Ludacris' music has aged terribly and it's high time we acknowledge it

[Zero]

this verse was hard

16 years and this is still the sole verse people point to when they wanna prove Luda can spit...that's not a good look.

Spoiler

Dare I tell nikkas half the props only come from the Nas cosign? :iseeu:

 

[The War Report]

Not the greatest and definitely the not the worst from that era.

 

[BK The Great]

16 years and this is still the sole verse people point to when they wanna prove Luda can spit...that's not a good look.

Spoiler

Dare I tell nikkas half the props only come from the Nas cosign? :iseeu:

nah Luda could rap, it's just some of the stuff comes off corny nowadays. he's like Eminem, a well known spitter but he's like the Jerry Seinfeld of rap.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

The music isn't the problem its Luda flow and delivery that sounds so dated now. Putting emphasis on every rhyming word of every verse is grating listening to these songs.

but I still fukk with beats hooks and vibe of most of these songs.



This is because "aged horribly" & " Replay value" Have everything to do with how big a fan you are of that artist.

I loved God's son when it came out and played it a lot. I tried to listen to it a couple of years ago and it sound like nails on a chalkboard. I couldn't even get through it.

But an album like Trap Muzik that came out the same time as Gods Son I will never get tired of because Im a huge fan of TI

no it doesn't, there are artist who i was a "meh" fan of who have albums that still sound good when i play them - cam'ron's "come home with me", black rob's life story...etc - while there are artists i played to death and love and can't really sit thru a lot of their albums anymore (jay z, mobb deep...hell i'm a nas stan and you'd have to pay me to listen to Streets Disciple front to back). things that didn't age well are often times things that have too much of a periodic feel or are formulaic. the bulk of luda's music didn't age well to me and i was a BIG fan of his, PURCHASED every album from "back for the first time" thru BOTS (7 albums straight)...some of it is his formulaic approach to music, the fact his albums always had a lot of filler, and of course his delivery

 

[mson]

He still had them rocking at the so so def anniversary concert.

Ludacris is hands down the corniest rapper of all time

Only Em and his nonsense raps rival him

Ludacris shamelessly made the same album repeatedly

Club track

Sex track

Hood track

Towards the back end of his career he thought fukk it and chased the charts with no shame whatsoever

If it ain't broke...

 

[Unknown Poster]

Its not that they're unrealistic...its that they're corny and damn near cringeworthy.

If you can listen to Rollout or Number One Spot in 2016, you have a higher tolerance than me.

Luda's songs are perfect for movie trailers for terrible comedies.

Loooking bqck,I coulnd't stand the zany, commercial, cartoonish direction hip-hop/Rap took in the 00s.

It was getting too expensive to sample, so in come all of the corny outdated Casio synths and bass stabs and snares.
Interpolation of indian music
congas

Like rap really started getting super corny back then

yall getting mad about the "aged horribly" thing need to realize it's a legit argument (at times). cats rag on nas's beat selection, but his music is mostly timeless to me because the bulk of it never played into fads and hot producers, there's a lot of music from around 1997-04 that relied too heavily on the same sounds and producers and just doesn't warrant much replay outside of classic tracks. all this hi hat trap shyt is going to be the same way looking at it in 2028

I feel this way about alot of Cash Money/No Limit/Ruff Ryders stuff. People would get mad if I pointed that out though.

After awhile, like 1999 all of those producers started to all sound the same.

Struck me as a second-rate Redman from jump. Rah-rah vibe, obnoxious flow, clownish and gimmicky raps and videos, cartoon renderings of himself, and the added bonus of lowest-common-denominator choruses that had 2nd grade level catchiness.

Stand up!
Move bytch, get out the way!
Blow it out your ass!
Act a fool!
Get back!
Coming for that #1 spot!

That song over the lazy Tony Toni Tone beat, that absolutely horrible track with Usher over the euro dance track, an album called Ludaversal... He made rap Yacht Rock, he was hip hop's own Christopher Cross or Kenny Loggins. A giant vat of musical corn and cheese. Guy was from Champaign making Georgia anthems. And the anthems were corny, just like the sex cuts were corny, just like the street raps were corny, just like the album covers were corny. He was a glorified novelty act on some urban Sesame Street shyt. Bless the man for his success, but I never imagined anyone took him seriously as an artist.

@ the christopher cross & kenny loggins references.

You didn't have to do Luda like that! OMG....LOL.

 

[Diunx]

IT guy at my office still fukking loves Luda

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

luda couldn't hold down solo albums by himself but his 16's are still unfukkwitable. he was always great in smaller doses.

if he were in a GROUP...

 

[NinoBrown]

He was a gimmick rapper, but don't front and tell me, "Stick Em Up" w/ UGK wasn't fire.

Gimmick rappers from the 2000s knew their role, but they def could hang with the big dogs on features or remixes...

Very similar to Eminem in terms of content since they were shock rappers...

 

[tremonthustler1]

Luda still got it. fukk this thread

 

[Stir Fry]

It got him to where he is today. I can't hate on that.

 

[Flav]

Luda in his peak could out rap 99% of what's popping in today's rap.

shyt,Luda today could out rap about 90% of what's poppin in today's rap.

That man got in. Went a few times platinum and won a Grammy and is now a movie star.

Yall think he cares how his music "aged" after its all said and done?

