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December 27, 2004 - Tupac
Shakur grabs his third posthumous Billboard 200 chart-topper as 'Loyal
to the Game' enters the Billboard album chart at No. 1. The set, which
sold 330,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan,
becomes the late rapper's fifth No. 1 on the tally. Last week's No. 1,
Ludacris' 'Red Light District' suffered a 34% sales decline to 214,000
and plummets to No. 12 on the chart. Read more.
December
20, 2004 - Destiny's Child, Ja Rule, Ludacris, Mario, and Ashanti performed
live at 100.3 The Beat Holiday Cooldown 2004 Concert held at The Universal
Ampitheatre in Universal City, California on Wednesday (December 15). Check
out pictures from Abaca
and check out pictures soon from TheBeatLA.com.
December 20, 2004 - Ludacris
performed his new single 'Get Back', from the album 'Red Light District'
on MTV's 'Total Request Live' on December 6th. Watch a replay of the performance
online at MTV.com.
December 20, 2004 - The Montgomery
Advertiser reports that a charity appearance by Ludacris at a Montgomery
mall was brought to an end after the crowds became uncontrollable and threatened
the security of the stores. Police detained at least one person, though
authorities said they made no arrests. "We expected a lot of people to
show up but not to this degree," said Kristy Jansen, marketing director
at Montgomery Mall. "People were trying to get in through the gate and
beat on the glass of the store so we had to stop the event in the interest
of safety." Read more.
December 20, 2004 - IGN caught
up with Ludacris for a Q&A and asked the rapper if he prefers performing
music live or creating it in the studio. "If you don't create it, you can't
perform it live," Luda said. "So goddamn it, both of those go hand-in-hand,
as far as on my love list. They're right up there with each other." Check
out the other 10 questions with Ludacris here.
December 20, 2004 - Black
Tah, Ciara, Da Brat, Fat Joe, Irv Gotti, Ludacris, and Missy Elliott were
on hand for Trina's Exotic Jungle Birthday Party on December 4th at Star
Island Mansion in Miami, Florida. Check out pictures from WireImage.
December 13, 2004 - Ludacris
performs on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on Monday, 'The Late Late
Show' on Wednesday, and 'Last Call with Carson Daly' on Friday.
December 13, 2004 - Ludacris
visited Fuse's 'Daily Download' on Monday (December 6) at Fuse Studios
in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.
December 13, 2004 - Ludacris
appeared on MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios
on Monday (December 6) in New York City. Check out pictures from GettyImages
and FilmMagic.
December 6, 2004 - Ludacris
appears on 'Live with Regis and Kelly', 'Daily Download', and 'Total Request
Live' on Monday.
December 6, 2004 - David
Banner, Sleepy Brown, Titty Boy, Pastor Troy, and Jermaine Dupri were on
hand for Ludacris' 'Red Light District' Album Release Party on Thursday
(December 2) at The Foundry at Puritan Mills in Atlanta, Georgia. Check
out pictures here.
December 6, 2004 - After
being locked into a bidding war with Sony Music USA and Warner Music Group,
The New York Daily News reports Island Def Jam Music Group has purchased
Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace record imprint for $11 million. "It came
down to the wire, and it came down to money," an insider tells Lloyd Grove.
"Luda is already on the Def Jam label, but his Disturbing Tha Peace imprint
is a huge get. In L.A. and New York, it's sink or swim with new artists
- after a year, you could be gone. But everybody in Atlanta is, like, cultured
and nurtured. That's why these people are gonna make the label so much
money, and that's why Def Jam paid so much fu**ing money." Read more.
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