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Ludacris - Red Light District
- When it comes to writing radio-friendly songs and catchy-as-hell hooks, but still keeping your street credibility, nobody does it better than Ludacris. On his 4th solo outing(not counting the DTP release or the super indie Incognegro), the artist formerly known as ATL DJ Chris Luva-Luva once again straddles the fence between hip-hop and hip-pop on “The Red Light District” to more than satisfactory results.
One thing that makes Ludacris loved by even the harshest of critics is his sense of humor, and on the banging “Number One Spot” it’s more than evident that he hasn’t lost an ounce of that. Spitting over Quincy Jones’ "Soul Bossa Nova”, better known as the Austin Powers Theme Music, he infects his flow with lines from the International Man Of Mystery himself. But don’t let the whimsy of that track fool you, because this album is full of straight up hip-hop songs, employing the second “luva”-ble trait of his full ahead ridiculous flow ,showcased on the laid back “Blueberry Yum-Yum” The man spits flames on the crunk-flavored “Pass Out”, the hypnotic “The Potion” and the bass-heavy “Two Miles an Hour”. But the gems of this record are the “Child Of The Night”, where he reflects on his life over a Teena Marie sample, and “Pimpin’ All Over The World”, in which he ‘brings the Travel Channel to life”, as he puts it.
“Red Light District” has something for everybody, and it shows once and for all that he’s one of the better MC’s putting in work right now
Reviewer: ray anderson
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Reviewer's Rating: 8.5
Reader's Rating: 6.40
Reader's Votes: 5
Added: 17-Jan-2005
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