, and both Музыка Видео received only limited airplay. Chicken-N-Beer opened strongly, but without a Популярное single, the album fell quickly. Guest appearances include Playaz Circle, Chingy, Snoop Dogg, 8Ball & MJG, Lil' Flip, I-20, Lil Fate, and Shawnna.
In the fall of 2003, Ludacris rebounded with his Далее single, "Stand Up", which appeared on both Chicken-n-Beer as well as the soundtrack for the teen hip hop/dance movie, Ты Got Served. Produced by Kanye West, "Stand Up" went on to become one of Ludacris' biggest mainstream hits to date, hitting the вверх spot on the Billboard Hot 100 garnering heavy airplay on mainstream pop, rhythmic, and urban radio stations, as well as on MTV, MTV2, and BET. Ludacris was sued by a New Jersey group called I.O.F. who claimed that "Stand Up" used a hook from one of their songs, but in June 2006, a jury found that the song did not violate copyrights. "I hope the plaintiffs enjoyed their 15 минуты of fame," Ludacris сказал(-а) after the verdict.[13]
The album's Далее single, "Splash Waterfalls", was released in early 2004. A huge pop hit (despite its steamy video and explicit, adult-oriented lyrical content and themes), it subsequently became a success at urban radio and BET, and is the only time he has produced two consecutive вверх 10 singles from a solo album,[citation needed] except for Release Therapy (an unedited version of the video could only be viewed on BET's Uncut program). It was Ludacris' most sexual video yet, an R&B remix that featured Raphael Saadiq and sampled Tony! Toni! Tone!'s "Whatever Ты Want". Ludacris received his first Grammy Award with Ашер and Lil Jon for their hit single "Yeah!". Ludacris Далее released "Blow It Out", which was accompanied by a low-budget Музыка video.
The Red Light District (2004)
Main article: The Red Light District
Ludacris during a 2011 New Year's день концерт in a Miami пляж, пляжный nightclub
Chris Bridges took a еще mature approach to his fourth album, The Red Light District. Sohail Khalid helped produce this album with various artists such as T.I., Lil Flip and Bun B. Ludacris openly boasted that he may be the only rapper able to keep the Def варенье, джем label afloat on the opening track. Ludacris filmed and recorded the single "Get Back" in which he was featured as a muscle-bound hulk who was being annoyed by the media and warned critics to leave him alone. He first appeared on Saturday Night Live as a special guest performing with musical guest Sum 41 on a season 30 episode hosted by Paul Giamatti. He then recorded "Get Back" with Sum 41 to make a rock crossover single. The follow-up single was the Austin Powers-inspired "Number One Spot". It was produced by New York City's Hot 97 personality DJ Green Lantern. It used the Quincy Jones sample of "Soul Bossa Nova" and sped it up to the tempo of Ludacris' rap flow. Featured artists on the album include Nas, DJ Quik, DMX, Trick Daddy, Sleepy Brown, and Disturbing tha Peace newcomers Bobby Valentino, Dolla Boi, and Small World. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts.
Release Therapy (2006)
Main article: Release Therapy
In an issue of XXL, Ludacris was placed in the number nine spot for the most anticipated albums of 2006, for Release Therapy. The album Release Therapy was released on September 26, 2006. Ludacris formatted the CD to have two sides: a Release side and a Therapy side on a single CD. Guest appearances include Pharrell Williams, R. Kelly, Young Jeezy, Mary J. Blige, Field Mob, Bobby Valentino, Pimp C, C-Murder, and Beanie Sigel. The first single, "Money Maker", which features Pharrell Williams, was released to U.S. radio outlets on July 17, 2006.[14] "Money Maker" reached number one on the BET program 106 & Park. It then went to become the rapper's секунда number one single after 6 years[citation needed]. His секунда single, "Grew Up a Screw Up", featuring Young Jeezy, dispels rumors that the two are или ever were in a dispute. His third single, "Runaway Love", soon peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and won Best Collaboration in the 2007 BET Awards. His album then reached number one on the Billboard 200 album charts with sales of 309,000 in its first week. With the release of this album, Ludacris marked a change in style in his career with his musical style. The new album itself features a departure of the lighthearted mood of his Назад albums, and introduces a darker side. A change of hair accompanied this as he cut off his trademark braids for a еще conventional "fade" cut. To promote the album, Ludacris returned to Saturday Night Live (as both host and musical guest) on November 18, 2006.
