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In less than a decade, Christopher Bridges has gone from an intern and announcer at what is now Hot-107.9 (where he went by Chris Luva Luva); to a three-time Grammy-winning hip-hop act (as Ludacris); to actor in a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning movie ("Crash," "Hustle & Flow") and TV series ("Battleground Earth," "Law & Order" -- where his credit usually says Chris "Ludacris" Bridges). "Wow, this just means to me that all of the hard work I've been doing has not gone ignored. And to hear that I'm like the first rap artist to be inducted --I love it! I love making history and I take pride in and love what I do." "And please believe me when I say I don't take those words, 'Hall of Fame,' lightly. This just motivates me to continue to do more. I mean, some of the same people whose music I've sampled -- Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield -- people I've looked at as legends, it just really makes me feel good that I will be included among them. And that it is because of rap music -- a voice that will not be ignored!" And if that still isn't enough for you, he also owns the upscale Singaporean spot Straits, in Midtown. Go Luda, go Luda, stay busy, do your thing Bruh... |
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