Ludacris BiographyLudacris is the stage name of Chris Bridges, a rapper and actor from Atlanta, Georgia who became a video and radio star after the success of his 2000 album Back for the First Time. Bridges began his career as a radio DJ in Atlanta, where he was known on the air as Chris Lova Lova. His self-produced record, Incognegro, led to a contract with the Def Jam South record label and was remade into Back for the First Time. His second release, Word of Mouf (2001), was also a hit, and Ludacris rose in the ranks of young rappers in radio and MTV rotation. Ludacris released Chicken and Beer in 2003 and embarked on an acting career in a small role in the feature film 2 Fast 2 Furious (starring Paul Walker). He also appeared as Skinny Black in the movie Hustle and Flow
