Early years
Bridges began his music career as a radio personality and DJ as Chris Lova Lova on Hot 97, an urban radio station in Atlanta, Georgia. He made his recorded debut on "Phat Rabbit," a track from Timbaland's 1998 album Tim's Bio: Life from the Basement. Although both Timbaland and Jermaine Dupri showed interest in signing Ludacris, he decided to release the album "Incognegro" independently in 1999. The album sold over 50,000 copies through the Atlanta based independent music distributor, Southern Music Distribution. The same year, he recorded the theme to the video game Madden NFL 2000. Scarface, an original member of the Geto Boys, signed Ludacris in 2000 to Def Jam Recordings, and created a new imprint, Def Jam South, around him.
Back for the First Time
Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time, in October 2000. The album reached as high as #4 on the charts, and was a major success. Ludacris made his mark on the industry with singles such as "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy", along with his first ever single "Phat Rabbit", from 2 years prior. Back for the First Time was the beginning of Ludacris's explosion to the top of the rap world.
Word of Mouf
Ludacris promptly completed his next album, Word Of Mouf and released it at the end of 2001. Its lead single, "Rollout (My Business)" was boycotted in many American video stations. Despite the controversy, the video was nominated for a 2003 VMA, and Luda performed it live at the awards' pre-show. Ludacris also toured with Papa Roach in 2002 after the release of their sophomore album lovehatetragedy. Ludacris reached a new level of notoriety when TV's Bill O'Reilly expressed outrage that Pepsi had hired Ludacris as a spokesman. O'Reilly repeatedly attacked Ludacris's foul language and called for a nation-wide boycott of Pepsi, who then fired Ludacris and hired Ozzy Osbourne's family instead.
Chicken-N-Beer
During the spring of 2003, Ludacris returned to the music scene after a brief hiatus with a new single, "Act A Fool" from the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack. At around the same time, he released the lead single from his upcoming album, Chicken & Beer, called "P-Poppin" (short for "Pussy Poppin'"). Neither of his new singles were as well-received by either the urban or pop audiences as his previous songs had been, and both music videos received only limited airplay. Chicken & Beer opened strongly, but without a popular single, the album fell quickly.
However, in the fall of 2003, Ludacris rebounded with his next single, "Stand Up", which appeared on both Chicken & Beer as well as the soundtrack for the teen hip-hop/dance movie, Honey. Produced by Kanye West, "Stand Up" went on to become Ludacris' biggest mainstream hit to date, hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and garnering heavy airplay on mainstream pop, rhythmic, and urban radio stations, as well as on MTV, MTV2, and BET.
The album's next single, "Splash Waterfalls", was released in early 2004. Though not a pop hit, it became a success at urban radio and BET. It was Ludacris' most sexual video yet and an R&B remix that featured Raphael Saadiq and sampled Tony! Toni! Tone!'s "Whatever You Want". Luda next released "Blow It Out", a gritty song that had a heavily low-budget, gritty, and urban-looking music video, which was a huge departure from the colorful, sensual, R&B leanings depicted in "Splash Waterfalls". "Blow It Out" acted both as a scathing response to the aforementioned criticism levied by Bill O'Reilly and an expression of disgust at Pepsi's cowardice in the affair:
Shout out to Bill O'Reilly, I'm'a throw you a curve
You mad cause I'm a thief and got away with words
I'm'a start my own beverage, it'll calm your nerves
Pepsi's the New Generation?—Blow it out cha ass!
* On 1 June 2006, a federal jury found that "Stand Up" did not infringe on the copyright of a song called "Straight Like That" by a New Jersey group known as I.O.F. "I hope the plaintiffs enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame," Ludacris said after the verdict. "This whole experience is proof to me of why I will always fight for what I believe in."
