Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges born September 11 1977 known professionally as Ludacrisˈluːdəkrɪs is an American rapper and actor Born in Champaign Illinois Ludacris moved to Atlanta Georgia where he first began rapping Starting with a brief stint as a DJ he formed his own record label Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s to release his debut studio album Incognegro 1999 independently After its single Whats Your Fantasy featuring Shawnna became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 the album was rereleased by Def Jam Recordings as his major label debut Back for the First Time 2000 The latter album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned his second top 40 single Southern Hospitality featuring Pharrell Ludacris subsequent albumsWord of Mouf 2001 ChickennBeer 2003 and The Red Light District 2004were each met with continued success receiving multiplatinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA His fifth and sixth albums Release Therapy 2006 and Theater of the Mind 2008 explored more serious subject matter than their predecessors His seventh album Battle of the Sexes 2010 featured a return to the more lighthearted tone of his earlier albums Throughout his career Ludacris has scored two numberone singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist Stand Up featuring Shawnna and Money Maker featuring Pharrell as well as three singles which did so as a guest performer Ushers Yeah in 2004 Fergies Glamorous in 2007 and Taio Cruzs Break Your Heart in 2009 The following year he guest featured on Justin Biebers single Baby which remains one of the highestcertified singles of all time in the United States Ludacris is named among the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success in the early 2000s He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards a Screen Actors Guild Award a Critics Choice Award and an MTV Video Music Award Outside of music he has portrayed the character Tej Parker in the Fast Furious film seriesfirst appearing in its second film 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 His other notable acting roles include Crash 2004 Gamer 2009 and New Years Eve 2011 In 2021 he created and starred in the childrens animated series Karmas World for Netflix Ludacris is also a private pilot Description above from the Wikipedia article Ludacris licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia