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Fast Facts on Ludacris:

Birthdate: September 11, 1977

Birthplace: Champaign, Illinois

Real Name: Chris Bridges

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His Start:
Ludacris started as a DJ at a radio station in Atlanta. It was here that he worked his rhymes on the mic, got the 411 on the music industry and became known throughout the Atlanta area. Eventually, Ludacris leaned toward a career as an MC rather than as a radio disc jockey.

Big Break:
Ludacris caught the eye of Scarface, the president of Def Jam Recordings, South, after his independent single What's Your Fantasy reached number one at an Atlanta radio station. Ludacris was the first artist to sign with Def Jam, South.

Did U Know...

• How Ludacris got his name?
  "(My name, Ludacris,) kinda just describes me. Sometimes I have a split personality, sometimes I'm cool, calm and collected. Other times I'm beyond crazy, I'm ridiculous, I'm ludicrous. My birth name is Chris, so it incorporates that. Just wild, acting like a monkey all the time - that's what we call it in the ATL (Atlanta,")

• Ludacris made Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" issue (June 2002.)

Quote:
"I try to make good albums as well as dope singles," says 25 year-old Ludacris. "The kind of music that people blast in their rides. It's my goal to make the kind of music that, if there was no television, no radio or no street teams... you'd still know about my record. That's what Word of Mouf is all about."

Past Winners of the Andy Land Artist of the Year Award:

2002 - Ludacris

2001 - Pink

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