In the last week of 2002, " Gossip Folks" by Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris was released as a single. 47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart in August 2001. Ludacris was among multiple featured rappers on "Bia' Bia'" by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, which peaked at no. Ludacris also had guest spots on hit singles throughout 20, such as Jermaine Dupri's " Welcome to Atlanta" that peaked at no. 22, and " Move Bitch" featuring Mystikal and I-20 peaked at no. Two other singles reached the Hot 100 in 2002: " Saturday (Oooh Oooh)" featuring Sleepy Brown" peaked at no. The Word of Mouf lead single " Rollout (My Business)" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance in the 2003 Grammy Awards. It was also included on his next album, Word of Mouf, released later that year. In 2001, Ludacris contributed the hit single Area Codes" (featuring Nate Dogg)” to the soundtrack to the film Rush Hour 2. 2001–2003: Word of Mouf and Chicken-n-Beer 21 and 23 spots on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard 200 and included the singles " What's Your Fantasy" (featuring Shawnna) and " Southern Hospitality" (featuring Pharrell Williams), which respectively reached the nos. The album reached number four on the U.S. Def Jam South would later repackage Incognegro with some new songs added into Ludacris's major label debut Back for the First Time in 2000.
In 1999, Ludacris released his debut album Incognegro through his independent label Disturbing tha Peace. Speaking with MTV's hip hop show Direct Effect in 2000, Ludacris explained his stage name was a play on the word "ludicrous". During his radio career, Ludacris met music producer Timbaland, whose album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment would feature Ludacris on the track "Phat Rabbit" (credited as Ludichris).
Ludacris served as an intern and then a DJ at Atlanta's Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9) under the name "Chris Lova Lova". Music career 1998–2000: Incognegro and Back for the First Time Ludacris wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta, Georgia, and joined an amateur rap group three years later. He is a distant cousin of late comedian Richard Pryor. Ludacris' parents are both African American, and he also has more distant English and Native American ancestry. From 1998 to 1999, he studied music management at Georgia State University. He attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1995. After attending Oak Park River Forest High School in ninth grade, Ludacris moved to Centreville, Virginia and attended Centreville High School for one year.
His other notable roles include Crash (2004), Gamer (2009), and New Year's Eve (2011). His most recent effort, Ludaversal, was released on March 31, 2015.Īs an actor, Ludacris is best known for his role as Tej Parker in the Fast and Furious film series, with his first appearance in the franchise coming in 2003. His next record, Battle of the Sexes, was released in 2010 and featured a return to the more lighthearted tone of his previous albums. He took a more serious approach with his next two albums, Release Therapy (2006), and Theater of the Mind (2008). In 2001, he released Word of Mouf, followed by Chicken-n-Beer in 2003 and The Red Light District in 2004, all of which were certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It contained the hit singles " Southern Hospitality" (featuring Pharrell), which wasn’t on Incognegro, and " What's Your Fantasy" (featuring Shawnna). After a brief stint as a DJ, he independently released his first album Incognegro in 1999 to local success, but achieved national attention the following year when the album was repackaged and re-released as his major label debut, Back for the First Time. For his music, Ludacris has won an MTV Video Music Award and three Grammy Awards.īorn in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, at age nine, where he first began rapping. After forming his own label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, Ludacris later signed with Def Jam South and would go on to become one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success with his subsequent releases. Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris ( / ˈ l uː d ə k r ɪ s/, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper and actor.
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