Theater of the Mind (2008)
Main article: Theater of the Mind
The Preview, a mixtape to Предварительный просмотр the album was released on July 28, 2008. Theater of the Mind, released on November 24, 2008, and in April 2008, the single "Let's Stay Together" appeared on xxlmag.com; supposedly from the new album ("Let's Stay Together" was expected to but was released as a bonus track on the CD). A song with Small World called "Pinky Shinin" was expected to be on the album, but it was dropped. In an interview with Complex Magazine he stated that Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I., Plies, Common, T-Pain, Jay-Z, Nas and The Game will be on the album; The Game is featured in a track with Willy Northpole titled "Call Up the Homies". T.I. was on the album on a track called "Wish Ты Would" squashing the long feud between them. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with 213,493 sold first week. The album was released the same день as Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak, which took the number one spot.[15] His first single "What Them Girls Like", featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett, peaked at #33 on the Billboard 100. His секунда single, "One еще Drink", featuring T-Pain, peaked at #24 on the Billboard 100. The third official single is "Nasty Girl", featuring Plies. He confirmed a "sequel" titled Ludaversal[16] due to be released in 2011.[17]
Battle of the Sexes (2010)
Main article: Battle of the Sexes (album)
Ludacris' seventh studio album was released on March 9, 2010, with his first promotional single for the album being "Everybody Drunk" which features Lil Scrappy, originally featuring Shawnna. The first concept idea of the album was to have Ludacris and Shawnna battle it out on the album back–to–back, but this was later axed upon Shawnna's depature from Disturbing tha Peace, ending her contract on Ludacris' label and joining T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment label. The first official single released from Battle of the Sexes was "How Low", which was released on December 8, 2009. The follow–up single was "My Chick Bad", released on February 23, 2010. The third single is "Sex Room", peaking at #69 on the Billboard 100. Ludacris’s Battle of the Sexes entered the chart at No. 1, with 137,000 sales in the first week. The album is currently certified gold.[18]
Ludaversal (2011)
On August 15, 2010, Ludacris tweeted that he is currently back in the studio with The Neptunes working on his eighth studio album Ludaversal, his "sequel" album to Theater of the Mind.[19]
Ventures
After the success of Back for the First Time, Ludacris started his own foundation. The Ludacris Foundation, started by Ludacris and Disturbing tha Peace CEO Chaka Zulu, is an organization that helps[20] middle and high school students motivate themselves in creative arts.
In 2007 Matt Apfel,[21] a reality TV producer, had an idea for a Показать about mashups between Фаны and rock stars. He sat down with Ludacris and Zulu and discovered that they wanted to do something similar. Out of this partnership, they started a new media distribution company called wemix.com.[22] Recently, WeMix.com announced a partnership with PhoneZoo to launch an innovative content distribution platform for new artists.[23] Recently, Ludacris has landed a new fragrance deal with TAG Body Spray. His own packaging of the spray is called Get Yours.
In January 2009, Ludacris collaborated with Norwegian коньяк house Birkedal Hartmann to create Conjure cognac. Ludacris and Birkedal Hartmann's blender, Philippe B. Tiffon, selected a blend of ugni блан, blanc grapes from various regions in коньяк including Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne and Borderie. Conjure is a blend of forty eaux-de-vie and is aged in oak barrels that are up to fifty years old.[24] The bottle is decorated with female silhouettes.[25]
Controversy
This Статья reads еще like a story than an encyclopedia entry. To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform with our Neutral Point of View policy, please help to introduce a еще formal style and remove any personally invested tone. (December 2009)
T.I.
Tensions began when T.I. saw Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20's video in which a man wearing a рубашка with the words "Trap House,"[citation needed] was being beaten. T.I. believed the man's рубашка actually сказал(-а) "Trap Muzik," perhaps interpreting this to be a reference to his album of the same name. Later, former G-Unit artist Young Buck asked these two fellow Southern rappers to appear on his new record on the track "Stomp". T.I. recorded a verse, which contained a line that Young Buck considered to be a subliminal insult towards Ludacris "Me gettin' beat down?/That's ludicrous/". Young Buck spoke to Ludacris about his interpretation of the event. Ludacris then later recorded a verse that can be found on the album.[26] T.I's record company wanted Ludacris to change his verse before they sanctioned it but Ludacris refused and T.I. was therefore replaced by Game on the album version.
On June 24, 2007 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California, T.I. was involved in a physical altercation. During a luncheon held by Kevin Liles of Warner Музыка Group (parent company of T.I.'s label, Atlantic Records), the MC got into a fight with Ludacris' manager Chaka Zulu. According to witnesses, T.I. punched Zulu in the face and choked him and a small, brief melee ensued.[27]
T.I. was awarded honors for Best Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards, and took the opportunity to apologize for his scuffle with Disturbing tha Peace executive Chaka Zulu earlier in the week. While accepting his award, he expressed regret over the situation. "They say it's a fine line between brilliance and insanity," he said, in an apparent reference to his troublesome alter ego, T.I.P. During the broadcast, cameras showed his onetime rival Ludacris smiling in the audience.
The two rappers have resolved their disagreement and have collaborated on two songs: "Wish Ты Would" off Ludacris's sixth studio album, Theater of the Mind, and "On вверх of the World" off T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail. The original version of the latter had Kanye West.
Bill O'Reilly
On August 27, 2002, political pundit Bill O'Reilly called for all Americans to boycott Pepsi products,[28] saying that Ludacris' lyrics glamorize a "life of guns, violence, drugs and disrespect of women".[29] The Далее day, O'Reilly reported that Pepsi had fired Ludacris.[28]
Three years later, this would be referenced again in the song Number One Spot.
In an interview with RadarOnline.com in 2010, Ludacris stated that they had made amends after a conversation between the two at a charity event.[30]
2008 presidential election
The song "Politics As Usual" from Ludacris' mixtape The Предварительный просмотр has stirred controversy due to lyrics in the song criticizing: Reverend Jesse Jackson "Now Jesse talkin’ slick and apologizin’ for what?/ If Ты сказал(-а) it then Ты meant it", (in reference to Jackson stating that he would "like to cut Obama's nuts off"); John McCain "McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed"; President George W. куст, буш "Yeah I сказал(-а) it, 'cuz куст, буш is mentally handicapped/ Ball up all of his speeches and throw 'em just like Конфеты wraps / 'Cuz what Ты talkin' I hear nothin' even relevant / Ты the worst of all 43 presidents"; Hillary Clinton "Hillary hated on you, so that сука is irrelevant", in reference to Hillary's campaign Комментарии against Obama.[31]
Discography
Main article: Ludacris discography
Studio albums
* Back for the First Time (2000)
* Word of Mouf (2001)
* Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
* The Red Light District (2004)
* Release Therapy (2006)
* Theater of the Mind (2008)
* Battle of the Sexes (2010)
* Ludaversal (2011)[32]
Filmography
Film
год Film Role Notes
2001 The Wash as a customer 1 Minor Role
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Tej Main Role
Lil' Pimp Weathers Supporting Role / Voice
Paper Chasers Himself Documentary film about the Hip hop scene, directed by Maxie Collier. Ludacris is seen and interviewed at various stages, just months before achieving major fame.
