87-539: [REDACTED] Look up ludicrous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ludicrous may refer to: Ludacris (born 1977), American rapper and actor I, Ludicrous , English music ensemble Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors , book about Tesla, Inc. Ludicrous speed , after ridiculous speed and light speed , in Spaceballs Ludicrous mode ,
174-643: A DJ at Atlanta's Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9) under the name "Chris Lova Lova". During his radio career, Ludacris met music producer Timbaland , whose album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment would feature Ludacris on the track "Phat Rabbit" (credited as Ludichris). Speaking with MTV 's hip hop show Direct Effect in 2000, Ludacris explained his stage name was a play on the word "ludicrous". In 1999, Ludacris released his debut album Incognegro through his independent label Disturbing tha Peace . Def Jam South would later repackage Incognegro with some new songs added into Ludacris's major label debut Back for
261-577: A Fool " from the soundtrack of the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious , where Ludacris played Tej Parker. Director John Singleton brought Ludacris into the franchise after failing to secure Ja Rule 's return for the sequel to The Fast and the Furious . In the fall of 2003, Ludacris released his next album Chicken-n-Beer . Guest appearances included Playaz Circle , Chingy , Snoop Dogg , 8Ball & MJG , Lil' Flip , I-20, Lil Fate, and Shawnna . The single, " Stand Up " appeared on both Chicken-n-Beer as well as
348-591: A boycott of all PepsiCo products on the grounds that Pepsi had subsequently hired Ozzy Osbourne for a commercial even though Osbourne is notable for use of profanity and explicit lyrics. Eventually an agreement was reached that resulted in PepsiCo donating $ 3 million to Ludacris's foundation and other inner city charities. This is referred to in the 2003 songs "Hoes in My Room" as well as "Blow It Out" from Chicken n' Beer . Three years later, this would be referred to again in
435-625: A cameo in Usher's Super Bowl LVIII halftime show , performing his portion of "Yeah". Ludacris has a daughter named Karma Bridges (born August 2001 and the inspiration for/behind Karma's World ) from a relationship with an attorney from Atlanta. He also has a daughter, Cai Bella Bridges (born December 2013), with Tamika Fuller, a longtime friend. From 2009 until their marriage in 2014, he dated model Eudoxie Mbouguiengue. On December 26, 2014, Ludacris became engaged to Mbouguiengue while in Costa Rica, and
522-566: A darker side. A change of hair accompanied this as he cut off his trademark braids for a more conventional "fade" cut. To promote the album, Ludacris returned to Saturday Night Live (as both host and musical guest) on November 18, 2006. The Preview , a mixtape to preview the album was released on July 28, 2008. Theater of the Mind was released on November 24, 2008, and in April 2008, the single "Let's Stay Together" appeared on xxlmag.com; supposedly from
609-580: A decision, that the U.S. District Judge Harold Baer of the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of the music industry on all its main arguments: that Usenet.com was guilty of direct, contributory, and vicarious infringement. In addition, and perhaps most importantly for future cases, Baer said that Usenet.com cannot claim protection under the Sony Betamax decision. That ruling states that companies cannot be held liable for contributory infringement if
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783-481: A hook from one of their songs, but in June 2006, a jury found that the song did not violate copyrights. "I hope the plaintiffs enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame," Ludacris said after the verdict. The album's next single, " Splash Waterfalls ", was released in early 2004. A huge pop hit (despite its steamy video and explicit, adult-oriented lyrical content and themes), it subsequently became a success at urban radio and BET, and
870-556: A lawsuit against RIAA, alleging that the terms of use of the network were violated and that unauthorized client software was used in the investigation to track down the individual file sharers (such as Kazaa Lite). An effort to throw out this suit was denied in January 2004, but that suit was settled in 2006. Sharman Networks agreed to a global settlement of litigation brought against it by the Motion Picture Association of America,
957-453: A lead artist: " Stand Up " (featuring Shawnna) and " Money Maker " (featuring Pharrell), as well as three singles which did so as a guest performer: Usher 's " Yeah! " in 2004, Fergie 's " Glamorous " in 2007, and Taio Cruz 's " Break Your Heart " in 2009. The following year, he guest featured on Justin Bieber 's single " Baby ", which remains one of the highest-certified singles of all time in
