Articles tagged "ludacris"

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Is Obama’s presidency the change hip-hop needs?

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[20.Jan.09] :. President Barack Obama will have his hands full dealing with the economic downturn, the Gaza Strip conflict, terrorist threats in Afghanistan and any number of relentlessly pressing matters. But...

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Music Review

Ludacris: Theater of the Mind

by Chris Gaerig

[4.Dec.08] :. Ludacris sounds more thug than his former incarnations and his latest collection suffers for it.

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The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview Feature

Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

by Bill Gibron

[10.Sep.08] :. What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.

The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview

 

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For rapper/actor Ludacris, giving back is a major role

by Kelley L. Carter [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[12.Nov.07] :. CHICAGO—Chris “Ludacris” Bridges can’t stop laughing. A rapper with a powerful vocal delivery, he keeps envisioning his big head on a little person’s body, going...

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Film Review

Fred Claus

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Nov.07] :. What is Ludacris doing in this movie?

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N.C. rapper on the rise

by Jaymes Powell Jr. [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[17.Aug.07] :. RALEIGH, N.C.—Standing on a rooftop next to superstar rapper Ludacris while filming a music video as dozens of people swayed to the beat, rapper Small World couldn’t seem to believe...

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Ludacris: Release Therapy

by Jeff Vrabel

[6.Oct.06] :. After four records, hearing the phrase “Ludacris has a new album” is well less a cause for actual anticipation than a autofired obligation, a low-risk low-reward investment, like a Coke, or a sitcom, or a sack of pizza rolls.

 

Ludacris: The Red Light District [DVD]

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[26.Jan.06] :. As one might expect, a DVD devoted to Ludacris' real-life exploits comes a bit short of winning the endorsment of the Christian Coalition.

 

Hustle & Flow (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Jan.06] :. Craig Brewer considers his protagonist something new, that is, the same kind of cat he's seen repeatedly in his hometown of Memphis, but not seen in movies.

 

Hustle & Flow (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Jul.05] :. Like most any pimp and smalltime dealer (at least those in the movies), DJay thinks he's got it down.

 

Ludacris: Red Light District

by Stefan Braidwood

[21.Dec.04] :. The whole point of Ludacris, his very essence, is to live up to his name in a florid explosion of charm, wit and rowdy libido that seldom has much do with deep thought, restraint, or indeed reality as most of us would see it.

 

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[30.Sep.03] :. 'It's the juxtaposition, like Sergio Leone would do that really well.'"

 

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Jun.03] :. Tyrese brings appropriate rage, outstanding musculature, and welcome comedy to the proceedings.