Talk:Ludacris/Archive 1

Photo out of date
that photo was taken in 2004. Ludacris has shaven off his cornrows for a fade look in 2006, you know? could someone upload a more recent photo???

Picture Upload
Thankyou for uploading that picture. --76.16.14.95 (talk) 15:18, 26 April 2009 (UTC)==Picture Upload== --76.16.14.95 (talk) 15:18, 26 April 2009 (UTC)Thankyou for uploadin that picture.

Plz More Vandalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ludacris&oldid=129032243

The above link is an example of alot of mischief. First off, a lot of information is deleted, even the key facts. Second, Bryan Mullens is not the father of Ludacris. His name is Wayne.

Opinion and Hearsay
The section that says "the industry's shady, it needs to be taken over" and how it may be an attack on Shady/Eminem is stupid. That line was actually taken from the Jay-Z song, "Izzo". Was Jay-Z attacking Shady/Eminem? It needs deletion? Anyone? He wasn't attacking Em. It was comfired sometime in '02 and besides, why would he diss someone on his album, in fact the ONLY guest appearance on his album. And Luda was just givin props to Jay

Misspelling
Does he really spell his name "Ludacris", or is it "Ludicrous"? --NoPetrol 03:07, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC) It's Definitely Ludacris

Everybody knows that it is Ludacris

I want to know how he feels about his name now that 90% of people misspell "Ludicrous" as "Ludacris" thereby destroying his pun.24.33.28.52 17:19, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

--I'd be curious about that too; it's a shame, because it's a fairly clever pun and people who can't spell 'ludicrous' in the first place won't get it since they think that's how the word is spelled. I doubt it's 90%, but I get what you're saying--obviously the number is too large whatever it is. Arabhorse 01:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Roll out
Where is roll out on his discography? And why is the line I got my twin GLOCK .40s, cocked back blured out. Why is cocked back blurred, what does it mean. How about 'GLOCK'. What does it mean?

A glock is a type of gun. Cocking a gun is part of preparng it to fire, immediately before firing. Yanksta x 20:27, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

And if you're going to be correct, it isn't a type of gun, it's a brand of firearm. A gun is a massive cannon that you find on warships. However, that it's blurred out is probably because Chris the college geek sounds totally "rediculis" claiming that he even knows why a university graduate suburban wine taster would even have anything to do with firearms. If he wasn't black he couldn't get away with it. And frankly, that the listener above doesn't even know what a Glock is, is exactly what I would expect from a Christopher Bridges fan. You have to know nothing about life to respect this fascist impostor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.254.81.209 (talk) 03:15, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Acting Career
There's nothing about him as an actor though (except for the films he was in).

Ok, so tom cruise, Bono, Dave matthews, eminem, jessica beil, etc, actors and musicians respectively, dont have their ethnicities mentioned in the opening of their articles, why is it necessary to note that Ludacris is african american? If we're going to be consistent, should we start adding "white" or "causasian" to all the others, or just remove "african american" from this one? thoughts?

^^Minorities on wikipedia are generally noted as such. It is assumed that a person is caucasian if nothing is put there, that's why theres no need to do it.

IS Wikipedia an american project? I thought its worldwide. And in the real world, whites arent really a majority. From a World POV your statement doesnt make sense.Dizzee ignorant 22:42, 9 May 2006 (UTC)


 * That's exactly the problem. By writing as if white males are the default for society, one is reinforcing the assumption.

When it comes to hip hop or rap music, ethnicity of the artist does matter. For most celebrities, it doesn't really matter what their ethnicity is. I'm a little shocked eminem's ethnicity isn't mentioned, but I don't really think it is a massive issue that needs changing. Most celebrities have pictures anyways. I don't think it has much to do with what the writer perceived as "normal" especially since normal for rappers is African American.

Also, at the end of the "Red Light District" section, it begins to digress. That should be in a diff. section

wat about disturbin tha peace the album

Bias B.S.
"In a 2006 interview with Gentlemen's Quarterly, Ludacris criticized Oprah about his appearance on her show recently. He felt that Oprah had no right to discuss his music since he felt he was now more famous for his acting gigs, and he further demanded that Oprah respect his music despite the fact that his music disrespects black women by calling them bitches. Ludacris was one of many rappers to appear on the talk show including LL Cool J, Will Smith, Queen Latifah, Sean Combs (Diddy) and Kanye West. Many felt Ludacris was attacking Oprah as a publicity stunt, and because he was too cowardly to attack Bill O'reilly who actually does have a problem with hip-hop." Untill Ludacris attacked Bill O'reilly in numerous songs.