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#17329025277071044-690: A public service announcement in support of the Epic Book Drive. Ludacris also started the Ludacris Foundation at the beginning of his music career in 2002. The aim of the foundation is to inspire the youth through education, memorable experiences and helping the youth help themselves. The focus is what Ludacris calls the "3Ls": Leadership and Education, Living Healthy Lifestyles, and LudaCares. Ludacris has won many awards throughout his career, including three Grammy Awards for his music and an ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance and
1131-491: A small, brief melee ensued. T.I. was awarded honors for Best Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards , and took the opportunity to apologize for his scuffle with Zulu. While accepting his award, he expressed regret over the situation. "They say it's a fine line between brilliance and insanity", he said, in an apparent reference to his troublesome alter ego, T.I.P. During the broadcast, cameras showed his onetime rival Ludacris smiling in
1218-495: A then-recently deceased 83-year-old woman an elderly computer novice, and a family reportedly without any computer at all. In February 2007, RIAA began sending letters accusing Internet users of sharing files and directing them to web site P2PLAWSUITS.COM , where they can make "discount" settlements payable by credit card. The letters go on to say that anyone not settling will have lawsuits brought against them. Typical settlements are between $ 3,000 and $ 12,000. This new strategy
1305-455: A third of the list price). In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for Gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales, the Platinum award was added in 1976, for albums able to sell one million units, while singles qualify upon selling two million units. The Multi-Platinum award was introduced in 1984, signifying multiple Platinum levels of albums and singles. In 1989,
1392-665: A top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , the album was re-released by Def Jam Recordings as his major label debut, Back for the First Time (2000). The latter album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned his second top 40 single, " Southern Hospitality " (featuring Pharrell ). Ludacris' following albums, Word of Mouf (2001), Chicken-n-Beer (2003) and The Red Light District (2004), were each met with continued success and received multi-platinum certifications by
1479-564: A track with Willy Northpole titled "Call Up the Homies". T.I. was on the album on a track called "Wish You Would" squashing the long feud between them. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with 213,493 sold first week. The album was released the same day as Kanye West 's 808s & Heartbreak , which took the number-one spot. His first single " What Them Girls Like ", featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett , peaked at number 33 on
1566-661: A type of release with 51% or more of its content recorded in Spanish . In 2004, the RIAA added a branch of certification for what it calls "digital" recordings, essentially referring to "recordings transferred to the recipient over a network" (such as those sold via the iTunes Store ) yet excluding other obviously digital media such as those on CD , DAT , or MiniDisc . In 2006, "digital ringtones" were added to this branch of certification. Starting in 2013, streaming from audio and video streaming services such as Spotify , Napster , YouTube and
1653-448: Is a great thing. Ne-Yo is also on the album and I have producers like David Guetta, we have Stargate, have trainees. [The] Kelly Rowland single just came out that you need to check out. It's called 'Representing ' ". On August 3, 2013, Ludacris confirmed to VIBE.com he will be working with Anita Baker . "I don't know if the cat's out the bag. Yeah, Anita Baker is definitely on the album", admitted Luda. "She's on that particular song. [It]
1740-423: Is accused of employing techniques such as peer-to-peer "decoying" and " spoofing " to combat file sharing. In late 2008, they announced they would stop their lawsuits, and instead attempt to work with ISPs to persuade them to use a three-strike system for file sharing involving issuing two warnings and then cutting off Internet service after the third strike. RIAA names defendants based on ISP identification of
1827-432: Is also suing several Internet radio stations. Later, XM was forced to impose an industry fee upon subscribers. The fee still exists and has always been paid, in-full, directly to RIAA. On October 12, 2007, RIAA sued Usenet.com seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the company from "aiding, encouraging, enabling, inducing, causing, materially contributing to, or otherwise facilitating" copyright infringement . This suit,
