Ludacris: A Retrospective

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Ludacris – Back for the First Time (2000) - Jonathan made Luda's photo vision a reality when he shot his debut and then kept the flashes rolling for The Red Light District and DTP's Golden Grain.(Photo: Island Def Jam)

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Ludacris Is Back on 106 Tonight! - Ludacris is gracing the 106 stage tonight with John Legend, but for now, take a look back at Luda's amazing career starting with his debut album Back for the First Time!Don't miss Ludacris tonight on 106 & Park at 6P/5C!(Photo: Island Def Jam)

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 Ludacris - The rapper, nominated for Best Male Hip Hop, performs a medley of "Saturday" and "Move B***h." (Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage)

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Move! - Check Ludacris with his cornrows back in the day performing one of his crunk hits, "Move," live. That track still makes the party jump.(Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage)

Ludacris – Word Of Mouf  (November 27, 2001) - Ludacris is hands down one of the best lyricists ever in hip hop and he showed out again with his third release, Word of Mouf. Sitting at the top of Def Jam South's food chain in 2001, Chris had the country "Rollinout" to his "Area Codes." One of the kings of wordplay, Luda further cemented his legacy with dance floor staples like "Saturday (Ooooh! Ooooh!)" and pushed the competition out of his way with "Move B***h."(Photo: Island Def Jam)

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Out of Luda's Mouf - Luda's sophomore album Word of Mouf spawned the hits "Move," "Saturday (Oooh Oooh)" and "Area Codes" and put this ATLien on the map.(Photo: Island Def Jam)

Back Again - Ludacris' major label debut was Back for the First Time and it spawned the hits "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy?," which put Luda on the map as a slick-talking emcee that was willing to push boundaries.(Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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It's DTP! - Luda gives the audience one of his biggest hits, "Stand Up" from his Chicken-n-Beer LP, live.(Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage.com)

Ludacris, Crash - Ludacris had already logged screen time in The Wash and 2 Fast 2 Furious, but his supporting role in the 2005 Best Picture Oscar-winner Crash proved he could hold his own in more serious fare.   (Photo: Courtesy of Lions Gate Films)

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Crash into Luda - Ludacris flexed his acting muscles in the blockbuster film Crash, and he did a mighty fine job if we say so ourselves.(Photo: Courtesy of Lions Gate Films)

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ATL Shawty - ATL's new Crunk princess would bring in Ludacris for another successful single on the Goodies album, "Oh." The music video would imprint the image of Ciara climbing and twerking on a car in the memories of fans across the world, pushing the single to the top ten on seven major music charts.(Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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ATLiens Help Each Other Out - Ludacris hit the stage with R&B sweetheart Ciara to perform their hit single "Oh" and left the crowd completely satisfied.(Photo:  Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Chicken-n-Beer, Where are They Now? - Ten years ago, Ludacris released his double platinum LP Chicken-n-Beer, LP, which blended party-rockin' rhythms with elastic monster rhyming and raunchy adult humor. Here's a look at the players behind the album and what they've been doing since Luda's third LP. (Photo: Courtesy of Island Def Jam)

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Can I Have Fries with That? - In 2003, Ludacris dropped the wildly successful Chicken-n-Beer. Check out that album cover.(Photo: Island Def Jam)

Ludacris - The Southern rapper accepts the Best Collaboration award for "Runaway Love" featuring Mary J. Blige at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.   (Photo: Michael Caulfield/WireImage for BET Network)

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Hip Hop and R&B Love - "Runaway Love" was a major hit by Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige and he accepted the Best Collaboration Award at the BET Awards on their behalf.(Photo:  Michael Caulfield/WireImage for BET Network)

How Low Can Luda Go? - Ludacris's last album Battle of the Sexes had club bangers like "How Low" and "My Chick Bad." Luda let all of the young rappers know that he's not going anywhere!(Photo: Island Def Jam)

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How Low Can Luda Go? - Ludacris's last album Battle of the Sexes had club bangers like "How Low" and "My Chick Bad." Luda let all of the young rappers know that he's not going anywhere!(Photo: Island Def Jam)

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 First Grammy Nomination February 2011 - Although Nicki didn’t win, she did receive her first Grammy nod for her hit duet with Ludacris “My Chick Bad.” Minaj has since gone on to win an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist and is currently nominated for the Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Coca-Cola Viewers Choice at the upcoming BET Awards.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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Ripping the Runway - Nicki Minaj hit the Rip the Runway stage with Ludacris in 2010 and gave the audience a show to remember.(Photo:  Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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Little Bro Bieber - Justin Bieber loves the world of hip hop and R&B, so who better to collab with than Ludacris himself? (Photo:  Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)

Ludacris - @Ludacris: R.I.P WHITNEY HOUSTON. ONE OF THE PUREST SOULS I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE. (Photo: Thomas Janssen/ PacificCoastNews.com)

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Luda Hits the 106 Stage Tonight! - Don't miss Ludacris helping John Legend out on the 106 stage tonight at 6P/5C!(Photo: homas Janssen, PacificCoastNews.com)

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