Ludacris
![Ludacris performing in 2021](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Fort_Wainwright_hosts_first_summer_concert_in_two_years_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Ludacris' following albums, ''Word of Mouf'' (2001), ''Chicken-n-Beer'' (2003) and ''The Red Light District'' (2004) each saw continued success and received multi-platinum certifications by 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 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 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 the children's animated series ''Karma's World'' for Netflix. Ludacris is also a private pilot. Provided by Wikipedia