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#17329025277071914-454: Is an American rapper and actor. Born in Champaign, Illinois , Ludacris moved to Atlanta , Georgia, at age nine, where he first began rapping. Starting out with a brief stint as a DJ , he formed his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s to independently release his debut studio album Incognegro (1999). After its single, " What's Your Fantasy " (featuring Shawnna ), became
2001-618: Is composed of these record executives: The RIAA represents over 1,600 member labels, which are private corporate entities such as record labels and distributors, and collectively create and distribute about 90% of recorded music sold in the United States. The largest and most influential of the members are the "Big Three": Within the major three music groups, it represents high-profile record labels such as Atlantic , Capitol , RCA , Warner , Columbia , and Motown . The RIAA reports that total retail value of recordings sold by their members
2088-641: Is really about my father and growing up and me being a kid and trying to get him to stop and me dealing with that." After a lengthy hiatus, Ludacris returned to the music on January 30, 2014, with the release of a single "Party Girls" featuring Jeremih , Wiz Khalifa and Cashmere Cat . The song takes a cue from Aqua 's 1997 song " Barbie Girl "; however, the single did not appear on the new album. On October 9, 2014, Ludacris announced that Ludaversal would be released on March 31, 2015; which will be preceded by an EP titled Burning Bridges due for release on December 16, 2014. On October 31, 2014, Ludacris premiered
2175-406: Is the co-owner of Conjure Cognac . In 2011, Ludacris released his own line of headphones called "Soul By Ludacris" manufactured by Soul Electronics . He also has various real estate holdings. In 2006, Ludacris appeared in a television and print advertising campaign for Puma , which released three limited edition models of a "Clyde x Luda" Puma Clyde sneaker, with Ludacris' image on the heel of
2262-488: Is the only time he has produced two consecutive top 10 singles from a solo album, except for Release Therapy (an unedited version of the video could only be viewed on BET's Uncut program). It was Ludacris' most sexual video yet, an R&B remix that featured Raphael Saadiq and sampled Tony! Toni! Tone! 's "Whatever You Want". Ludacris received his first Grammy Award with Usher and Lil Jon for their hit single " Yeah! ". Ludacris next released " Blow It Out ", which
2349-468: The Billboard Hot 100. His second single, " One More Drink ", featuring T-Pain , peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The third official single is " Nasty Girl ", featuring Plies . He confirmed a "sequel" titled Ludaversal due to be released September 11, 2012. Ludacris was featured on Justin Bieber 's hit single " Baby ", which became one of the highest-certified singles of all time in
2436-571: The DeCSS controversy. On February 4, 2022, Mitch Glazier swiftly took action against NFT scam site HitPiece . The site had allegedly stole music to mint as NFTs, and host them on their site. Since then, HitPiece has only responded with "We Started The Conversation And We're Listening." However, their site has not been updated since. RIAA is heavily criticized for both policy and for their method of suing individuals for copyright infringement. Particularly strong critic-advocates are Internet-based, such as
2523-647: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , and by RIAA. The creators of the popular Kazaa file-sharing network would pay $ 115 million to RIAA, plus unspecified future amounts to MPAA and the software industry; and, they would install filters on its networks to prevent users from sharing copyrighted works on its network. RIAA also filed suit in 2006 to enjoin digital XM Satellite Radio from enabling its subscribers from playing songs they had recorded from its satellite broadcasts. It
2610-503: The RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: Between 2001 and 2020, RIAA spent between $ 2.4 million and $ 6.5 million annually on lobbying in the United States. RIAA also participates in the collective rights management of sound recordings, and it is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in
2697-543: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fifth and sixth albums, Release Therapy (2006) and Theater of the Mind (2008), explored more serious subject matter than its predecessors. His seventh album, Battle of the Sexes (2010) featured a return to the more lighthearted tone of his earlier albums. Throughout his career, Ludacris has scored two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as
