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NEWS ABOUT: Ludacris

Ludacris stories: 6 news summaries

 Ludacris Makes 
 Like Oprah,  
 Gives Away Cars 

Rapper's nonprofit holds contest

Sep 2, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Need a ride? Ludacris wants to help. The rapper and actor plans to give away 20 cars on Sunday through his Ludacris Foundation, SixShot.com reports. To qualify, you must really need a car; be 18 or older; have a valid Georgia license; and be able to afford taxes and... More »

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entertainment • Georgia • contest • rapper • Ludacris • actor • cars • Jay-ZTV

MUSIC REVIEW

 Free Cool Kids 
 Album Worth It, Barely 

There's still hope for full-length debut

May 28, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Cool Kids aren’t as cool as they once were—but “even when they’re on autopilot, their icy flatness has style,” writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork. Gone Fishing, the internet phenoms’ recently released bundle of free downloadable music, “should be a major event in the... More »

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music • hip-hop • album release • Ludacris • Bun B • The Cool Kids • music review • Jay-ZTV • Don Cannon

Parties Bring Out Big Guns
for Georgia Run-Off Vote

Rap stars and the GOP's 'rock star' stump on eve of crucial Senate runoff election

Dec 2, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Georgia decides its Senate race today and both sides are going all-out to secure a victory that could help determine the direction of the next Congress, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The GOP has sent in Sarah Palin to stump for incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss, while Democratic challenger Jim Martin held... More »

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Congress • Senate • Georgia • Ludacris • Senate race • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

Campaign Scolds Ludacris for Obama Rap

Song calls Hillary a 'bitch' and Bush 'mentally handicapped'

Jul 31, 08 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ludacris may have lost his most famous fan. Yesterday the rapper released “Politics as Usual,” a track from his upcoming CD that sings Barack Obama’s praises. But an Obama spokesman says Luda should be “ashamed” of the tune, which, among its other meditations, calls Hillary Clinton... More »

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Barack Obama • music • rap music • Ludacris

'Porn' Gym Vids Alarm Utahans

Pickets threatened at Gold's over Ludacris' 'Money Maker,' others

Jan 20, 08 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Everyone's gotten an unwelcome eyeful at the gym, but protesters want Gold's Gym to make sure members aren't getting it from music videos on TVs at two Utah locations, the Deseret Morning News reports. Calling rap videos like Ludacris' "Money Maker" pornographic, student and community groups say they'll picket... More »

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protests • Utah • Ludacris • Gold's Gym • gym

O'Reilly's Rant Wasn't His Imus Moment

Comments were old-fashioned, sheltered—not racist, says Times blogger

Sep 26, 07 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The firestorm over Bill O'Reilly's statement that a Harlem restaurant was "exactly the same, even though it's run by blacks" may be overblown, writes New York Times blogger Mike Nizza. While liberal groups are gleefuly taking aim, Nizza says the conservative pundit was recounting a conversion and guilty of... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • race relations • Fox • Sylvia's • Twista • Ludacris • Snoop Dogg • Media Matters • Juan Williams • Anita Baker • Harlem

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