Ludacris Age, Height, Wife & Biography

Ludacris is an American rapper, songwriter and actor who became one of the biggest-selling hip-hop artists of the 2000s. Born in Illinois in 1977, he moved to Atlanta as a teenager and released his debut album, Back for the First Time, in 2000. He went on to top the charts with the singles Stand Up and Money Maker, won three Grammy Awards and became a star of the Fast & Furious film franchise as Tej Parker.

Quick Facts

Who Is Ludacris?

Ludacris is an American rapper and actor known for his witty lyrics, his rapid delivery and his larger-than-life personality. He is best known for the songs What’s Your Fantasy, Rollout (My Business), Stand Up, Money Maker and How Low, and for playing Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious film franchise. He has won three Grammy Awards and has sold millions of records worldwide.

Ludacris has also built a successful acting career, appearing in the films Crash in 2004, Hustle & Flow in 2005 and the Fast & Furious series, and he has founded the record label Disturbing tha Peace. He is known for his philanthropy through the Ludacris Foundation and for his work as a radio DJ in Atlanta early in his career.

Early Life & Background

Ludacris was born Christopher Brian Bridges on 11 September 1977 in Champaign, Illinois. He grew up in Illinois and moved to Atlanta as a teenager, where he attended Banneker High School. He began rapping as a teenager and worked as a radio DJ in Atlanta, under the name Chris Lova Lova, on the station Hot 97.5.

He released his debut album independently in 1999 under the title Incognegro, and the success of its single Ho led to a deal with Def Jam Recordings. In 2000 he released his major-label debut, Back for the First Time, featuring the singles What’s Your Fantasy with Shawnna and Southern Hospitality, and it reached the top five in the United States.

Career

Ludacris released Word of Mouf in 2001, featuring the hits Rollout (My Business), Area Codes with Nate Dogg and Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!), and Chicken-n-Beer in 2003, featuring Stand Up with Shawnna, which topped the Billboard Hot 100. He also featured on Usher’s Yeah! with Lil Jon in 2004, which spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award.

His 2006 album, Release Therapy, featured the single Money Maker with Pharrell Williams, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2007. The album itself won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. He followed it with Theater of the Mind in 2008 and Battle of the Sexes in 2010, featuring My Chick Bad with Nicki Minaj.

Ludacris released Ludaversal in 2015 and has continued to record and tour. He has played Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious franchise since 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003, appearing in most of the films in the series, and he has also acted in the films Crash in 2004 and Hustle & Flow in 2005. He is married to Eudoxie Mbouguiengue, with whom he has two daughters, and he remains one of the most successful and versatile figures in hip-hop.

Facts About Ludacris

• He worked as a radio DJ in Atlanta under the name Chris Lova Lova.
• Yeah! with Usher and Lil Jon spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Release Therapy won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2007.
• Money Maker won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2007.
• He has played Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious franchise since 2003.

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