Christopher Brian Bridges,known professionally as Ludacris,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). The album was re-released by Def Jam Recordings as his major label debut,Back for the First Time (2000) after its single,"What's Your Fantasy",became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The latter album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned his second top 40 single,"Southern Hospitality".
Katrina Laverne Taylor,known professionally as Trina,is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s for her collaborations with Trick Daddy on the singles "Nann Nigga","Shut Up",and "Take It to da House". In 2000,she released her debut album Da Baddest Bitch. Afterwards,she made an appearance on the remix of "One Minute Man" by Missy Elliott and Ludacris. In 2002,she released the Kanye West-produced single "B R Right" featuring Ludacris,from her sophomore album Diamond Princess (2002).
Disturbing Tha Peace Records is an American record label founded by Jeff Dixon,Chaka Zulu,and Ludacris.
Incognegro is the debut studio album by American rapper Ludacris. It was released on August 17,1999,by Ludacris' newly founded independent record label,DTP Entertainment. Recording sessions took place from 1998 to 1999,with Ludacris serving as the record's executive producer,while the additional production was provided by Jermaine Dupri,Bangladesh and Organized Noize,among others.
"My Neck,My Back" is a song by American rapper Khia,released in April 2002 as the lead single from her debut studio album,Thug Misses. Owing to its sexually explicit lyrics,an edited version of the song was released to mainstream radio. The song reached number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number four in the United Kingdom two years later and number 12 in Australia. Lyrically,“My Neck,My Back ”is about a woman searching for and pursuing a man at a club,demanding that he perform sexual acts on her,including cunnilingus and anilingus,and encouraging other women to do the same.
"Number One Spot" is the second single from rapper Ludacris' 2004 album The Red Light District. The song heavily samples "Soul Bossa Nova" by Quincy Jones,which was used as the theme tune of the Mike Myers James Bond parody film series Austin Powers;the films' references play a major part in "Number One Spot" and its video.
"Gettin' Some" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Shawnna. It was released on December 3,2005,via Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings as a single from her second studio album Block Music. The original version of "Gettin' Some" appears on Block Music as a hidden track. The song samples Too Short's "Blowjob Betty".
"How Many Licks?" is a song by American rapper Lil' Kim featuring vocals by American musician Sisqófrom Lil' Kim's second studio album,The Notorious K.I.M. (2000). Mario Winans and Sean Combs produced the song,and wrote it with Lil' Kim and Sisqó. The hip hop song samples the Knight Rider theme song,with lyrics expressing a woman's desire for oral sex and her sexual relationships with a variety of men. The chorus is a reference to the advertising slogan for Tootsie Pops. A remix by the Neptunes has additional vocals from American artists Kelis,Lil' Cease,and Snoop Dogg. "How Many Licks?" was released as the second and final single from The Notorious K.I.M. on November 21,2000,by Queen Bee Entertainment and Atlantic Records.
"Make It Rain" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe,released in 2006 as the first single from his seventh album Me,Myself &I. It features American rapper Lil Wayne,who only raps the chorus,and was produced by Scott Storch. The song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was released through EMI,Virgin Records,and Fat Joe's Terror Squad Entertainment.
"Splash Waterfalls" the fourth single off Ludacris' album Chicken-n-Beer. The song describes a desired love between two people,continually contrasting intimate romantic scenarios with more sexually explicit ones. The song features Sandy Coffee responding to Ludacris' verses,but she is not credited as featured guest on the single. This song's video and song content resembles another famous Ludacris single called "What's Your Fantasy",with its explicit lyrics and adult-like content. In the radio/music video version's lyrics,"touch me" replaces the explicit version's "fuck me". The song samples the 1978 version of "Be Ever Wonderful" by Ted Taylor.
"Toma" is the fourth single from rapper Pitbull's debut album M.I.A.M.I.. It features Lil Jon. It peaked at number 21 in US Hot Rap Songs and number 73 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
"Shake dat Shit" is the debut single by American rapper Shawnna featuring fellow American rapper Ludacris from the former's debut solo studio album Worth tha Weight. It was released on March 16,2004 via Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings. Produced by Timbaland,the song peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Battle of the Sexes is the eighth studio album by American rapper Ludacris,released March 9,2010 on Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam South. The album was recorded during 2008 to 2010 and its production was handled by several producers,including T-Minus,Bangladesh,Swizz Beatz,The Neptunes,and The Runners.
"Wasted" is the official first single from Gucci Mane's sixth studio album The State vs. Radric Davis. The song features rapper Plies. The song was originally from Gucci Mane's 2009 mixtape,Guccimania.
"5 Star" is a song by Yo Gotti. Hot Rod produced the single,which was released on May 20,2009. The music video,released in August 2009,includes a cameo appearance by Rick Ross.
"All I Do Is Win" is a song from DJ Khaled's fourth studio album Victory (2010). It was the third single from the album. The track features American rappers T-Pain,Ludacris,Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross. It was released on February 8,2010,along with "Put Your Hands Up". The song peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Beamer,Benz,or Bentley" is the first official single from Lloyd Banks' third album H.F.M. 2,which was released on November 23,2010. The song was released as a digital download on February 9,2010. It was added to KAMP-FM in Los Angeles in four days from release.
"My Chick Bad" is a song by American rapper Ludacris. The song features Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj,who co-wrote the song with Ludacris,Samuel Lindley,and Derrelle Davidson. The track was produced by The Legendary Traxster. "My Chick Bad" serves as the second single from Ludacris' eighth album,Battle of the Sexes. An official remix to the song was also released,featuring female rappers Diamond,Eve,and Trina.
"Candy" is a song by American rapper Foxy Brown featuring American singer Kelis,released by Def Jam on August 21,2001,as the third single from her third studio album Broken Silence (2001). A dance-pop and R&B track,it was produced by the Neptunes duo Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams,who co-wrote the song alongside Brown and Juan Manuel Cordova. Brown raps on the verses while Kelis,a frequent collaborator with the Neptunes,performs the hook. The song was recorded in Virginia Beach and mixed in New York City. "Candy" premiered at the Broken Silence listening party in June 2001,and although it did not receive an official music video,a portion of it was played in the video for the album track "Tables Will Turn".
The discography of Rashawnna "Shawnna" Guy,an American rapper from Chicago,consists of two studio albums,one collaborative studio album with Lateefa "Teefa" Harland as Infamous Syndicate,three mixtapes,and thirty-six singles.
