Ludacris

Christopher Bridges (born September 11, 1977) better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper, and actor Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Restaurateur. Pitchman. Online visionary. Columnist . Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Ludacris is the highest-selling Southern hip hop solo artist of all time with over 15 million units sold in the United States and 20 million records sold worldwide. Ludacris has won SAG, Critic's Choice, MTV, and Grammy Awards during his career

Ludacris wrote his first rap song at age nine and joined an amateur rap group three years later. He attended Oak Park and River Forest High School and Banneker High School. From 1998 to 1999, he studied music management at Georgia State University.

Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time, in November 2000. This album was actually a modified re-release of the album Incognegro, made in 1998. It was produced with the help of the underground producer Sessy Melia, whom he also dated for a short while. 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", which was heavily inspired by rapper Too Short, along with his first ever single the "Phat Rabbit", from two years prior. Guest appearances included 4-Ize, I-20, Lil Fate, Shawnna, Pastor Troy, Timbaland, Trina, Foxy Brown, UGK, and others. Ludacris stated in an interview on MTV's hip hop program Direct Effect that he came up with his stage name based on his "split personality" that he considered "ridiculous" and "ludicrous".

Discography:

Back for the First Time (2000)

Word of Mouf (2001)

Chicken-N-Beer (2003)

Red Light District (2004)

Release Therapy (2006)

Theater Of The Mind (2008)

[got this information from Wikipedia.com so information might not be all that right]

Ludacris is one of my favorite rappers. To me it seem he can get on anything and sound good. My two favorite albums from him are Back for the First Time and Release Therapy.