Ludacris
Biography
When the Dirty South movement broke nationwide at the turn of the century, Ludacris rode it to immediate widespread popularity, becoming arguably the most commercially successful Southern rapper of the time. In 2000 the Atlanta-based rapper signed to Def Jam's newly established Southern rap subsidiary, Def Jam South, and became the label's flagship Dirty South artist. Def Jam repackaged his underground album Incognegro (2000) as Back for the First Time (2000) and issued "What's Your Fantasy?" as its lead single. The song soon became a national hit, beginning a long string of hits that would include Billboard Hot 100 number ones ("Stand Up," "Money Maker") and Top Tens ("Move Bitch," "Splash Waterfalls," "Pimpin' All Over the World," "Runaway Love"), as well as a bunch of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Top Tens ("Southern Hospitality," "Area Codes," "Rollout [My Business]," "Saturday [Oooh Oooh!]," "Get Back," "Number One Spot"). Plus, Ludacris became a reliable featured guest, gracing Top Tens for Missy Elliott ("One Minute Man," "Gossip Folks"), Mariah Carey ("Loverboy"), LL Cool J ("Fatty Girl"), Chingy ("Holidae In"), Usher ("Yeah!"), Ciara ("Oh"), Jamie Foxx ("Unpredictable"), Fergie ("Glamorous"), and others. Moreover, Ludacris established himself as a versatile actor, notably appearing in such mainstream films as 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Crash (2005), and Fred Claus (2007), among other films and TV series. Along with associate Chaka Zulu, Ludacris also founded his own boutique label at Def Jam, Disturbing tha Peace (aka DTP), which released albums by such diverse rap/R&B acts as Shawnna, Bobby V., Field Mob, and Playaz Circle.. Born Christopher Bridges on September 11, 1977, in Champaign, IL, Ludacris moved to Atlanta during his high school years and attended Banneker High School there. He then studied at Georgia State University. His entry into the rap industry came via radio; he worked as a disc jockey at Atlanta-based urban station Hot 97.5 (which later became Hot 107.9), where he was known as DJ Chris Lova Lova, and this was how he became acquainted with Timbaland. The producer featured Ludacris (then billed as Ludichris) on the song "Fat Rabbit" from his album Tim's Bio (1998), and with such a high-profile feature to his credit, the groundwork was laid for the rapper. Ludacris proceeded to record an independent album, Incognegro (2000), which he in turn released regionally himself, on the label Disturbing tha Peace. Ludacris primarily worked with producer Shondrae for the album, though also with Organized Noize, the acclaimed production team behind the early albums of OutKast and Goodie Mob. Incognegro sold well enough to break into the Billboard 200, and Ludacris was approached by Scarface of the Geto Boys, who as a representative of Def Jam was interested in negotiating a recording contract.
Top Albums |
1. Burning Brid..
| 2. Burning Brid..
| 3. Theater of t..
| 4. Battle of th..
| 5. Release Ther..
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6. Word of Mouf
| 7. Chicken-N-Be..
| 8. Back for the..
| 9. Battle of th..
| 10. The Red Ligh..
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11. Release Ther..
| 12. Word of Mouf
| 13. Theater of t..
| 14. Get Back (Su..
| 15. The Conjure ..
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16. Battle of th..
| 17. Battle of th..
| 18. Chicken-N-Be..
| 19. Sessions@AOL..
| 20. The Red Ligh..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | What's Your Fantasy | Back for the First Time | 4:35 | $1.29 | |
2. | My Chick Bad | Battle of the Sexes (Deluxe.. | 3:36 | $1.29 | |
3. | Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris) | Rokstarr | 3:06 | $1.29 | |
4. | Party Girls (feat. Wiz Khalifa, Jere.. | Party Girls (feat. Wiz Khal.. | 4:15 | $1.29 | |
5. | Pimpin' All Over the World | Red Light District | 5:29 | $1.29 | |
6. | Good Lovin (feat. Miguel) | Burning Bridges - EP | 3:43 | $0.69 | |
7. | How Low | Battle of the Sexes (Deluxe.. | 3:21 | $1.29 | |
8. | I Like (feat. Ludacris) [feat. Ludac.. | All About You (Deluxe Editi.. | 3:38 | $1.29 | |
9. | Rollout (My Business) | Word of Mouf | 4:56 | $1.29 | |
10. | Rest of My Life (feat. Usher & D.. | Rest of My Life (feat. Ushe.. | 3:52 | $1.29 | |
11. | Stand Up | Chicken-N-Beer | 3:33 | $1.29 | |
12. | Get Back | Red Light District | 4:30 | $1.29 | |
13. | Money Maker | Release Therapy | 3:50 | $1.29 | |
14. | Blueberry Yum Yum | Red Light District | 3:55 | $1.29 | |
15. | Runaway Love | Release Therapy | 4:40 | $1.29 | |
16. | Area Codes | Word of Mouf | 5:03 | $1.29 | |
17. | Southern Hospitality | Back for the First Time | 5:00 | $1.29 | |
18. | Representin (feat. Kelly Rowland) | Representin (feat. Kelly Ro.. | 4:05 | $1.29 | |
19. | Rest of My Life (feat. Usher & D.. | Fast & Furious 6 (Origi.. | 3:52 | $1.29 | |
20. | Splash Waterfalls | Chicken-N-Beer | 4:50 | $1.29 | |
21. | Good Lovin (feat. Miguel) | Burning Bridges - EP | 3:43 | $0.69 | |
22. | Ho | Back for the First Time | 2:50 | $1.29 | |
23. | How Low | Battle of the Sexes (Deluxe.. | 3:21 | $1.29 | |
24. | Sex Room | Battle of the Sexes (Deluxe.. | 5:30 | $1.29 | |
25. | My Chick Bad | Battle of the Sexes | 3:36 | $1.29 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. Ride (feat. L...
| 2. Porn Star Dan...
| 3. Break Your He...
| 4. Pimpin' All O...
| 5. One More Drin...
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6. How Low
| 7. My Chick Bad
| 8. What Them Gir...
| 9. Chopped N Skr...
| 10. All I Do Is W...
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11. Get Back (Alt...
| 12. My Chick Bad ...
| 13. How Do You Sl...
| 14. How Low (Bonu...
| 15. Rollout (My B...
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16. What's Your F...
| 17. Stand Up
| 18. Tonight (I'm ...
| 19. Sex Room (Dir...
| 20. Get Buck In H...
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