The Red Light District
The fourth studio album from Ludacris. Although entirely different from the usual antics of the previous albums, Ludacris had taken a more mature approach to his album. Ludacris openly boasted that he may be the only rapper able to keep the Def Jam label afloat. Ludacris had recently filmed and recorded the single "Get Back" in which he was featured a muscle-bounded hulk who was being annoyed by the media and warned his critics to leave him alone. He also was featured on Saturday Night Live playing his song Get Back with Sum 41. The follow-up single was the Austin Powers-inspired "The Number One Spot". It was produced by New York City's Hot 97 personality DJ Green Lantern. It used the Quincy Jones sample of "Soul Bossa Nova" and sped it up to the tempo of Ludacris' rap flow. Ludacris also filmed the video in which he pokes fun at O'Reilly's problems with Andrea Mackris (Hi Mr. O'Reilly / Hope all is well kiss the plaintiff and the wifey). Production credits come also from veteran producers Timbaland, Lil' Jon, The Medicine Men and legendary rapper Doug E. Fresh. Featured artists on the album include Nas, DJ Quik, DMX, Trick Daddy, and Disturbing Tha Peace newcomers Bobby Valentino (of Mista fame) and Dolla Boi and Small World. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. And most recently the rapper had used his opportunity to start his own foundation. The Ludacris Foundation started by Ludacris and Chaka Zulu is an organization that helps young middle and high school students motivate themselves in creative arts. Ludacris also has a daughter by the name of Karma. Ludacris had also participated at the Super Bowl and is the spokesman for the Boost Mobile Phone ad-campaign. Ludacris also received his first Grammy Award with Usher and Lil Jon for their hit single "Yeah"
Release Therapy
In a recent issue of XXL, a hip-hop based magazine, Ludacris was placed in the number nine spot for the most anticipated albums of 2006, for Release Therapy. The album Release Therapy was released on September 26, 2006. Ludacris is going to format the cd to have two sides, a Release side and a Therapy side. With the Release side having songs that allow him to get everything off his chest and the Therapy side being just feel-good music. A song titled "War With God" is one of the confirmed tracks from the upcoming album. The first single, "Money Maker", which features Pharrell, was released to U.S. radio outlets on July 17. Others songs will be : "Tell It Like It Is" (Produced by Elaborate Musik Workshop), "Runaway Love" (Feat. Mary J. Blige) and Woozy (Feat. R. Kelly)[1] "Money Maker" reached number one on the BET 106 & Park Countdown for the first time on September 15, 2006. The album recently reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 album charts with sales of more than 300,000 in its first week.
To promote the album, Ludacris will be hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live 18 November. Ludacris is the second and only rapper to host and perform on the same episode (MC Hammer hosted and performed in 1991, on different episodes ).
Theater of the Mind
Ludacris's 6th album, Theater of the Mind was released on November 24, 2008 it includes the singles "What them Girls Like" Co-Starring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett , "One More Drink" Co-Starring T-Pain, and "Nasty Girl" Co-Starring Piles. The New album peaked at 1 on U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums and peaked at 5 on U.S. Billboard 200.
Acting career
Ludacris has been acting in film since The Wash in 2001, but his big break came in 2005, where he received critical praise for his roles in the Oscar-winning films Hustle & Flow and Crash. Crash includes an ironic sequence where Ludacris's character is dismissive of hip-hop music. Interestingly, in both films, he is physically beaten by characters played by Terrence Howard. He is occasionally credited as "Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges".
On January 29, 2006 he was awarded with a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture for his work in the film Crash. Ludacris also starred in 2 Fast 2 Furious.Ludacris narrated the 2006 Ward Serrill basketball documentary "Heart of the Game." Ludacris recently cut his trademark braids off to project a new image for his upcoming album, Release Therapy.
He recently appeared in the 28 March 2006 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Ludacris portrayed Darius Randall, the nephew of Detective Fin Tutuola, portrayed by Ice T.
Disputes
Furthering the controversy, in response to the signing of the Osbourne family, popular music hip-hop mogul, Russell Simmons, organized a boycott against the company. Simmons demanded an apology from Pepsi to Ludacris and a 5 million dollar donation to one of Ludacris' charities. Eventually Simmons and Pepsi settled on an agreement to stop the boycott, right before it was to officially begin-- while Pepsi did not formally apologize to Ludacris, they did agree to donate millions of dollars over years to Russel Simmon Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.
Ludacris' song "Blow It Out" (from the Chicken & Beer album), acted as a scathing response to his critics, namely O'Reilly.
In another song, "Hoes in My Room", he tells a story about anonymous prostitutes being left in his room, and at the end of the last verse he says:
Then it got to my head and Somethin' remind me
I know who let 'em in, it was Bill O'Reilly.
Then, in 2004, in "Number 1 Spot"
Respected highly, Hi Mr. O'Reilly.
Hope all is well, kiss the plaintiff and the wifey.