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2784-731: The 1992 Audio Home Recording Act . The Rio PMP300 was significant because it was the second portable consumer MP3 digital audio player released on the market. The three-judge panel ruled in favor of Diamond, paving the way for the development of the portable digital player market. In 2003, RIAA sued college student developers of LAN search engines Phynd and Flatlan, describing them as "a sophisticated network designed to enable widespread music thievery". In September 2003, RIAA filed suit in civil court against several private individuals who had shared large numbers of files with Kazaa . Most of these suits were settled with monetary payments averaging $ 3,000. Kazaa publisher Sharman Networks responded with
2871-618: The 2004 movie Crash . In October 2019, Ludacris was named the artist-in-residence at Georgia State University , where he will mentor students in the Creative Media Industries Institute. On April 13, 2022, Georgia State University announced the Georgia Board of Regents had approved Ludacris to receive an honorary Bachelor of Science degree in Music Management. He received this honorary degree on May 4, 2022, at
2958-477: The 2007 BET Awards . Release Therapy won the Best Rap Album award at the 2007 Grammy Awards . His album then reached number one on the Billboard 200 album charts with sales of 309,000 in its first week. With the release of this album, Ludacris marked a change in style in his career with his musical style. The new album itself features a departure of the lighthearted mood of his previous albums, and introduces
3045-412: The 2012 album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors . On August 27, 2002, political pundit Bill O'Reilly called for all Americans to boycott Pepsi products because they hired Ludacris for promotional purposes and O'Reilly objected to Ludacris's style and attitude. The next day, O'Reilly reported that Pepsi had fired Ludacris. Six months later, Russell Simmons and his hip hop action summit threatened
3132-462: The First Time in 2000. The album reached number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and included the singles " What's Your Fantasy " (featuring Shawnna ) and " Southern Hospitality " (featuring Pharrell Williams ), which respectively reached the nos. 21 and 23 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 2001, Ludacris contributed the hit single " Area Codes " (featuring Nate Dogg ) to the soundtrack to
3219-728: The Hot 100 and no. 15 on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop chart. Ludacris was among multiple featured rappers on "Bia' Bia'" by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz , which peaked at no. 47 on the R&;B/Hip-Hop chart in August 2001. In the last week of 2002, " Gossip Folks " by Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris was released as a single. It peaked at no. 8 on the Hot 100 in March 2003. In April 2003, Ludacris released single " Act
3306-412: The RIAA choosing the number of works it deems "reasonable". For cases that do not settle at this amount, the RIAA has gone to trial, seeking statutory damages from the jury, written into The Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 as between $ 750 and $ 30,000 per work or $ 750 and $ 150,000 per work if "willful". The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Citizen oppose
3393-465: The RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included
3480-484: The Sexes was " How Low ", which was released on December 8, 2009. The follow–up single was " My Chick Bad ", released on February 23, 2010. The third single is " Sex Room ", peaking at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ludacris's Battle of the Sexes entered the chart at number one, with 137,000 sales in the first week. The album is currently certified gold. In 2012, Ludacris released the singles " Representin " and " Rest of My Life ", both of which were scrapped after
3567-608: The US and gained international success. His eighth studio album was released on March 9, 2010, with his first promotional single for the album being "Everybody Drunk" which features Callum Smith, originally featuring Shawnna . The first concept idea of the album was to have Ludacris and Shawnna battle it out on the album back–to–back, but this was later axed upon Shawnna's departure from Disturbing tha Peace , ending her contract on Ludacris' label and joining T-Pain 's Nappy Boy Entertainment label. The first official single released from Battle of
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3654-632: The United States. Ludacris is cited as one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success in the early 2000s. Throughout his career, he has won three Grammy Awards , a Screen Actors Guild Award , a Critic's Choice Award and an MTV Video Music Award . Outside of music, he has portrayed the character Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious film series —first appearing in its second film, 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). His other notable acting roles include Crash (2004), Gamer (2009), and New Year's Eve (2011). In 2021, he created and starred in
