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January 31, 2005 - Jay-Z, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Ludacris, and T.I. were on hand to watch the New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets NBA game at Madison Square Garden on January 21st in New York City. Check out pictures here.

January 31, 2005 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports that Craig Brewer's third feature film, 'Hustle & Flow', starring Ludacris, was sold to Paramount Pictures on Saturday night for $10 million. It's a record sale for a feature debuting at the Sundance Film Festival. Read more.

January 31, 2005 - In Touch magazine caught up with Ludacris for a Q&A and asked the rapper about Usher, who he's collaborated with four times, and what most people don't know about the R&B chart-topper. "He's just a real laid-back, down-to-earth individual - which is a good thing," Luda responded. "When the stage lights are off, he's just a regular guy."

January 31, 2005 - MuchMusic caught up with Chingy and asked the rapper what's up with the rumors of a beef with Ludacris. "I don't know what [Ludacris is] talking about...I'm just keeping it moving, dirrty," Chingy responded. "I ain't got time to be worried about what he's doing, what nobody else is doing. I'm worried about what I'm doing. You know what I'm saying? So I let my lawyers handle everything."

January 31, 2005 - Ludacris and Sum 41 rehearsed for 'Saturday Night Live' on January 21st at The Hit Factory in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.

January 24, 2005 - Xzibit, Ludacris, and Jadakiss were in attended as Air Jordan celebrated its 20th anniversary with a sneak peek of the Air Jordan XX to kick off the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational on Wednesday (January 12) at the Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Check out pictures from WireImage.

January 24, 2005 - Anonymous writes "4 albums after showing his Southern Hospitality; throwin' them 'bows; declaring people move out the way; and eventually demanding everyone to stand up - the same man is here to take you to The Red Light District, on his 5th audio offering. How does it hold up? Read the review here."

January 10, 2005 - Blender caught up with Ludacris for a Q&A and asked him what he could buy with the money he made rapping on Usher's smash 'Yeah'. "I could definitely buy a house, for sure," he responded. "Was I surprised how big that song became? No. Because as soon as I heard it, even without me on it, I knew it was a hell of a hit record."

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