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March 24, 2002 - Def Jam's DefTV has three new video clips posted, including the new Ja Rule video 'Down Ass Bitch', Redman on MTV's Hip Hop Latest & Greatest, and Ludacris performing Welcome to Atlanta live at MTV's All Star Jam. Check them out here.

March 20, 2002 - Launch.com reports Ludacris has just been added to a new remix of Usher's latest hit 'U Don't Have To Call'. The Atlanta rapper is featured in two parts of the song who's original version is number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

March 3, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, and Bubba Sparxxx in concert at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on Thursday. Check out the photos from the gig here.

March 3, 2002 - There aren't too many rappers that are getting more search interest than Ludacris lately as the rapper got a huge 150,422 searches for his name in December on pay-per search engine Overture.com. Only 2pac, Lil' Bow Wow, and Ja Rule got more searches in the month. The rapper's most searched for song was 'Roll Out' while the most common misspelling was Ludicris. The correct spelling of the word only got 1395 searches (ludicrous). Read more.

March 3, 2002 - Search engine Lycos highlighted their top 10 most searched for rap acts in their Lycos 50 column today. Here's the list, topped by the late 2pac: 
1) Tupac Shakur 
2) Ja Rule
3) Lil' Bow Wow
4) Ludacris 
5) Nelly 
6) Eminem
7) Nas
8) DMX 
9) Jay-Z 
10) Master P.

March 3, 2002 - Ludacris and Jermaine Dupri spoke with Eddie and JoBo of Chicago's 96.3 FM. JD revealed plans to work with the Backstreet Boys next month on a new album while Ludacris talked about his crib, his women, the lowest point of his life, his radio DJ days, hyped up 'Word of Mouf', his Grammy predictions, and when he lost his virginity. Check out clips with both artists here.

March 3, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Ludacris was spotted with some beefy buddies at the NBA All-Star game in Philadelphia "coming and going throughout the game, and their constant shuffling ruffled more than a few feathers."