The Rundown: Ludacris, Ludaversal
A track-by-track look at Chris Lova Lova's 9th LP.
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The Rundown: Ludacris, Ludaversal - Not too many artists can boast of having nine albums and Luda does more than deliver with his latest lyrical typhoon. Peep the play-by-play look as he appears to be Back for the First Time. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Def Jam)
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'Ludaversal (Intro)' - Luda sets the tone clear out the gate over this David Banner production that he's an undisputed hip hop king and is not going anywhere. The first bar alone is homicide as he spits, "Ain't nobody f***g with me when it come to getting lyrical/ Murdering the rapper and killing beats, n***a/ I'm cinematic, making everybody panic."(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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'Grass Is Always Greener' - Da Internz get the party jumping as Ludacris breaks down the dichotomy of success. "Left these h**s to settle down with just one chick/ Get with one chick started missing them groupies."(Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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'Call Ya Bluff' - Luda shows no signs of ring rust after a four year break from the mic and cashing Hollywood checks. Catching his second wind, he quips, "Luda rapping like he just turned 24/ Any rapper wanna forget who I am/ Every now and then I see I gotta let 'em know."(Photo: Merrick Ales/FilmMagic)
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'Lyrical Healing' - The ATL representer goes head hunting here for any MC who wants it and declares, "Too many rappers getting sensitive/ Y'all should start a P***y A** N***a initiative."(Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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'Beast Mode' - Chris takes a moment to let everyone know how the game goes, "Some of my artist switch labels, but I still get a check/ The more albums they sell, the more we all win."(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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'Viagara (Skit)' - Ludaversal takes a brief comedic break as one poor fellow has a hard problem on his hands after popping a few uppers.(Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)
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'Get Lit' - Luda crunks it up on this one, screaming, "I'm talking 1 shot, 2 shots, 3 shots, 4/ How many shots to hit the motherf***g floor?"(Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Tobasco)
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'Come and See Me (Interlude)' - Chris pays homage to his day one Acura who's never let him down. "Some days I think I love my whip more than I love my b***h/ Every time we argue I just hop up in my car and split."(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Maxim)
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'Come and See Me,' Featuring Big K.R.I.T. - Krizzle and Luda get their parking lot pimping on as they ride around with their candy-coated trunk rattling whips. Ludacris posts up hard on this Mike WiLL Made It banger as he spits, "It's the return of the 'Lac/ Riding on so many horses they think I'm playing polo/Candy paint dripping like a Jheri curl, n***a, I'ma let my soul glow."(Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
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'Good Lovin,' Featuring Miguel - Miguel and Da Internz got Ludacris in his feelings. Apologizing for his doggish ways, he confesses, "I'm sorry that we couldn't make it work/ Believe in your heart, I never intended to make you hurt."(Photos from left: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images, Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic)
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'Ocean Skies,' Featuring Monica - Monica helps Chris pay homage to his late father who died from problems with alcohol addiction. Thinking of the good times, Ludacris states, "Look, I lost my father to the bottle/ I'd hug him everyday like I might not see him tomorrow."(Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)
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'Not Long,' Featuring Usher - Chris Lova Lova drops game with this inspirational track about his rise to success and the grind it took to get where he is today. Usher drops his uplifting vocals over the David Guetta mid-tempo grove while Luda spits, "Long days, half-sober nights/ Unsigned performing at every open mic."(Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Usher's New Look Foundation)
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'Charge It to the Rap Game' - Luda rolls his dice here and spits about the ugly side of the music business. Just telling it like it is, his gripes include, "Everyone out for money, executives out for blood/ If you don't keep the music current, then labels will pull the plug."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Maxim)
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'This Has Been My World' - Just Blaze gives Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" a reworking while Luda enjoys his spot at the top. Pulling in the Dungeon Family's Big Rube to provide some spiritual guidance, Chis makes it clear he earned his success with, "I made it and never took it for granted/ Took off and I never landed/ Supplied whatever demanded/ And no, it was never handed to me."(Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
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