2004 Crash Anthony Main Role
2005 Hustle & Flow Skinny Black Supporting Role
2006 The сердце of the Game narrator Main Role
2007 American Hustle himself Minor Role
Фред Claus DJ Donnie Supporting Role
2008 RocknRolla Mickey Main Role
Max Payne Jim Bravura Supporting role
2009 Ball Don't Lie Julius Main Role
Gamer Humanz Brother Main Role
2010 Repo Men Man whose сердце is being restarted Minor Role
2011 Fast Five Tej Minor Role
2011 No Strings Attached Wallace Minor Role
Television
год Title Role Notes
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Darius Parker "Venom" (season 7, episode 157)
2007 The Simpsons himself "You Kent Always Say What Ты Want" (season 18, episode 22)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Darius Parker "Screwed" (season 8, episode 183)
If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I'll go, but I know
I'll think of Ты every step of the way
(Chorus)
And I will always Любовь you
I will always Любовь you
You, my darling you
Bittersweet memories
That is all I'm taking with me
So goodbye, please don't cry
We both know I'm not what you, Ты need
(Chorus)
I hope life treats Ты kind,
And I hope Ты have all you've dreamed of
And I wish to Ты joy and happiness
But above all this, I wish Ты love
(Chorus)
I will always Любовь Ты (x3)
I, I will always Любовь you
Darling I Любовь you
I'll always, I'll always Любовь you
I would only be in your way
So I'll go, but I know
I'll think of Ты every step of the way
(Chorus)
And I will always Любовь you
I will always Любовь you
You, my darling you
Bittersweet memories
That is all I'm taking with me
So goodbye, please don't cry
We both know I'm not what you, Ты need
(Chorus)
I hope life treats Ты kind,
And I hope Ты have all you've dreamed of
And I wish to Ты joy and happiness
But above all this, I wish Ты love
(Chorus)
I will always Любовь Ты (x3)
I, I will always Любовь you
Darling I Любовь you
I'll always, I'll always Любовь you
We Are Family (1979)
(CHORUS:)
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing
Ev'ryone can see we're together
As we walk on by
(FLY!) and we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
(ALL!) all of the people around us they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving Любовь in a family dose
(CHORUS x2)
Living life is fun and we've just begun
To get our share of the world's delights
(HIGH!) high hopes we have for the future
And our goal's in sight
(WE!) no we don't get depressed
Here's what we call our golden rule
Have faith in Ты and the things Ты do
Ты won't go wrong
This is our family Jewel
(REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE)
__________________________________________________
Dedicated to all my Fanpop sistas, Bee, Jordan, Cherry, and Chelsea!!!
I Любовь u all!
(CHORUS:)
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing
Ev'ryone can see we're together
As we walk on by
(FLY!) and we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
(ALL!) all of the people around us they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving Любовь in a family dose
(CHORUS x2)
Living life is fun and we've just begun
To get our share of the world's delights
(HIGH!) high hopes we have for the future
And our goal's in sight
(WE!) no we don't get depressed
Here's what we call our golden rule
Have faith in Ты and the things Ты do
Ты won't go wrong
This is our family Jewel
(REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE)
__________________________________________________
Dedicated to all my Fanpop sistas, Bee, Jordan, Cherry, and Chelsea!!!
I Любовь u all!
CHORUS:
I'm every woman, it's all in me
Anything Ты want done, baby
I'll do it naturally
I'm every woman, it's all in me
I can read your thoughts right now
Every one from A to Z
I can cast a spell
With secrets Ты can't tell
Mix a special brew
Put огонь inside of you
But anytime Ты feel
Danger или fear
Instantly I will appear, 'cause
CHORUS
I can sense your needs
Like rain on to the seeds
I can make a rhyme
Of confusion in your mind
And when it comes down
To some good old fashioned love
That's what I've got plenty of, 'cause
CHORUS
I ain't braggin' 'cause I'm the one
Ты just ask me ooh and it shall be done
And don't bother to compare
'Cause I've got it
I've got it, I've got it, yeah
I'm every woman (repeat and fade
I'm every woman, it's all in me
Anything Ты want done, baby
I'll do it naturally
I'm every woman, it's all in me
I can read your thoughts right now
Every one from A to Z
I can cast a spell
With secrets Ты can't tell
Mix a special brew
Put огонь inside of you
But anytime Ты feel
Danger или fear
Instantly I will appear, 'cause
CHORUS
I can sense your needs
Like rain on to the seeds
I can make a rhyme
Of confusion in your mind
And when it comes down
To some good old fashioned love
That's what I've got plenty of, 'cause
CHORUS
I ain't braggin' 'cause I'm the one
Ты just ask me ooh and it shall be done
And don't bother to compare
'Cause I've got it
I've got it, I've got it, yeah
I'm every woman (repeat and fade