• Ludacris Wins Custody Battle For Daughter Cai

    Atlanta rapper Ludacris, real names Christopher Bridges, has won his day in court. He was given full custody of his 13-month daughter Cai after a prolonged custody battle with his baby mama Tamika Fuller. According to MStarz She testified that the "Stand Up" rapper was distraught about hearing the news of the pregnancy and tried to bribe her to abort the baby. The confident rapper refuted her story in court with his side of the story, which eventually swayed the judge to rule in his favor.

  • Ludacris Comes Angry, Stays Polished on 'Burning Bridges'; EP Features Rick Ross, Jason Aldean, John Legend Guest Spots

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at Ludacris' new EP 'Burning Bridges' and its lead-up to a new album during 2015, 'Ludaversal.'

  • R. Kelly Shares New Song 'Happy Birthday' for 48th Birthday [LISTEN]

    Today, Jan. 8, happens to be R. Kelly's 48th birthday, so in celebration the R&B legend has shared a new song, appropriately titled "Happy Birthday," which you can check out below. The track premiered on DJ MoonDawg's radio show in Kelly's native Chicago — which explains all of the annoying sounds in the beginning — and features Kelly doing some heavily Auto-Tuned singing about watching two girls make out — on his birthday, presumably — all over a pretty basic backing track. It is definitely not one of his best, but it is so ridiculous you should probably take a listen anyway.You can check out R. Kelly's "Happy Birthday" here:

  • Ludacris Flexes Lyrical Muscles With 'LudaVerses' Mixtape [LISTEN]

    Christopher Bridges, better known as Ludacris, has quietly been busy getting back into the swing of things recording and releasing music. He has been readying his ninth studio album, 'Ludaversal,' set for release on March 31st and he recently released a six-track EP primer, 'Burning Bridges,' for free on Google Play that featured guest appearances from Rick Ross and Miguel. In between the studio time for the official releases, the "Fast & Furious" actor has been releasing free freestyles on his Soundcloud over existing, popular beats in the hip-hop world today.

  • Ludacris 'Burning Bridges' EP Featuring Rick Ross and Miguel Available as Free Download on Google Play [LISTEN]

    Ludacris's new EP, "Burning Bridges," is available as a free download through Google Play. The effort contains six tracks including "Good Lovin" featuring Miguel and "Money" featuring Rick Ross. It will serve as a nice treat for fans anxiously awaiting the Atlanta rapper's next full-length release, "Ludaversal," out March 31, "XXL" notes.In August, Luda spoke with "Billboard" about his upcoming album."But I can definitely tell you in a nutshell there are a bunch of songs that define moments and are very emotional just for the simple fact this will be my most personal album to date in terms of talking about a lot of things that have gone on in my life and just really diving into who Chris Bridges is as a person. So that's what "Ludaversal" is all about," he said."Burning Bridges" is Luda's first stab at new music since his 2010 release "Battle of the Sexes," which featured tons of big-name guest spots. Lil' Kim, Nicki Minaj and Monica handled the female side of things while Trey Songz, Flo Rida and Gucci Mane represented the males.

  • R. Kelly Shares New Track "Back Up" Featuring Shawnna [LISTEN]

    R&B legend R. Kelly has shared a cool new track titled "Back Up," featuring a guest verse from fellow Chicago native Shawnna, which you can check out here. Other than the chorus hook, the song sees Kelly taking a break from singing to try his hand at rapping, and he's not bad, but the real draw of this track is the weird production, which lays a sinister, moaning beat underneath the verses.

  • Ludacris Shares New Track 'In My Life' Featuring John Legend From Upcoming 'Burning Bridges' EP [LISTEN]

    After previewing his new song "In My Life" through a series of Instagram clips on Monday (December 8), Ludacris has unveiled the entire song, which you can check out below. The song, which is thankfully not a Beatles cover, features some lush, jazzy production, with John Legend providing the soulful hook, and though it's not as silly and outrageous as Ludacris's previous hits, it does show some remarkably maturity from the 37-year-old Atlanta rapper.
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