Ludacris

 Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11th, 1977) who is professionally known as Ludacris (/'lu:d@krIs/ homophoneous with the word 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American actor, rapper as well as a record executive.Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, at age 9 when he first started rapping. He started his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s. Later, he was signed to Def Jam South, after he went on to become one of the very first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success with countless album releases. Ludacris was awarded three Grammy Awards for his music and also an MTV Video Music Award. After a brief period of working as DJ, he came out with Incognegro, his first independent album, in 1999. It received local success. The album garnered national attention after it was repackaged and reissued by major labels as The First Time. It featured the top singles.