“南岸饶舌乐之王”空降全美流行专辑、节奏蓝调/嘻哈、饶舌专辑与数位下载专辑榜四项冠军新碟
以超过52万张惊人销售量，成为2006年全美首周最高销量的专辑
超级制作才子Pharrell Williams、金奖影帝/嘻哈新天王Jamie Foxx、葛莱美「最佳饶舌艺人」提名的Common等人跨刀献声

Ludacris is gearing up for a multi-tiered and mutli-faceted plan to introduce his newest release to his fans. There are plans to rollout consecutive new singles and videos leading up to the November 25th release of THEATER OF THE MIND, the most important album ever recorded by Disturbing Tha Peace CEO and DTP/Def Jam recording artist Ludacris.
The unprecedented schedule got underway last week (Oct. 14th) when the song "Undisputed," went up on iTunes, followed this week by the premiere of the video for "Undisputed," which co-stars boxing champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather. On October 20th, the second new single "One More Drink" co-starring T-Pain impacted radio formats, in advance of going up on iTunes. In between, on Oct. 23rd, Ludacris will perform on the annual syndicated BET's Hip Hop Awards '08 and on October 24th, Ludacris will perform on MTV's Veteran's concert live from Nokia Theater. The "One More Drink" video premiere will then take place on Election Day, Nov. 4th.
One week later (Nov. 11th, Veteran's Day) comes the third new single. The final element, a video podcast on Nov. 18th (details to be announced in the weeks ahead) sets the stage for the eagerly anticipated arrival of THEATER OF THE MIND in the physical and digital marketplace on Nov. 25th.
In between this mind-boggling schedule he has been busy continuing to build on his career as an actor. The new action film Max Payne, based on the popular video game, opened in the # 1 box office spot raking in over 18 million dollars in its weekend debut. Chris Bridges aka Ludacris stars as an internal affairs agent alongside Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Beau Bridges. Also on the movie front, after a successful limited release in NY, Toronto, LA and the UK (in which it debuted at #1 as well the 1st weekend) RocknRolla, written and directed by Guy Ritchie, will be released throughout the rest of the U.S on October 31st. Chris joins an ensemble cast including Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Idris Elba and Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson for an exciting tale of the Russian mob setting up shop in London.
THEATER OF THE MIND is the long-awaited follow-up to Luda's RIAA platinum Release Therapy (released Sept. 2006), which debuted at #1 on first week sales of 309,000 copies - the same week that its first single, "Money Maker" (featuring Pharrell Williams) hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts, Luda's first #1 hit in six years. A rare RIAA platinum single, "Money Maker" was followed at #1 by "Runaway Love" (featuring Mary J. Blige), whose video directed by Chaka Zulu/Jessy Terrero dealt with the issues facing runaway and homeless youth. Luda and Mary J. performed the song live with special guests Earth, Wind & Fire at the 49th annual Grammy Awards worldwide telecast - where Release Therapy won for Best Rap Album. "Runaway Love" went on to win Best Collaboration at the BET Awards '07.
2006 was a landmark year for Chris `Ludacris' Bridges. In addition to the success of Release Therapy - his follow-up to 2004's double-platinum The Red Light District - he also scored rave reviews for his star appearance in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the show's highest rated episode ever. His role in the critically acclaimed film, Crash (which opened May 2005) began to reap honors in 2006, including landing Bridges the SAG Award for Best Ensemble, the Critics Choice Awards for Best Ensemble, and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporter Actor in A Motion Picture.
He teamed up again with Terrence Howard for John Singleton's critically acclaimed Sundance discovery Hustle & Flow. Ludacris also began hosting his own XM satellite radio show, Disturbing Tha Peace Presents Ludacris' Open Mic. Filming also took place in London for Fred Claus - in which "Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole" - starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti, with Chris cast as `the DJ Elf' with issues. After an appearance in the indie film Ball Don't Lie, he went to work on RocknRolla and Max Payne, and finished up his seventh studio album, THEATER OF THE MIND.
THEATER OF THE MIND, Release Therapy and The Red Light District follow-up 2003's double-platinum Chicken-N-Beer, the #1 Pop/#1 R&B, success that gave Ludacris his first across-the-board #1 Rap/#1 R&B/ #1 Pop crossover smash hit single with "Stand Up." Ludacris' mega-selling streak began with his debut, 2000's triple-platinum Incognegro (aka Back For the First Time, with "What's Your Fantasy" and "Southern Hospitality"); followed by 2001's triple-platinum Word Of Mouf (with "Area Codes," "Move B***h," and "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)").