In a 2006 interview with GQ magazine, Ludacris criticized Oprah Winfrey about his appearance on her show with the cast of the film Crash. During the interview, the conversation veered from the movie and Winfrey chose to speak on Ludacris' lyrical content, which he felt was unfair as he was visiting her show in the capacity of an actor and not a rapper. Also, Ludacris was upset that some of his responses were later edited from the show's airing. He was later joined by other rappers such as 50 Cent, Ice Cube and Killer Mike who argued that Winfrey had an anti-hip hop bias.
Winfrey responded by saying that she's opposed to rap lyrics that "marginalize women," but enjoys some artists, including Kanye West, who appeared on her show. She said she spoke with Ludacris backstage after his appearance to explain her position and said she understood that his music was for entertainment purposes, but that some of his listeners might take it literally. Ludacris later said the media had blown his comments out of proportion and said he respects Winfrey and considers her "a great individual."
In 2004, before the release of his debut album Straight Outta Ca$hville, Nashville, Tennessee native and G-Unit member Young Buck would enlist the services of fellow Atlanta emcee T.I., also known as T.I.P. in his native Bankhead neighborhood of westside Atlanta. They would create a track entitled "Stomp" amid growing tension between Buck's good friend Ludacris and T.I. On the track, T.I. takes subliminal shots at Ludacris including the line "me gettin' beat down, that's ludicrous." Buck, immediately sensing the tension, decided before releasing the track to notify Ludacris that T.I. had mentioned him since he didn't want to position himself as encouraging T.I.'s actions. Ludacris hears the track and asks Buck if he can add his own verse to which Buck agrees. The results end up being costly for T.I. as he is berated throughout Ludacris' verse and called out by name in his last line. Representatives from T.I. notify Buck that T.I.'s vocals will not be cleared for the album unless T.I. is allowed to change his verse, and also have Ludacris change his. Buck refuses this offer and T.I. prohibits his vocals from being used. Buck has hypeman and fellow rapper D-Tay replace T.I. on the song and D-Tay himself is eventually replaced by The Game on the official release.
Although T.I. was removed, the street cut featuring him and Ludacris had already been leaked to DJs in Atlanta and New York. T.I. was unable to stop the track's distribution throughout the streets of the nation at this point. It is widely accepted that T.I. "lost" this battle with Ludacris easily being the victor. The beef between Ludacris and T.I. was then put to an end behind closed doors as T.I. said that the problems between them have ceased.
In 2006 however, T.I. would release his highly anticipated fourth solo album entitled KING. In his Just Blaze produced track titled "I'm Talkin To You," T.I. lyrically attacks one or more unknown targets who have widely been speculated to be either Ludacris, New Orleans emcee Lil Wayne, or Houston rapper Lil' Flip (whom T.I. also had beef with but has since ended their animosity behind closed doors) or a combination of all three. It is still unknown whether or not T.I. was in fact battling Ludacris again or anyone else for that matter at all. A closer listen to the song, however proves that T.I. isnt dissing Ludacris. In one of T.I.s lines he quotes "had it out with 'Cris, but he still my nigga...sat down civilized talked about it like niggas", alluding to the sit down that he and Ludacris had to end their beef. As a matter of fact during the taping of MTV's My Block 'Atlanta', T.I. and Ludacris are shown greeting each other respectfully.
In July of 2006, a track entitled "War with God" would see Ludacris return after some time off in movies. In the track, Ludacris goes on the offensive against an unknown rapper who has sold drugs, and makes repeated references to shooting guns in his songs, isn't as rich as he (Ludacris) and likes to give himself titles - all very well known characteristics and facts directly relating to T.I and Young Jeezy (or countless other less popular rappers) or the newcoming rappers Yung Joc and Young Dro. In this instance it also unknown whether or not Ludacris is indeed aiming his disses at Young Jeezy, T.I. or if the track is even a song recorded recently. Ludacris recently stated that the song was deeper than just a diss, and the song is more about him than anyone else, it's showing that he isn't just the 'cartoon entertainer' type rapper that he has always been portrayed as, when asked about who specific rhymes were aimed at he said "The guilty will speak". The track has been confirmed to be a selection from Ludacris' upcoming album Release Therapy this September. The song is not aimed at Young Jeezy as he features on the latest album. "War with God" uses a beat written by Don Cheegro and Dirty Harry. Hardship took over ludacris and he was under alot of stress by the end of that album.
