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Ludcaris Teams Up With DJ Drama For "The Preview", Plus Shows Off New Eco-Friendly Vehicle!
Posted on July 14, 2008 8:46 PM
Written By SOHH Gyant
And the Ludacris publicity train has left the station. With a new album on the verge of being released the leader of DTP has linked up with the Apphilates main DJ [DJ Drama] to bring us all a preview of what's in store from the master of rap music with a "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape. Check it out below.
Here's what Drama and Luda told MTV News:
Ludacris still feels that he is still on top of his game lyrically:
"I feel there is no rap style I cannot do," ‘Cris said in Atlanta, standing next to DJ Drama during a round of pool. "Unlimited amounts of ways I can come on the microphone. I feel like I'm the best doing the damn thing.
Ludacris and Drama are putting the last touches on Luda's new mixtape, The Preview.
"Album number six is on the way. It's called Theater of the Mind," Luda said. "So with that said, we got the mixtape, The Preview — the preview to the damn movie. It's all about lyrical exercise. I been gone, opening up a restaurant [in Atlanta], doing a couple of movies here and there, just a little bit of everything. It's time to get back in the music game. It's been a long time, but we back on that ass.
"You gonna get a mixture of freestyles, new songs, snippets from Theater of the Mind, [past] songs where samples couldn't clear and make the album, but they still crazy-ass records. And me and Barack O'Drama talking a gang of sh–. It's as simple as that."
"The first-ever Luda/ DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz!" Dram jumped in. "This sh– is history. It's the preview, the coming attractions. Get your popcorn. This time, [the production of the tape] worked out through the conversation. Luda already had the concept of the tape, it being the preview … for the Theater of the Mind. When I heard [the word] ‘preview,' my mind started immediately racing of how we should put it together. I said, ‘Every beat, everything you get on has to be a movie.' On the microphone, he's already a monster, so it's kind of an easy thing. I like to give everything a beginning, middle and end. With a concept like The Preview, ['Cris] kinda made it too easy."
But don't think that just because Ludacris is raking in all that cash with the restaurants, the movies, and the music that he's still not into saving the planet. Check out his new sweet, and might I add eco-friendly, tricked out new SUV.
Ludacris is set to star in in the Planet Green reality show Battleground Earth, where he was challenged alongside other musicians to see who can reduce their carbon footprints most significantly.
The rapper says, "I'm working on getting solar panels on my house in Georgia, and I just bought a Tahoe hybrid".The show is set to air on 3 August (08).
I don't know about y'all, but I'm really excited to get some new fresh music from the likes of Luda, Jeezy and T.I.. This is going to be one interesting music battle.
Talk to y'all lata,
--SOHH Gyant
Email:sohhgyant@gmail.com
A Tahoe Hybrid? Nigga, is you crazy?! If he were really concious about shit, he'd be on the waiting list for the Tesla Roadster like Illegal1 and myself are. All-Electric, no gasoline... We're buying two a piece to give them to hoes that consistently exhibit grade-A dome-popping skills. As for myself, you can still see me in the throwback '07 Escalade with the 6.2 liter doing 100 on 285. In the night-time, you can find me burning dollar bills just to see the smoke rise and blow a bigger hole in the ozone. Get on my level, niggaz...Luda, you too...
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