Let the record show that MCs skilled at slinging deft lyrics with comedic wit don’t get the same props as those more focused on drug and gun tales. Not convinced? Ask Redman or Slick Rick. But one versatile rapper, Atlanta’s Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, is out to stake his claim at upper echelon rap recognition.
“The mission on this one is to be put in the top five MC’s on everybody list,” says Ludacris of his sixth album, Theater of The Mind, with a laugh, though he’s surely dead serious. The evidence backing his aspirations is solid. All of his albums, beginning with 2000’s Back For the First Time have been certified at least platinum, with 2006’s Release Therapy earning Ludacris a Grammy (his third) in 2007 for Best Rap Album.
But in Hip-Hop you’re only as good as your last hit, so before too many folks think he’s going Hollywood, Ludacris is back to assert that the music is his main act. A jury of his peers, and fans, will likely rule in his favor.
source= allhiphop.com
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