Nasty Girl
Ludacris Lyrics
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She makes her own money, pays her own bills, always stat fly, keeps it so real,
But behind closed doors she a nasty girl behind closed doors she a nasty girl.
She got a crazy little figure, nice round ass, walks so proper, talks with such class,
But behind closed doors she a nasty girl, behind closed doors she a nasty girl.
I met this girl named Keysha, she was so sweet
Nails stay manicured, pretty little feet
Hair lookin' like she just came from the shop
Legs so smooth, clothes so tight
Style so sexy, make her just right
Never too much, never too little
Black laced bra, Vicki secrets in the middle
Eyes so innocent, smile so bright
Works in the mornin, but she'll party all night
All for a man, all 'cause she bought it
All 'cause she crazy in love and don't doubt it
Product of her birth place, know about the streets
Clean in the work place, dirty in the sheets
Keeps her own toaster, makes her own bread
Lady in the streets, but a freak in the bed
[Chorus]
I got a college girl go to church every Sunday
Had to sneak her outta choir for her to put it on me
But she so innocent, when she when she around her mommy
One thing about her she get her own money
Gave it to her yesterday while she was doin' laundry
Favorite toy of mine is my lil bunny
Bow legged and glasses, such a real woman
Sex all night, go to work every mornin'
Text me from work and told me she was horny
Text her back and told her me too mommy
When you get off work daddy gon' punish
You're my nasty girl forever I promise
[Chorus]
I got a doctor girlfriend that tells me come home soon
She plays like my house is her emergency room
Tells me to undress and to lay on the sofa
Checks all my vitals like a docs supposed ta
All white coat, all white heels
And nothin' underneath so its an all night deal
I'm a number one patient and delighted to be
And when she needs her medicine I give her Vitamin D
But wait, I got a lawyer girl that's so wild
And every single night she wanna take me to trial
She said she needs some evidence and to show her the proof
So I put her on the stand and I give her the truth
Cause I'm hung like a jury
Judge Luda preside over your body and I'm never in a hurry
You may proceed, let the games begin
And if I call a miss trial we gotta do it again
[Chorus]
In "Nasty Girl," Ludacris describes three different women who all have their own lives and careers but are also freaky in the bedroom. The song is an ode to women who can be classy in public but love to let loose behind closed doors. Ludacris starts off by describing a woman named Keysha, with her attractive figure and style. He emphasizes that she's a hard worker during the day and willing to let loose at night for the right man.
In the next stanza, Ludacris introduces a college girl who goes to church every Sunday. He had to sneak her out of choir to have sex with her. She's a bit more innocent than Keysha, but she still has her own money and a toy that Ludacris loves. Their sex is so good that when she is at work, she can't help but feel horny and tell him about it.
The last woman Ludacris describes is a doctor girlfriend. She plays like his house is her emergency room and will check all his vitals before making sure he takes his Vitamin D. The final woman is a lawyer who likes to take Ludacris to trial every night. Ludacris enjoys being the judge, presiding over her body and taking his time to give her the truth.
Overall, the song highlights how women can have careers and be independent but still have a freaky side that they choose to embrace behind closed doors.
Line by Line Meaning
She makes her own money, pays her own bills, always stat fly, keeps it so real,
The girl is independent and financially stable. She takes care of herself and always looks her best.
But behind closed doors she a nasty girl behind closed doors she a nasty girl.
However, in private, she is sexually adventurous.
She got a crazy little figure, nice round ass, walks so proper, talks with such class,
She is physically attractive and has good manners.
But behind closed doors she a nasty girl, behind closed doors she a nasty girl.
But behind closed doors, she has a wild side.
I met this girl named Keysha, she was so sweet
The artist meets a woman named Keysha who appears innocent.
Nails stay manicured, pretty little feet
Her nails are always done and her feet are cute.
Shoes so sexy, body so hot
She wears sexy shoes and has a hot body.
Hair lookin' like she just came from the shop
Her hair always looks done.
Legs so smooth, clothes so tight
Her legs are smooth and she wears tight clothes.
Style so sexy, make her just right
She has a sexy style that flatters her.
Never too much, never too little
She doesn't overdo anything and doesn't underdo anything.
Black laced bra, Vicki secrets in the middle
She wears a black lace bra with Victoria's Secret in the middle.