3741-433: The United States. Mitch Glazier has been the RIAA's chairman and CEO since 2019. Glazier joined the RIAA 20 years ago and has played a role in the music industry's transition to streaming and "anywhere, anytime" access to music. He was the RIAA's senior executive vice president from 2011 to 2019 and served as executive vice president for public policy and industry relations from 2000 to 2011. The 26-member board of directors
3828-475: The ability of RIAA and other companies to "strip Internet users of anonymity without allowing them to challenge the order in court". Importantly, US Courts have declared that an IP address is not a person nor personal identifier. This weakened RIAA's ability to sue individuals. RIAA's methods of identifying individual users had, in some rare cases, led to the issuing of subpoenas to persons dead or otherwise incapable of file-sharing. Two such examples include:
3915-404: The association began its campaign against peer-to-peer file-sharing have concluded that losses incurred per download range from negligible to moderate. The association has commenced high-profile lawsuits against file-sharing service providers. Likewise, it has sued individuals suspected of file sharing, notably college students, parents of file-sharing children and at least one dead person. It
4002-554: The audience. The two rappers have resolved their disagreement and have collaborated on four songs: " Wish You Would " off Ludacris's sixth studio album Theater of the Mind , "On Top of the World" off T.I.'s sixth studio album Paper Trail , and "We in This Bitch" off DJ Drama's album Quality Street Music . The original version of the latter had Kanye West . The two have also collaborated on Big Boi 's song called "In The A", released on
4089-582: The benefit of the RIAA and invited the students and subscribers to visit an RIAA website for the purpose of entering into a "discount settlement" payable by credit card. By March 2007, the focus had shifted from ISPs to colleges and universities. In October 1998, RIAA filed a lawsuit in the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco claiming the Diamond Multimedia Rio PMP300 player violated
4176-461: The change when it came to light. The battle over the disputed provision led to the formation of the Recording Artists' Coalition , which successfully lobbied for repeal of the change. On October 23, 2020, the code repository hosting service GitHub (owned by Microsoft ) released a DMCA request from RIAA. This request listed the open-source software project youtube-dl (and forks of
4263-657: The children's animated series Karma's World for Netflix . Ludacris is also a private pilot . Born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois , Ludacris moved to Oak Park as a teenager. After attending Oak Park River Forest High School in ninth grade, Ludacris moved to Centreville, Virginia , and attended Centreville High School for one year. He attended Banneker High School in Atlanta , Georgia , and graduated in 1995. From 1998 to 1999, he studied music management at Georgia State University . Ludacris' parents are both African American . His great-great-grandfather
4350-486: The commencement ceremony at Center Parc Stadium where he also delivered a speech. Tensions began when T.I. saw Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20 's video in which a man wearing a shirt with the words "Trap House", was being beaten. T.I. believed the man's shirt actually said " Trap Muzik ", perhaps interpreting this to be a reference to his album of the same name. Later, G-Unit artist Young Buck asked these two fellow Southern rappers to appear on his new record on
4437-419: The device they create is "capable of significant noninfringing uses". Furthermore, the parties had appealed to a federal court for damage assessments and awards, which could amount to several millions of dollars for the music industry. On October 26, 2010, RIAA members won a case against LimeWire, a P2P file-sharing network, for illegal distribution of copyrighted works. On October 29, in retaliation, riaa.org
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#17329025277074524-660: The film Rush Hour 2 . It was also included on his next album, Word of Mouf , released later that year. The Word of Mouf lead single " Rollout (My Business) " was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance in the 2003 Grammy Awards . Two other singles reached the Hot 100 in 2002: " Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!) " featuring Sleepy Brown peaked at no. 22, and " Move Bitch " featuring Mystikal and I-20 peaked at no. 10. Ludacris also had guest spots on hit singles throughout 2001 and 2002, such as Jermaine Dupri 's " Welcome to Atlanta " that peaked at no. 35 on
