Ludacris is one of the richest rap artists of our time. In 2014, the world-famous edition of Forbes named the artist a rich man from the world of hip-hop, and his profit for the year exceeded $ 8 million. He began his path to fame while still a child, and eventually became quite an influential person in his field.
Childhood Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges was born on September 11, 1977 in the United States of America. From his parents he inherited African-American and English roots. Also in his family were representatives of the indigenous population of the continent.
When Christopher was still a child, he often traveled with his family. During his school years, the teenager changed many educational institutions due to regular moves.
The creative talent of the performer manifested itself already in childhood. At the age of 9, he wrote the first text, and three years later he became a member of one of the local hip-hop groups.
Career Ludacris
Ultimately, Christopher's hobby was transformed into the meaning of his life. At the end of the XX century. he entered the university as a manager in the field of music.
His success impressed local figures so much that he soon became a DJ at one of the radio stations, where he took the pseudonym DJ Chris Lova Lova.
In those days, Christopher's greatest achievement was to work with Timbaland on one of his compositions, which in the future became famous all over the world.
In addition, the still unknown Ludacris worked with Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupree.
The pseudonym chosen by Christopher was invented at the dawn of his career. According to the performer himself, this word speaks of contradictions in his personality and, translated from English, stands for “ridiculous” and “funny”.
In 1998, Christopher began work on the creation of the first Integro album, which today can be called one of the brightest representatives of southern rap. Timbaland himself took part in the recording of the disc, supporting the performer.
Nevertheless, the compositions were not taken seriously by critics, but subsequent works were received with a bang.
The album Back for the First Time, released in 2000, contained 12 tracks from the previous record, as well as 4 new tracks.
As a result, the collection took the 4th position in the well-known charts, and the total number of sold copies exceeded 3 million copies.
Immediately began work on the creation of the next album. The album Word of Mouf was presented to the general public in early 2002.
As a result, the video clip for one of the compositions was among the nominees for the Grammy Award. For this reason, Christopher arranged to speak at the event.
Then the performer went on a concert tour, after which he recorded a composition for the film "Double Fast and the Furious". At the same time, work began on the creation of the next Chicken-n-Beer album.
Unfortunately, the record was not very popular, but the Stand Up track was able to pull it out of oblivion. As a result, he became one of the most famous in the work of Christopher.
The first Grammy statuette went to Ludacris in 2004. In total, Christopher claimed the award 20 times, of which 3 times he managed to win. At the same time, the remaining 2 awards went to him in 2006.
The next album was more serious. In addition, Christopher's style has changed - he got rid of pigtails and dyed his hair black. The release of the next disc took place only in 2008.
After that, the return took place only in 2014, since the tracks intended for the Ludaversal album did not give the desired effect. The final product went on sale only in 2015. As a result, he managed to win the hearts of fans.
In addition to his hip-hop career, Ludacris has also been actively involved in production activities. It was his work that allowed the hits of Justin Bieber and Enrique Iglesias to gain such popularity.
Within his label, a significant number of artists of various sizes participated.
Sometimes the recording studio faded into the background as Christopher showed up on set. In his track record there are several world-famous films where he played the main roles.
Here it is worth noting the series "Fast and the Furious", with which his acting adventure began.
Personal life of Christopher Brian Bridges
Christopher has four children, two of them were born in his first marriage. In 2014, the performer got married, and told his fans about the happy event on Instagram. The couple has been in a relationship since 2009.
At the same time, shortly before this event, Christopher once again became a father. Kai was born at the end of 2013, but his current wife is not his mother. Six months later, the fourth child of the rapper was born, now from his wife.
According to the artist, he wants to maintain his current physical form. He regularly posts photos and videos from the gym.
As a result, many men can envy his muscles. Christopher's weight is 76 kg, while his height is only 1,73 m.
At the moment, the rapper plans to star in one of the upcoming films, as well as create several new compositions.
Work on the next album, which should be the anniversary, has been going on since 2017. So far, only one song has been released.