Eyes so innocent, smile so bright
She has innocent eyes and a bright smile.
Works in the mornin, but she'll party all night
She has a job but likes to party at night.
All for a man, all 'cause she bought it
She does everything for her man and buys things for him.
All 'cause she crazy in love and don't doubt it
She is so in love that she will do anything for her man.
Product of her birth place, know about the streets
She is street smart because of where she grew up.
Clean in the work place, dirty in the sheets
She is professional at work but sexually adventurous in the bedroom.
Keeps her own toaster, makes her own bread
She is self-sufficient and can take care of herself.
Lady in the streets, but a freak in the bed
She presents herself as a lady in public but sexually is adventurous.
I got a college girl go to church every Sunday
The artist meets a girl who goes to church every Sunday.
Had to sneak her outta choir for her to put it on me
He had to lure her out of the church choir to have sex.
But she so innocent, when she when she around her mommy
She appears innocent around her mother.
One thing about her she get her own money
She is financially independent and can support herself.
Gave it to her yesterday while she was doin' laundry
He gave her money while she was doing laundry.
Favorite toy of mine is my lil bunny
His favorite sex toy is a bunny.
Bow legged and glasses, such a real woman
She has bow legs and wears glasses but is still a real woman.
Sex all night, go to work every mornin'
She stays up all night having sex but still goes to work.
Text me from work and told me she was horny
She texts him from work to let him know she is horny.
Text her back and told her me too mommy
He texts her back and tells her that he is also horny.
When you get off work daddy gon' punish
He plans to have sex with her and punish her when she gets off work.
You're my nasty girl forever I promise
He promises to be with her for a long time because of her sexual prowess.
I got a doctor girlfriend that tells me come home soon
The artist's girlfriend is a doctor.
She plays like my house is her emergency room
She acts like his house is her emergency room and takes care of him.
Tells me to undress and to lay on the sofa
She tells him to undress and lie on the sofa.
Checks all my vitals like a docs supposed ta
She checks his health like a real doctor.
All white coat, all white heels
She wears all white clothes and heels.
And nothin' underneath so its an all night deal
She isn't wearing anything under her clothes, indicating they will have sex all night.
I'm a number one patient and delighted to be
He is happy to be her patient.
And when she needs her medicine I give her Vitamin D
During sex, he gives her Vitamin D, which is slang for his penis.
But wait, I got a lawyer girl that's so wild
He has another girlfriend who is a lawyer and is wild.
And every single night she wanna take me to trial
She wants to have sex with him every night.
She said she needs some evidence and to show her the proof
She wants him to prove that he loves her.
So I put her on the stand and I give her the truth
He tells her the truth about his feelings.
Cause I'm hung like a jury
He has a large penis.
Judge Luda preside over your body and I'm never in a hurry
He will take his time exploring her body.
You may proceed, let the games begin
He gives her permission to initiate sex.
And if I call a miss trial we gotta do it again
If he isn't satisfied, they will do it again.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALGERNOD WASHINGTON, KASSEEM DEAN, CHRISTOPHER BRIDGES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@aleshkaemelyanov
Любивший
.
Торжествовал, роскошествовал вволю,
не замечал преграду и беду,
и неподвластен был унынию и болям,
видал все краски, плюс ещё одну,
бывал орлом успешным и всезрящим
и пыхал силою взрослеющего льва,
летал пылающим, любимым, настоящим,
старался быть кристальней, чище льда,
ценил покой домашний и небарский
и чаще бился левый, верхний бок,
искристо цвёл, игривничал шампанским,
душевно таял и телесно тёк,
бежал к свиданиям, как к раю и награде
и денно жил, не ноя, не скорбя,
шикарно ношничал в нецарственных палатах,
когда любил цветочную тебя!
@Beastwinnerz
Ludacris is a rapping legend
@MrMaximumgamer
I listen to alot of these old tunes and I wonder if Hip-hip will ever be classy again.
@anthonyarmstrong1423
Slice Gravy absolutely everything is a re-run it'll come back around full circle #trust
@Al-tj2sd
HipHop was never class it just got dirtier
@cmukupo1606
@dawonmoore6404
One of Swizzy's best beats ever!
@djdyc15
Luda's lyrics are so insane!
@TotalRaMpAgE981
OMG this beat is amazing!!!
@Pisstherich3
Agreed : )
@bigbossjdai773
One of the main reasons I like the song