LUDACRIS "LUDAVERSAL" RELEASED DATE REVEALVED

UPDATE: Ludacris announces the release date for his upcoming LP.

Ludacris has confirmed that his eight album Ludaversal is slated for release in May.

Speaking with Billboard.com’s The Juice, Luda said that he’s already collaborated with Usher for the project, but that he’s hoping to surprise listeners with a handful of guests.

“Usher is one person that I've already worked with," he says, "and in terms of other artists, you can say that there's going to be a lot of surprises on here."

Ludacris, who recently released his 1.21 Gigawatts: Back for the First Time  mixtape, previously collaborated with Ursh on “Yeah!” and Lil Jon’s “Lovers and Friends.” He further says that the album is “about 40 percent done” and that The Neptunes have produced for the project.

“I've pretty much collected about 80 percent of the beats that I need and I've started writing ideas on them. First I have to love the beat, absolutely love it,” he said, noting that the first single will drop in March. “It's been a minute since I've been away from music, and there is just so much to talk about… So [the album] is mostly about my personal life, my travels, my experiences, rumors, gossip -- you know, everything coming together in one."

DJ WHOO KID SHARES UNTOLD STORY ABOUT KANYE WEST'S CAR ACCIDENT

Whoo Kid talks about an incident that took place on the night of Kanye West's now infamous car accident.

Through all of the years in DJ Whoo Kid's career, he's been involved in the careers of several emcees. During a video series for ThisIs50, Whoo Kid decided to speak on some interesting events he's been a part of. In the latest clip, he talks about his work with Kanye West before West's now infamous car accident and before his rise in the music industry.

In the video, Whoo Kid talks about how Kanye tried to impress Ludacris, only to have Luda pick a different producer's beat.

"It was me, Beanie Siegel, Kanye and 3H. We were all in the studio and Luda was in town. He fucking came to the studio and was like, 'I gotta go to fuckin' L.A.X. so I gotta do the verse [quickly].' So, what happened was Kanye saw Luda and he's a fan. So, Kanye goes in the booth and he's rapping [mimics Kanye]. Like, he was rapping for like an hour. Luda didn't know Kanye that well at the time so Luda was like, 'What the fuck is going on? I came to do this song. Yo, Whoo Kid, I'm here to do your shit. I'm out of here.' I got nervous because I really wanted to get this shit done. I was like, 'What? You leaving?' I ran in there like, 'What you doing, [Kanye]? Get out there and play that beat, yo!' So Kanye's looking crazy. What made it worse is, by the time he got out there, Luda picked a Red Spyda beat."

Whoo Kid says he wasn't really impressed with West's rhymes "at the time," but filmed him to get Kanye away from Ludacris. He shares that Kanye filmed a few of his College Dropout verses, before getting into his car. According to Whoo Kid, he got into his car "heated." A few moments later, Whoo Kid says he heard that Kanye West was involved in "the accident."

Whoo Kid says he felt he angered him, possibly causing him to drive with speed. "Life is fucked up," he added.

In the videos filmed by Whoo Kid, West also said he was ahead of his time with fashion and predicted that he would be at the top of the game with Jay-Z. More from the interview can be seen below.

US ENTERTAINERS REFUSE TO COME TO NIGERIA

You see what Boko Haram and all the bombings and killings in the Northern parts of Nigeria in recent times have caused? Oyibo entertainers are refusing to come to this country for any show. They are going to other African countries but have vehemently refused to come here, especially after they were warned by their country to stay away from Nigeria...in the meantime.

A few major shows in Nigeria have had to be cancelled because of this. R.Kelly, Ludacris, Keri Hilson were invited to perform at three different shows this December and they all turned it down. It's not like it's major issue but it's just not a good image for us...

Hopefully the killings and bombings will stop, and there will be peace again in our land...

DRAKE RESPONDS TO LUDACRIS DISS

It looks like Drake took to Twitter and had some choice words for Luda over his recent diss "Badaboom."

Last Wednesday on November 16, Ludacris took aim at Drake and Big Sean on the recently released “Badaboom,”  saying that the two new school emcees swagger jacked the “Supa Dupa” flow and took credit for what he felt was his and others artists' innovation. Now, Drizzy took to Twitter to respond to the DTP head honcho's claims of theft.

Responding to congratulations from Big Sean for his latest success Take Care, Drizzy apparently took an underhanded shot at Luda for the assumed diss this past weekend. Drake has yet to officially respond to the diss.

Ludacris Fires Shots At Drake & Big Sean On "Badaboom"

Luda takes aim at the rappers for stealing what he says is a flow that he pioneered. On his freshly released mixtape 1.21 Gigawatts , Ludacris assumedly takes aim at Drake and Big Sean on the track “Badaboom.” The DTP leader, who has previously spoken out on rappers stealing his “Supa Dupa” flow (denoted by one-word punch lines at the end of sentences), fires subliminal shots at the rappers on the cut for claiming they invented the style.

“Counterfeit rappers say I’m stealing they flows / But I can’t steal what you never made up, bitch! / Y’all some duplicate rap cloning niggas / I manufacture you hoes put on your makeup, bitch!” he raps. “Let me explain, nothing’s been new since Big Daddy Kane / Flows been recycled passed around to different names.

“Eleven years and still counting / And y’all get a couple of hit records, make some noise and have the nerve to start shouting?” he continues. “You lyin’ to yaself, just admit it / May not like the way I used it, but you know you ain’t invent it, boy / Do your research before you make a claim so bogus that’s disrespecting pioneers in the game.” Big Sean previously took credit for inventing what he deemed the “Supa Dupa” flow, which Drake later popularized in his rhymes

US Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 10/24/2011

1. Drake featuring Lil Wayne - The Real Her

2. Wale featuring Big Sean - Slight Work

3. Kid CuDi - Bigger Than You

4. Wiz Khalifa - Rich People

5. Joe Budden - Why Would I

6. Pusha T - What Dreams Are Made Of

7. Ludacris featuring Big K.R.I.T. - I'm On Fire

8. Mary J. Blige featuring Drake - Mr. Wrong

9. Wiz Khalifa - Dessert Bait Freestyle

10. Drake featuring Nicki Minaj - Make Me Proud

US Rapper Ludacris’ Trip To Nigeria Cancelled

Fans might have to wait a little while longer to see US rapper Ludacris as the Grammy Award winning artiste’s trip to Nigeria has been cancelled. It was reported that the ATL rapper who co-runs his label Disturbing Tha Peace Records (DTP) with co-founder Chaka Zulu were to fly into Lagos to launch a TV reality show called  ‘The African Superstar’. A poster circulating around had suggested that Luda had teamed up with media outfits Konnect Afrika and Xtrem Media to host a ‘Disturbing Tha Peace Wit’ Luda’ gig on Sunday, July 31, 2011. A press conference was to hold the next day.

But on the D-day, a press statement was released and circulated via E-mail. It stated that the rapper had unveiled ‘African Superstar’ from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania. It reads:

‘We sincereley apologize for the inconvenience, but word reaching us from Tanzania just confirmed that Ludacris’ trip to Lagos has been postponed, due to complications with the flight/air traffic flight plan from Dar Es Salaam. The ‘Disturbing Tha Peace Wit’ Luda’-tagged party in Lagos will no longer take place as scheduled. A formal press release follows shortly’.

Repeated efforts to reach the phone number that accompanied the mail prove abortive as it kept hanging up.