Posted November 20, 2008 - The world is a few days away from Ludacris’ premier of Theater of the Mind. With a bevy of co-stars, a hot single and a friendly battle with Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak surrounding the release, Luda took the time to speak with BET.com regarding the project.

“I’m letting everyone know that I’m still as hungry as day one, even though this is album number six,” Luda says of Theater of the Mind. Judging by his recent work, Ludacris is still as hungry as ever. But although his lyrical dexterity is something that most rappers have fawned over, it appears that Luda still doesn’t get the credit he deserves as an emcee.

“As far as lyricism is concerned, I do feel like I’m a little underrated,” Luda stated. “I think that this album is out to prove exactly that point. I feel like that there are certain places in the top 5 or the top 10 that I need to be.”

Luda also discussed how he and T.I. buried the hatched and decided to record a song together.

“Recently we settled our differences. I said that every song on Theater of the Mind was like an event so what bigger event in hip-hop to have me and (T.I.) on the same record together. We surprised a few people in the industry and there are more surprises to come,” Luda said in regards to his collaborative effort with T.I. entitled “Wish You Would.”

Luda also has an interesting song on his album that asks that rappers to bury their own hatchets with other artists.

“I’ve got a song called “Let’s Stay Together” about certain beefs that I wish wouldn’t have happened,” Luda says. When asked what beef would he like to see end the most, Luda had an interesting response.

“If I had to pick one, I kind of want to see Jim Jones, Cam’ron and Juelz Santana all back together. That dipset. I don’t know if its beef because they all went their separate ways but I’d like to see them back together. That’s coming from me all day.”

Look for Theater of the Mind to hit shelves on November 24th.