T.I.带着他让人期待的新LP回来了，这张叫做《Paper Trail》的全新专辑会在9月推出，最近T.I.在一次新闻发布会上谈论起了制作这张专辑的幕后花絮等。
“我只想让大家知道专辑快要出了，我会在音乐中回答解答大家的许多疑问，" T.I.说道，"歌词会充满热情并且有洞察力，它会震惊说唱圈的，因为我现在正处在自己最好的状态。”
专辑先行单曲“No Matter What” 已经在近期推出并得到了不少好评，这首单曲也被认为是《Paper Trail》中的街头主打，并且已经拍摄了MV。
除了这首歌曲，专辑中据传还有许多好歌，分别由大牌制作人Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp和Drumma Boy等人打造。除音乐外，大家一定也还记得，T.I.在被捕之前正开始自己演员生涯，他与著名影星Denzel Washington一起出演了取得巨大商业成功的《American Gangster》，而在这之前，他还出演了自己的传记片《ATL》。
据说《Bone Deep》是一部关于银行劫匪的电影，计划在2009年推出，影片中还会有Matt Dillon和Chris Brown。除了《Bone Deep》，T.I.也会推出自己的MTV真人秀节目。

美国南岸最有型有款饶舌歌手继『Power Ballin´』和『Jackpot』白金专辑后2006最新大作
AOL Music★★★★星评价
超越"Right Thurr"嘻哈派对曲风 最新单曲"Pullin´ Me Back"更添成熟韵味美国节奏蓝调/嘻哈榜Top 4
超级制作人Jermaine Dupri（Mariah Carey,Usher,Janet Jackson制作）为其作嫁"Pullin´ Me Back"并在"Dem Jeans"展露饶舌功力。
凭首支单曲"Right Thurr"成为2003年夏天的舞池国歌，Chingy延续了千禧年以来美国南岸饶舌歌手的超强气势，继Nelly（来自圣路易同乡前辈）与Ludacris（发掘Chingy的恩师）之后，南岸饶舌特有的超级卷舌口音再次轰动全美，甚至全球的广播电台与音乐电视频道，接续推出的"Holidae In","One Call Away"和"Balla Baby"等排行榜劲曲，造就了两张白金专辑。
不同于两位前辈Nelly与Ludacris，2006年才26岁的Chingy一路都有贵人相助，快速爆红导致某些负面的声音对他有「太迎合流行口味」的批评；其实Chingy成长于圣路易南方的Walnut Park，对街头文化一直有着特殊的情感与尊重，最新专辑的名称定为『Hoodstar』似乎就是有意无意地针对那些负面的说法呛声。
不同于以往，Chingy在新专辑中用最真诚的角度描述自己的生活经验以及对家乡的情感；首波单曲"Pullin´ Me Back"竟然是一首R&B风味的歌曲，找来了影歌双栖的黑人帅哥Tyrese合作，更由超级制作人Jermaine Dupri（曾为Mariah Carey,Usher,Janet Jackson制作）操刀，而许久没展露饶舌功力的Jermaine Dupri更在另一首歌"Dem Jeans"露了一手。新专辑中当然少不了Chingy最擅长的，可以炒热派对气氛的歌曲，像是Fatman Scoop跨刀的"Let´s Ride",与堂兄弟Young Spiffy合作的"Ass N Da Aurr"，当然，现在最IN的旷客曲风（Crunk）也可以在"Club Getting Crowded"当中听到。Chingy圆融街头音乐文化，将节奏蓝调和嘻哈旷课等正热流行曲风一并在专辑中做最完美呈现。

Jackpot is rapper Chingy´s debut album, which went Triple platinum. It was released on July 15, 2003. Anchored by the smash single "Right Thurr",this compilation also spawned two other top 3 hits, "Holidae In" featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, and "One Call Away"featuring J-Weav.The remainder of Jackpot ? especially "Holidae In," featuring both Ludacris and Snoop Dogg ? is nearly as tailor-made for pop-rap appeal. Credit largely goes to the Trak Starz, whose Neptunesque productions fill the album (they produce all but one song). On the downside, the quality of the hooks sometimes doesn´t match up to that of the beats, and Chingy himself lacks the substance to match his style. Still, there are enough well-crafted songs on Jackpot to make it an entertaining listen from beginning to end, provided you skip past a few songs here and there.

UK pressing of 2004 album includes the bonus track 'Don't Stop'. Universal.