4611-406: The final markup of a "technical corrections" section of copyright legislation, classifying many music recordings as " works made for hire ", thereby stripping artists of their copyright interests and transferring those interests to their record labels. Shortly afterwards, Glazier was hired as Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel for the RIAA, which vigorously defended
4698-407: The first single from the "Burning Bridges" EP titled " Good Lovin' " featuring American singer Miguel . Due to its moderate success, "Good Lovin" would go on to serve as the first single from Ludaversal . On March 3, 2015, Ludacris held a listening party for Ludaversal with Def Jam. The tracks "Intro", "Not For Long" featuring Usher , and "Come N See Me" featuring Big K.R.I.T. were revealed to
4785-448: The first that RIAA has filed against a Usenet provider, has added another branch to RIAA's rapidly expanding fight to curb the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials . Unlike many of RIAA's previous lawsuits, this suit was filed against the provider of a service. Providers have no direct means of removing infringing content. RIAA's argument relies heavily on the fact the Usenet.com,
4872-484: The formula for album-equivalent unit . For certification purposes, each unit may be one of: Along with albums, digital albums, and singles, another classification of music release is called "video longform". This release format includes DVD and VHS releases. Further, certain live albums and compilation albums are counted. The certification criteria are slightly different from other styles. RIAA opposes unauthorized sharing of its members' music. Studies conducted since
4959-775: The insole and "DTP" (for Disturbing tha Peace) on the heel window. In November 2016, Ludacris opened up a restaurant named "Chicken N Beer" at the Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. In December 2023, he made his theater producing debut as a producer on the Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio . In 2011, Ludacris joined a joint effort between Do Something and Better World Books to collect books to help restock library shelves in New Orleans. He filmed
5046-493: The inspiration of his eldest daughter, Karma Bridges, and the eponymous website created in 2009. Ludacris stated in interviews with People and Billboard that he and Karma "spent close to a decade and a half" working on the "perfection" of the production. The series premiered on Netflix on October 15, 2021, alongside its official soundtrack album , which was produced and released by Def Jam Recordings on global digital music streaming platforms . On January 17, 2022,
5133-682: The likes also began to be counted towards the certification, using the formula of 100 streams being the equivalent of one download; thus, RIAA certification for singles no longer reflects actual sales. In the same year, the RIAA introduced the Latin Digital Award for digital recordings in Spanish. As of 2016 , the certification criteria for these recordings are: Digital awards: The units are defined as: Latin digital awards: In February 2016, RIAA updated its certification criteria for album-level awards to combine streaming and track sales using
5220-592: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ludicrous&oldid=1201793649 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris ( / ˈ l uː d ə k r ɪ s / , spoken as 'ludicrous' in American English ),
5307-447: The new album ("Let's Stay Together" was expected to but was released as a bonus track on the CD). A song with Small World called "Pinky Shinin" was expected to be on the album, but it was dropped. In an interview with Complex Magazine he stated that Chris Brown , Lil Wayne , Rick Ross , T.I. , Plies , Common , T-Pain , Jay-Z , Nas and The Game will be on the album; Game is featured in
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#17329025277075394-513: The only defendant that had been named, promoted their service with slogans and phrases that strongly suggested that the service could be used to obtain free music. On April 28, 2008, RIAA member labels sued Project Playlist, a web music search site, claiming that most of the sound recordings in the site's index of links are infringing. Project Playlist's website denies that any of the music is hosted on Project Playlist's own servers. On June 30, 2009, RIAA prevailed in its fight against Usenet.com, in
5481-473: The project) as copyright violations . The request cited the United States law Title 17 U.S.C. §1201 . Critics of this action say that the software library can be used by archivists to download videos of social injustice. According to Parker Higgins, former Director of Copyright Activism at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), this takedown request was a "throwback threat" analogous to