 

[noumena]

It's been 16 () long years since Ludacris debuted, and we were all captivated by this animated, over the top newcomer from Champaign, Illinois Atlanta, Georgia, but has his music truly stood the test of time? Let's see:



First single out the gate, our man is kicking sex raps to let you know he's not just any old cartoon character, he's rated TV-14 .

Let's see what else the debut album has to offer:



In case any of our young listeners out there didn't know what to classify some of these scandalous women of the night, our hero Luda gives them a quick course and let's them know, some of us men can be just as bad!



Luda also gives our young listeners a lesson in repetition which let's us know he's twice as nice than the rest!

But this is only the first album. In a career spanning almost 2 decades, surely Luda has had time to grow as an artist...right?






Second album:



Multi-millions later, dude said he may as well embrace the character while the money is rolling in.



Since we're keeping the "fantasy" going, let's talk about all the imaginary hoes I don't have across the country with another sex-tinged single.



At this point, the only thing memorable about this song is the hook. MAYBE Mystikals verse too.



The clown cipher can't be complete without the obligatory weed song! Light up that sticky icky icky kids!

Rest of the album isn't really worth mentioning. Consider them the filler episodes of The Ludacris Show.


But we've got to see some improvement for the third season...right?





You don't even have to hit play to see how ridiculous this man has become. Take a look at the cover:

Word Of Mouf was corny enough but this? Anyway, onto the music:



The album kicks off with a bragging song I can actually rock to, if just for the shots at Bill O'Reilly. Then things go downhill as soon as the next track comes on...which is unfortunately the first single.



Our looney protagonist is hitting the clubs...again, only this time, he actually manages to outdo himself with outlandish claims: a midget hanging from your necklace? I'm not even gonna comment on the foolishness in the video.

Next up? Luda WITH YET ANOTHER sex-tinged single:



Things are truly stagnant in the writing department at the Chris Bridges studios because these new episodes are starting to feel like reruns. OHHHHH! nikka, NOOOOO!

But its not all repetition, peep Luda giving his best Chino XL impression over an Erick Sermon beat better suited for the man Ludacris is desperately trying to be:



Towards the end of the season, we've got Luda reminding the kids its not always fun and games in the Ludaverse, and to do so, he enlists the nefarious DTP gang to help back him up!



Golly gee willickers guys, I hope I never have to encounter triggers that go "SQUEEZE ME SQUEEZE ME!"



:fohch:

Believe it or not, things actually get worse for the fourth season.



I actually have to step outside on the ongoing joke in this thread for the one. Look at this shyt. The man is beyond a caricature at this point. From the song to the video, there is no self awareness whatsoever. A parody of a parody. This is just sad. Shout out to Lisa Raye and Esther Baxter though.



Look at this nonsense. I don't even have to speak on this dumb shyt.



ANOTHER sex single...albums sold all around the world, same song. fukk this shyt. :timmyimout:



Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled programming. We've hit season 5 of The Ludacris Show, and something has got to give at this point. Fortunately for us, out protagonist has come to the same realization and actually decides to switch it up a bit! He even cut off his trademark braids for emphasis. Unfortunately, hope is lost once we find out that he's only gone from a weekday cartoon to an after school special.



Three little girls are only X years old and want to find out why the world is so cold. To do this, they attempt to run away from their broken homes, and they might NEVER come back, but will they find the answers they seek? Find out on the next episode of A Very Special Ludacris Show!

Other episodes include: the importance of raising a family



The consequences of a crime



How to deal with bullying



And even the pitfalls of having your own daytime cartoon show




That's right folks, it took 5 seasons but it seems our man Ludacris has finally started to grow up and tackle the more serious issues our viewers face everyday. Unfortunately, this was the season where ratings and viewers began to drop off. In a vain attempt to regain fans, Luda has actually regressed and decides to slip on the clown outfit again for future releases. I'd give you more of an in depth look, but the less said about them...



the better.


This man should not be included with other southern legends. He simply doesn't compare. He doesn't put you right in the middle of a story and/or evoke emotions like Scarface, he doesn't get you hype to the point you feel like throwing away all common sense and decency while ruining property values like Three Six Mafia, he doesn't give you the inspiration to go out and hustle, legally or illegally like Jeezy, he doesn't represent as well as UGK, he doesn't even paint fictional scenarios as well as Ross can. He's nothing more than a cartoon character ass rapper, taking the worst parts of the latter half of Redman's prime without being nearly as dope, that has a penchant for sex raps. He just so happened to come out at the right time and had a run that admittedly most rappers nowadays would kill for.

But as far as any of that run being memorable? Hell no.

call a rapper a cartoon character ass rapper when your avi is someone who actually samples and acts like a cartoon/comic book characters brehs

Oh and



GUNS GET DRAWN LIKE CARTOONS!!!

 

[Zero]

Luda in his peak could out rap 99% of what's popping in today's rap.

shyt,Luda today could out rap about 90% of what's poppin in today's rap.

That man got in. Went a few times platinum and won a Grammy and is now a movie star.

Yall think he cares how his music "aged" after its all said and done?

We know he's successful. Who gives a fukk?

We talkin music over here.

 

[muse]

That "We Got" track is still hard as fukk, Three Six went nuts with that beat

Chingy lowkey bodied that shyt too

that is literally like my favorite ludacris song. its so funny you mention it, i was gonna make a fb status about it

didnt know three 6 mafia produced it