Ludacris

Biography

American rapper and actor Ludacris (Christopher Brian Bridges) was born on September, 11 1977. Aged nine, he wrote and performed his first rap song. He started his music career as DJ of one of the Atlanta radio stations. It was the time when Timbaland offered him cooperation. Ludacris participated in the creation of Timbaland’s Tim’s Bio: Life from da Basement (1998) recording the song Phat Rabbit. After that, he decided to produce and distribute his own album, Incognegro, by himself. Acting by all means, the young rapper managed to sell over 50 000 copies. In 2000, Ludacris signed a contract with Def Jam to release a new edition of his debut work. The album was called Back for the First Time and featured four new songs. This release was not an excellent seller, but got the rapper’s some audience. The following year, Ludacris acted in his first movie, The Wash, along with Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre and Xzibit, and finished the creation of his new album, Word of Mouth (2001). It featured the singe Rollout (My Business) with the promo video nominated for VMA. The singer was also nominated for Grammy, yet defeated by Eminem.

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