5568-457: The public After 3 years worth of delays, Ludaversal was released March 31, 2015 to generally positive reviews and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 . In March 2017, Ludacris confirmed that he was working on his tenth studio album in an interview with Complex magazine. On March 31, 2017, Ludacris released a new single called "Vitamin D" featuring Ty Dolla $ ign . In 2017, Ludacris hosted YouTube's Best.Cover.Ever show. In 2018, he
5655-498: The sales level associated with a particular award depends on when the award was made. Since 2000, the RIAA also operates a similar program for Latin music sales, called Los Premios de Oro y De Platino . Currently, a "Disco De Oro" (Gold) is awarded for 30,000 units, and a "Disco De Platino" is awarded for 60,000 units. Further, the "Album Multi-Platino" honor is awarded at 120,000, and "Diamante" requires 10 times as many units as "Platino" (600,000). The RIAA defines "Latin music" as
5742-454: The sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. In 1992, RIAA began counting each disc in a multi-disc set as one unit toward certification. Reflecting additional growth in music sales, the Diamond award was instituted in 1999 for albums or singles selling ten million units. Because of these changes in criteria,
5829-546: The series got nominated for three NAACP Image Awards including Outstanding Children's Program and Ludacris himself got nominated for his voice-over performance as Karma's on-screen father. Netflix renewed Karma's World for a second season on back of the encouragements, which premiered on March 10, 2022. In August 2021, Ludacris released the single "Butter.ATL". In December 2022, it was announced that Ludacris would open up for Janet Jackson's Together Again Tour . Ludacris made
5916-480: The song " Number One Spot ". During a summer 2003 appearance on MTV's The New Tom Green Show , Ludacris and host Tom Green launched copies of Bill O'Reilly-authored books into a dumpster using a homemade catapult. In an interview with RadarOnline.com in 2010, Ludacris stated that he and O'Reilly had made amends after having a conversation at a charity event. The song "Politics as Usual" from Ludacris's mixtape The Preview has caused controversy due to lyrics in
6003-471: The song criticizing Jesse Jackson ; "Now Jesse talkin' slick and apologizin' for what? If you said it then you meant it" (in reference to Jackson stating that he would "like to cut Obama's nuts off"); John McCain "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed"; President George W. Bush "Yeah I said it, 'cuz Bush is mentally handicapped/Ball up all of his speeches and throw 'em just like candy wraps/'Cuz what you talkin' I hear nothin' even relevant/you
6090-635: The songs underperformed and the recording process for his upcoming album Ludaversal stalled. On May 24, 2013, Ludacris released a mixtape entitled #IDGAF . He had been releasing a new song on Fridays as he was calling these releases IDGAF Fridays . These songs, in order of release, were "Raised in the South" featuring rapper Jeezy , released on April 19. That release was followed by "If I Ain't Fucked Up" on April 26, "9 Times Out of 10" featuring rappers French Montana & Que on May 3, "Speak into The Mic" on May 10, and "I Don't Give A Fuck" on May 17. The last song
6177-428: The soundtrack for the teen hip hop/dance movie You Got Served . Produced by Kanye West , "Stand Up" went on to become one of Ludacris' biggest mainstream hits to date, hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 garnering heavy airplay on mainstream pop, rhythmic , and urban radio stations, as well as on MTV, MTV2 , and BET . Ludacris was sued by a New Jersey group called I.O.F. who claimed that "Stand Up" used
6264-474: The subscriber associated with an IP address , and as such do not know any additional information about a person before they sue. After an Internet subscriber's identity is discovered, but before an individual lawsuit is filed, the subscriber is typically offered an opportunity to settle. The standard settlement is a payment to RIAA and an agreement not to engage in file sharing of music. Such suits are also usually on par with statutory damages of $ 750 per work, with
6351-447: The track "Stomp". T.I. recorded a verse that contained a line that Young Buck considered to be an insult towards Ludacris, "Me gettin' beat down?/That's ludicrous" . Young Buck spoke to Ludacris about his interpretation of the event. Ludacris then later recorded a verse that can be found on the album Straight Outta Cashville . T.I's record company wanted Ludacris to change his verse before they sanctioned it but Ludacris refused and T.I.
