Ludacris

Ludacris emerged during Atlanta’s rise to hip-hop prominence in the late ‘90s and early 2000s as a rapper with a semi-serious vocal delivery, lyrics of the comedic/dirty/playful type and commercial appeal. He is known for many singles including the #1 hits “Stand Up” and “Money Maker,” as well as “What’s Your Fantasy,” “Area Codes,” “Get Back,” “One More Drink,” “My Chick Bad” and others. Born in Champaign, Illinois on September 11, 1977, Christopher Brian Bridges moved to Atlanta as a teenager, with his pursuit of rapping taking off not long after. A stint as an intern and later DJ known as Chris Lova Lova at the city’s Hot 97.5 radio station led to him meeting Timbaland, giving way to his appearance on the song “Fat Rabbit” for the producer’s debut album in 1998 under the alias Ludichris, a combination of the word “ludicrous” and his first name. Around the same time, he co-founded the label Disturbing tha Peace (DTP) with his manager Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon. After changing the spelling of his stage name to Ludacris, he released his debut album Incognegro on August 17, 1999, which sold 50,000 copies from his word-of-mouth efforts and even managed to chart on the Billboard 200.…