Ludacris

Background

Ludacris was born in Champaign, Illinois, but he relocated to Oak Park in his teens. He is of African-American and Native American descent. He attended Oak Park River Forest High School, Centreville High School in Virginia, and finally graduated from Banneker High School, Atlanta, in 1995.

After high school, Ludacris studied music management at Georgia State University for two years. His claim to fame started with his music career. He started out working as an intern and DJ at Hot 97.5 in Atlanta under the pseudonym Chris Lova Lova. In 1999, after several features, Ludacris released his debut studio album, “Incognegro” via his independent label, “Disturbing tha Peace.” He signed to Def Jam South months after, and the label refined this album and added some new songs to it before adding it to his major label debut “Back for the First Time” (2000). This album performed well on the charts. He then released the song ‘Area Codes,’ which featured Nate Dogg, in 2001. It was released on the soundtrack of “Rush Hour 2.” To follow was Ludacris’ next album, “Word of Mouf,” in November 2001. The album’s lead single, ‘Rollout (My Business),’ was nominated for Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards. In the same year, he got his first main role in “2 Fast 2 Furious.” Ludacris released more records, including his fourth album, “The Red Light District,” in December 2004. This talented rapper also went on to work with the likes of Jeremih, Wiz Khalifa, Miguel, Ty Dolla $ign, and others, to name a few. Eight studio albums and a few EPs later, Ludacris reprised his role as Tej in “Fast & Furious 6” (2013) and all the following movies in the “Fast & Furious” Franchise. And in October 2021, his animated series, “Karma’s World,” premiered on Netflix. The show was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and was renewed for a second season, released in March 2022.

Ludacris is as talented as they come. From music to film and now animation, he’s proved he can do it all. As a highly successful music artist and actor, Ludacris’ personal life has been on display. He is married to model Eudoxie Mbouguiengue, and the couple has two daughters. Ludacris has four children in total.