6438-455: The two married later that same day. In early June 2015, Eudoxie announced that the couple had welcomed a baby girl. In May 2021, Eudoxie shared via Instagram that Ludacris and her were expecting their second child together. In January 2020, Ludacris acquired Gabonese citizenship along with his mother and two daughters. Ludacris is the founder of his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace , an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings . He
6525-518: The worst of all 43 presidents"; Hillary Clinton "Hillary hated on you, so that bitch is irrelevant", in reference to Hillary's campaign comments against Obama. Studio albums Soundtracks Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States . Its members consist of record labels and distributors that
6612-468: Was $ 10.4 billion at the end of 2007, a decline from $ 14.6 billion in 1999. Estimated retail revenues from recorded music in the United States grew 11.4% in 2016 to $ 7.7 billion. The RIAA operates an award program for albums that sell a large number of copies. The award was launched in 1958; originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $ 1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around
6699-416: Was a Choctaw . In an interview with A. J. Jacobs , Ludacris learned that his great-grandmother had said one of his great-great-grandfathers, who is a white Englishman, was probably Jewish. Ludacris is also a distant cousin of the comedian Richard Pryor . He wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta and joined an amateur rap group three years later. Ludacris served as an intern and then
6786-462: Was accompanied by a low-budget music video. Ludacris took a more mature approach to his fourth album The Red Light District . Sohail Khalid helped produce this album with various artists such as T.I. , Lil Flip and Bun B . Ludacris openly boasted that he may be the only rapper able to keep the Def Jam label afloat on the opening track. Ludacris filmed and recorded the single " Get Back " in which he
6873-469: Was featured as a muscle-bound hulk who was being annoyed by the media and warned critics to leave him alone. He first appeared on Saturday Night Live as a special guest performing with musical guest Sum 41 on a season 30 episode hosted by Paul Giamatti . He then recorded "Get Back" with Sum 41 to make a rock crossover single. The follow-up single was the Austin Powers -inspired " Number One Spot ". It
6960-602: Was featured on country singer Carrie Underwood 's single " The Champion ". The song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the opening song for Super Bowl LII and 2018 Winter Olympics and Cry Pretty . On May 8, 2018, Ludacris received three nominations and one win at the 2018 CMT Music Awards . On October 14, 2020, Netflix commissioned his then-new animated musical children's television series known as Karma's World for an initial 40 episodes from 9 Story Productions , Creative Affairs Group and his production company, Karma's World Entertainment , Using
7047-469: Was formed because the RIAA's legal fees were cutting into the income from settlements. In 2008, RIAA sued 19-year-old Ciara Sauro for allegedly sharing 10 songs online. RIAA also launched an "early settlement program" directed to ISPs and to colleges and universities, urging them to pass along letters to subscribers and students offering early settlements, prior to the disclosure of their identities. The settlement letters urged ISPs to preserve evidence for
7134-532: Was placed in the number nine spot for the most anticipated albums of 2006, for Release Therapy . The album Release Therapy was released on September 26, 2006. Ludacris formatted the CD to have two sides: a Release side and a Therapy side on a single CD. Guest appearances include Pharrell Williams , R. Kelly , Young Jeezy , Mary J. Blige , Field Mob , Bobby Valentino , Pimp C , C-Murder and Beanie Sigel . The first single, " Money Maker ", which features Williams,
7221-554: Was produced by New York City's Hot 97 personality DJ Green Lantern . It used the Quincy Jones sample of " Soul Bossa Nova " and sped it up to the tempo of Ludacris' rap flow. Featured artists on the album include Nas , DJ Quik , DMX , Trick Daddy , Sleepy Brown and Disturbing tha Peace newcomers Bobby Valentino , Dolla Boi and Small World. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. In an issue of XXL , Ludacris
7308-449: Was released a week before the release of the mixtape. The mixtape had almost 60,000 downloads via datpiff.com within the first day. Ludacris reprised his role as Tej in the blockbuster movie Fast & Furious 6 , which opened during Memorial Day Weekend, May 2013. Ludacris had this to say about his upcoming new album: "I think every album is like a progression, I'm working with different producers. Usher, We definitely have this album which
7395-508: Was released to U.S. radio outlets on July 17, 2006. "Money Maker" reached number one on the BET program 106 & Park . It then went to become the rapper's second number-one single after 6 years . His second single, " Grew Up a Screw Up ", featuring Young Jeezy , dispels rumors that the two are or ever were in a dispute. His third single, " Runaway Love ", soon peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and won Best Collaboration in
7482-585: Was taken offline via denial-of-service attacks executed by members of Operation Payback and Anonymous . RIAA filed briefs in Allen v. Cooper , which was decided in 2020. The Supreme Court of the United States abrogated the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act as unconstitutional, while RIAA had argued the opposite view. In 1999, Mitch Glazier, a Congressional staff attorney, inserted, without public notice or comment, substantive language into
7569-634: Was therefore replaced by Game on the album version. On June 24, 2007, at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California , T.I. was involved in a physical altercation. During a luncheon held by Kevin Liles of Warner Music Group (parent company of T.I.'s label, Atlantic Records), the MC got into a fight with Ludacris' manager Chaka Zulu. According to witnesses, T.I. punched Zulu in the face and choked him and
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