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chris bridges took a more mature approach to his fourth album,the red light district. sohail khalid helped produce this album with various artists such ast.i.,lil flipandbun b. ludacris openly boasted that he may be the o_nly rapper able to keep the def jam label afloat o_n the opening track. ludacris filmed and recorded the single "get back" in which he was featured as a muscle-bound hulk who was being annoyed by the media and warned critics to leave him alone. he first appeared o_nsaturday night liveas a special guest performing with musical guestsum 41o_n a season 30 episode hosted bypaul giamatti. he then recorded "get back" with sum 41 to make a rock crossover single. the follow-up single was theaustin powers-inspired "
number o_ne spot
". it was produced by new york city'shot 97personalitydj green lantern. it used thequincy jonessample of "soul bossa nova" and sped it up to the tempo of ludacris' rap flow. featured artists o_n the album includenas,dj quik,dmx,trick daddy,sleepy brown, anddisturbing tha peacenewcomersbobby valentino, dolla boi, and small world. the album debuted at number o_ne o_n the billboard charts.

release therapy(2006)

in an issue ofxxl, ludacris was placed in the number nine spot for the most anticipated albums of 2006, forrelease therapy. the albumrelease therapywas released o_n september 26, 2006. ludacris formatted the cd to have two sides: areleaseside and atherapyside o_n a single cd. guest appearances includepharrell williams,r. kelly,young jeezy,mary j. blige,field mob,bobby valentino,pimp c,c-murder, andbeanie sigel. the first single, "money maker", which featurespharrell williams, was released to u.s. radio outlets o_n july 17, 2006.^[15]"money maker" reached number o_ne o_n thebetprogram106 park. it then went to become the rapper's second number o_ne single after 6 years^{[citation needed]}. his second single, "grew up a screw up", featuringyoung jeezy, dispels rumors that the two are or ever were in a dispute. his third single, "runaway love", soon peaked at number o_ne o_n the u.s.billboardhot rap tracksand won best collaboration in the 2007bet awards. his album then reached number o_ne o_n thebillboard200 album charts with sales of 309,000 in its first week. with the release of this album, ludacris marked a change in span in his career with his musical span. the new album itself features a departure of the light-hearted mood of his previous albums, and introduces a darker side. a change of hair accompanied this as he cut off his trademark braids for a more conventional "fade" cut. to promote the album, ludacris returned tosaturday night live(as both host and musical guest) o_n november 18, 2006.

theater of the mind(2008)

the preview, a mixtape to preview the album was released o_n july 28, 2008.theater of the mind, released o_n november 24, 2008, and in april 2008, the single "let's stay together" appeared o_n xxlmag.com; supposedly from the new album ("let's stay together" was expected to but was released as a bonus track o_n the cd). a song with small world called "pinky shinin" was expected to be o_n the album, but it was dropped. in an interview withcomplex magazinehe stated thatchris brown,lil wayne,rick ross,t.i.,plies,common,t-pain,jay-z,nasandthe gamewill be o_n the album; the game is featured in a track withwilly northpolespan d "call up the homies". t.i. was o_n the album o_n a track called "wish you would" squashing the long feud between them. the album debuted at number five o_n thebillboard200 with 213,493 sold first week. the album was released the same day askanye west's808s heartbreak, which took the number o_ne spot.^[16]his first single "what them girls like", featuringchris brownandsean garrett, peaked at #33 o_n thebillboard100. his second single, "one more drink", featuringt-pain, peaked at #24 o_n thebillboard100. the third official single is "nasty girl", featuringplies. he confirmed a "sequel" span dludaversal^[17]due to be released in 2010.^[18]

after the success ofback for the first time, ludacris started his own foundation. the ludacris foundation, started by ludacris anddisturbing tha peaceceochaka zulu, is an organization that helps^[19]middle and high school students motivate themselves in creative arts.

in 2007 matt apfel,^[20]areality tvproducer, had an idea for a show about mashups between fans and rock stars. he sat down with ludacris and zulu and discovered that they wanted to do something similar. out of this partnership, they started a new media distribution company called wemix.com.^[21]recently, wemix.com announced a partnership withphonezooto launch an innovative content distribution platform for new artists.^[22]recently, ludacris has landed a new fragrance deal withtag span spray.

in january 2009, ludacris collaborated with norwegian cognac house birkedal hartmann to create conjure cognac. ludacris hand-blended the cognac with birkedal hartmann's master blender, philippe b. tiffon, in cognac, france. together they selected a blend of ugni blanc grapes from various regions in cognac including grande champagne, petite champagne, and borderie. conjure is a blend of forty eaux-de-vie and is aged in oak barrels that are up to fifty years old which results in the cognac's supreme smoothness.[1]

conjure's key tasting notes include apricot, vanilla and dried prune. ludacris, who is a connoisseur of fine cognacs was actively involved in all aspects of creating the cognac and design of the conjure bottle. the bottle design is a modern take o_n a traditional french damask pattern. it features silhouettes of women in small clusters that wrap completely around the bottle.[2]