
Ludacris put his stamp on some of the biggest songs of the 2000s, but the year 2004 was perhaps his biggest. He spent the previous four years building his name with three solo albums on Def Jam South, and 2004 saw him cashing in. Usher’s pitch perfect vocals, Lil Jon’s synthy production and throaty refrain, and Luda’s woman-friendly rhymes were a club match made in heaven for “Yeah!,” the single from Usher’s classic 2004 album Confessions that was later crowned as Billboard’s second biggest song of the decade. The trio reunited later that year for the seductive slow jam “Lovers And Friends,” which landed at no. And don’t forget “Oh,” the single from Ciara’s debut album Goodies that peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, earned a platinum plaque, and had a video that featured one of the most memorable images of the 2000s: Ciara dancing on top of a car as Luda rhymed in the foreground. The Intros (“Southern Fried Intro,” “Coming 2 America,” “Warning (Intro)”) After lending his services to so many other artists that year, Luda ended 2004 with the release of his fifth album Red Light District, which would eventually go double platinum itself. You know a Ludacris song from the moment it comes on: He begins each of his records with a memorable combination of the laughs, energy and lyricism that his fans love him for.
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“Southern Fried Intro’ might be his best, opening his fourth studio album Chicken-N-Beer with high-speed, tongue-twisting flows over production that’s anchored by heavy guitar riffs. He lived in Oak Park, Illinois and attended Oak Park and River Forest High School.“Coming 2 America” jumpstarts Word of Mouf with an homage to Eddie Murphy’s classic film, painting Luda as royalty with punchline-heavy verses over regal horns by Bangladesh. Ludacris was born on Septemin Champaign, Illinois.
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Ludacris is the highest-selling Southern hip hop solo artist of all time with over 15 million units sold in the United States.

Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Intro (from 1.21 Gigawatts: Back To the First Tim, 2011)Ĭhristopher Bridges (born September 11, 1977), better known by his stage name Ludacris, is a three-time Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor. Meek Mill, Chris Brown, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T (Prod by Remo The Hitmaker)Ĭan't Live With You, Can't Live Without You Splash Waterfalls - Album Version (Edited) Southern Hospitality (Explicit album version) Intro / Ludacris / The Red Light District Southern Hospitality (Featuring Pharrell) Ludacris - Pimpin' All Over The World(Ft. Infamous 2-0 & Fate Wilson)ġst & 10 (Featuring Infamous 2-0 & Fate Wilson)

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