Ludacris

QUICK FACTS
NAME
Ludacris
OCCUPATION
Rapper, Film Actor
BIRTH DATE
September 11, 1977 (age 41)
DID YOU KNOW?
Ludacris is cousins with comedian Katt Williams and distant cousins with Richard Pryor.
DID YOU KNOW?
Ludacris is a self-proclaimed germophobe.
DID YOU KNOW?
Ludacris' favorite comedy is 'Coming to America.'
EDUCATION
Georgia State University, Oak Park and River Forest High School
PLACE OF BIRTH
Champaign, Illinois
ZODIAC SIGN
Virgo

Biography of Ludacris
Actor, rapper, film actor (1977-)
Ludacris is a rapper and actor known for personifying the style of rap music 'Dirty South' and starring as Tej Parker in the films 'The Fast and the Furious'.
Synopsis
Ludacris is a rapper and actor from Atlanta, Georgia, known for his noisy lyrics and his "Dirty South" sound. He made his breakthrough in 2000 with his second album, Back for the First Time, and since then he has become a label boss, restaurateur and philanthropist, while still releasing music. He is also a regular in the Fast and Furious movie franchise. What distinguishes Ludacris as an innovator is his comic flow, sprinkled with ticks, a style that fits perfectly with his chosen artistic name.

Finding your voice in Atlanta
Christopher Brian Bridges was born in Champaign, Illinois, on September 11, 1977, the only child of college students Roberta and Wayne. His parents separated when he was young, although he stayed close to both, and moved to Atlanta with his mother around age 12. He had been rapping since the age of nine, and before moving to Atlanta he was a member of a childhood group, the Hooligans of Loudmouth. The times were tough for teenagers Bridges and his mother, but he credits her with being strict with him to make sure he stayed in school and studied hard.


Ludacris had her first brush with stardom in 1998 with a guest verse on Timbaland's debut album - Tim's Bio: Life of Da Bassment - which rhymes in the song "Phat Rabbit". He was already recording his debut album, Incognegro, with the production of Jermaine Dupri, Bangladesh and Organized Noize, which he released independently on his own label Disturbing Tha Peace in May 2000. Much of the material on the album would be repackaged your main seal debut, Back for the First Time, after having signed with Def Jam South in 2000, including the hit single "What's Your Fantasy". The song was remixed for the new album, with additional guest verses by Trina and Foxy Brown, while the second single, produced by Neptunes and Pharrell with "Southern Hospitality," was another new addition. The album reached number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 3 million copies. Rolling Stone detected Ludacris' animated rap style, calling it "that rare rapper brand that shows you their skills as much as it tells you about them".


'Word of Mouf' Spreads, Pepsi Controversy
Ludacris kept the burden in 2001 with his next album, Word of Mouf. His first single, "Rollout (My Business)", was nominated for a Grammy and was followed by three more singles. The collaborations with Nate Dogg and Twista made the album an animated subject that accumulated more than 3 million sales in the US alone. UU Critics again highlighted Ludacris' verbal prowess, and the Los Angeles Times praised him for "the laughter that comes, injecting a little humor into almost every line of the 19 songs."

Ludacris showed the artists signed with his DTP label in his Golden Grain compilation of 2002, including an unknown MC then, called Tity Boi, who later would seek the fame of 2 Chainz. Ludacris reached an advertising agreement with Pepsi at that time, which became a minor scandal when Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly called for a boycott of the drink to choose someone to use obscene lyrics. Subsequently, Pepsi left Ludacris, but after the action of the Russell Simmons Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, the company finally agreed to make $ 3 million in donations to urban charities.

'Chicken-n-Beer' goes to No. 1
The following year saw an even greater success for Ludacris with the launch of Chicken-n-Beer. The album sold more than 400,000 copies in its first week and then was driven by the successful singles "Splash Waterfalls" and "Stand Up", the latter a club banger produced by Kanye West. Chicken-n-Beer led the US Billboard Hot 100, which gave Ludacris their first album number one.

Acting in the franchise 'Fast & the Furious'
That same year, Ludacris played Tej Parker in 2 Fast 2 Furious, the sequel to The Fast and the Furious. According to its director, John Singleton, Ludacris was released in 2002 after his colleague Ja Rule, who was in the original film, "became too big for himself" and rejected it. Ludacris would also appear in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments of the series, and has many other television and film credits in his name.

Nas and DMX were among the guests in The Red Light District in 2004, another number one album. Ludacris received his first Grammy award in 2005, after being nominated more than a dozen times, for "Yeah!", A collaboration with Usher. Ludacris would win two more Grammys in 2007, for her single "Money Maker" and her album Release Therapy. His first conceptual album,