Ludacris then released the albums Word of Mouf, Chicken-n-Beer and The Red Light District, all of which were certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
38 Facts About Ludacris
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Ludacris is often cited as one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success in the 21st century, with several commercially and critically successful studio albums.
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Ludacris attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1995.
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Ludacris' parents are both African American, and he has more distant English and Native American ancestry.
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Ludacris is a distant cousin of late comedian Richard Pryor.
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Ludacris wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta, Georgia, and joined an amateur rap group three years later.
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Ludacris served as an intern and then a DJ at Atlanta's Hot 97.5 under the name "Chris Lova Lova".
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In 1999, Ludacris released his debut album Incognegro through his independent label Disturbing tha Peace.
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Ludacris next released "Blow It Out", which was accompanied by a low-budget music video.
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Ludacris took a more mature approach to his fourth album The Red Light District.
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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.
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Ludacris 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.
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Ludacris then recorded "Get Back" with Sum 41 to make a rock crossover single.
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Ludacris formatted the CD to have two sides: a Release side and a Therapy side on a single CD.
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Ludacris confirmed a "sequel" titled Ludaversal due to be released September 11,2012.
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Ludacris was featured on Justin Bieber's hit single "Baby", which became one of the highest-certified singles of all time in the US and gained international success.
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In 2012, Ludacris released the singles "Representin" and "Rest of My Life," both of which were scrapped after the songs underperformed and the recording process for his upcoming album Ludaversal stalled.
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Ludacris had been releasing a new song on Fridays as he is calling these releases IDGAF Fridays.
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On October 9,2014, Ludacris announced that Ludaversal would be released on March 31,2015; which will be preceded by an EP titled Burning Bridges due for release on December 16,2014.
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On October 31,2014 Ludacris premiered the first single from the "Burning Bridges" EP titled "Good Lovin'" featuring American singer Miguel.
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On March 3,2015, Ludacris held a listening party for Ludaversal with Def Jam.
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In March 2017, Ludacris confirmed that he was working on his tenth studio album in an interview with Complex magazine.
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On March 31,2017, Ludacris released a new single called "Vitamin D" featuring Ty Dolla $ign.
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On May 8,2018, Ludacris received three nominations and one win at the 2018 CMT Music Awards.
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Ludacris stated in interviews with People and Billboard that he and Karma "spent close to a decade and a half" working on the "perfection" of the production.
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On January 17,2022, the series got nominated for three NAACP Image Awards including Outstanding Children's Program and Ludacris himself got nominated for his voice-over performance as Karma's on-screen dad.
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On December 26,2014, Ludacris became engaged to Mbouguiengue while in Costa Rica, and the two married later that same day.
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In January 2020, Ludacris acquired Gabonese citizenship along with his mother and two daughters.
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Ludacris is the founder of his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings.
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In 2011, Ludacris released his own line of headphones called "Soul By Ludacris" manufactured by Soul Electronics.
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In 2006, Ludacris appeared in a television and print advertising campaign for Puma, which released 3 limited edition models of a "Clyde x Luda" Puma Clyde sneaker, with Ludacris' image on the heel of the insole and "DTP" on the heel window.
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In November 2016, Ludacris opened up a restaurant named "Chicken N Beer" at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
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In 2011, Ludacris joined a joint effort between Do Something and Better World Books to collect books to help restock library shelves in New Orleans.
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Ludacris filmed a public service announcement in support of the Epic Book Drive.
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Ludacris started the Ludacris Foundation at the beginning of his music career in 2002.
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The focus is what Ludacris calls the "3Ls": Leadership and Education, Living Healthy Lifestyles, and LudaCares.
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In October 2019, Ludacris was named the artist-in-residence at Georgia State University, where he will mentor students in the Creative Media Industries Institute.
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Ludacris received this honorary degree on May 4,2022 at the commencement ceremony at Center Parc Stadium where he delivered a speech.