^^^^ whoever wrote this needs to kill themselves really. I changed the majority of it to make it less biased and read more like an actual article. Richard Corey 15:06, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Tone
This article is pretty good, but it really needs editing based on its tone--it doesn't sound like an encyclopedia article--the grammatical errors and personal notes, as well as a part titled "Beef," distract from the article itself.--Nate 01:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree. Using his nickname (Luda) is another example that makes this article look unprofessional. Dsnider 23:33, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I fixed all the "Luda" uses in this article. Obviously the whole article needs work from a serious editor before this will be anywhere near quality for a feature article. It would also be nice if someone could find a picture of Ludacris that can be posted on here legally. Dsnider 23:39, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Charity
I heard that Ludacris is incredibly generous (particularly towards organizations that help underpriveledged children around Atlanta). I have also heard that the mayor of Atlanta declared a day "Ludacris Day" day for all of his philanthropy in the community. If anyone knows more about this I think that its inclusion would improve this article! TronNDoE 06:00, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

yes luda has given back to the community, on E!(entertainment tv)there were dissussing this72.153.210.184 06:17, 12 November 2006 (UTC)D'man

Problem with the trivia section
"Ludacris is a pun on the term ludicrous." This is a "misspelling" as opposed to a "pun".

- No.. it's a pun. His name is Chris hence ludaCRIS. Different pronounciation than ludacrous.

Contribution
Yo I contributed for technique, and pre-release therapy.

Thanks man, but we aren't allowed a technique section because it will always be deleted by admins and major editors, I noticed the 5000 watts guy GJ --Maniac lonestar 04:56, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Disputes
In the disputes section, in the first sentence under Bill O'Reilly. "Furthering the Pepsi controversy..." Is it possible to get some clarification about this? It almost seems as though the whole Bill O'Reilly part depends on a missing section.

I agree, I was just reading this article and have no idea about any Pepsi controversy. It seems as though the article is referencing another one, entitled "Pepsi-Ludacris controversy", which I couldn't find.

This section seems incredibly bias. We need to keep this section neutral regardless of political feelings towards Bill OReilly and Ludacris. No reason is given why OReilly has a problem with Ludacris, just simply says doesn't like lyrics.


 * 1) exactly why im here,what pepsi controversy..HUH?

4 tildes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Otis66Driftwood (talk • contribs) 19:20, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Also with Oprah Winfrey, 50 Cent did not team up with Ludacris, he called him soft for not defending himself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.96.84.18 (talk) 19:51, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

I dont know how to sign with tildes... so i just wanted to say that ludaversal is due in 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.98.171 (talk) 16:28, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Intro Paragraph
"Ludacris is tied with Nelly for the title of the hip-hop solo artist with the second most Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits (four each)"  Maybe this should include the person with the first most Billboard Hot 100 hits or at least a link to the WikiList of the artists?

Worldwide record sells. Trivia. Theater of the Mind
I think that every wikipedia article should include worldwide sells along with U.S. sells, because some articles include both and some don't and it gets fusturating looking for records sells to compare.

Where's the trivia? There used to be here.

There is no information on Ludacris' new album "Theater of the Mind". There is plenty of imformation of rumored tracks on the internet so you should put it here.

I agree, but um you do know that ALL of the rumored tracks aren't even rumors, they're 100 percent fake. LOL I know for sure, dont ask me tho.

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BetacommandBot 04:36, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm a rock star baby
Check it out! ludacris has change to more diversity which is very good to experince...... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.62.201.205 (talk) 01:34, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Ludawaste
Is this for real? The article switches between Ludacris and Ludawaste a number of times. What gives?

No Mention of Word of Mouf?
The article barely makes any mention of Word of Mouf, Ludacris's second major label album. December 29 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.249.215.117 (talk) 00:10, 30 December 2007 (UTC)