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September 15, 2006 - Suzy Tavarez of KIIS FM in Los Angeles caught up with Ludacris ahead of the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. He talked about his prior job as a DJ in Atlanta and performing 'Money Maker' at the VMAs. Download and listen here.

September 15, 2006 - Ludacris admits he lied when he crowed on Bun B's track 'Trill Recognize Trill' about breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of 20,000 women. "I don't think I can mess with Wilt Chamberlain. There's one line I exaggerated," he tells Playboy's October issue. 

September 15, 2006 - Ludacris and Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls were photographed rehearsing for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic and GettyImages.

September 15, 2006 - Ludacris is out with the video to his new single 'Money Maker', from the album 'Release Therapy', due out September 26th. Watch it at YahooMusic.

September 15, 2006 - Billboard.com caught up with Ludacris to ask the rapper about his much talked about shorter hairdo. "The haircut is partly because I've had braids for 10 years and done every braid style two and three times over," a chilled-out and contemplative Ludacris said with a laugh. "But it's also part of my evolution, the whole idea of 'Release Therapy'. The entire album is therapeutic to me and hopefully to whoever listens to it." Read more.

September 15, 2006 - MTV News caught up with Ludacris outside the Video Music Awards in New York City on Thursday (August 31). Read on for the brief transcript. 

September 15, 2006 - Ludacris held a 'Release Therapy' album release party on August 21st at Social Nightclub in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures here.

September 15, 2006 - Ludacris and Reverend Run of Run-DMC, joined by his family, appeared on 'Total Request Live' on August 17th in New York City. Check out pictures here.

September 15, 2006 - David Banner and Ludacris attended a special screening of 'Idlewild' at the Harmony Gold Screening Room on Saturday (August 19) in Los Angeles, California. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

September 11, 2006 - Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake, Ludacris, and Marc Anthony were on hand for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday (August 31) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Check out pictures and video here.

September 11, 2006 - AOL Music's Rick Adams chatted it up with Ludacris, Ciara, JoJo, Lil Jon, former *NSYNC star JC Chasez, The All-American Rejects and more all before the MTV Video Music Awards. Watch the clip here.

September 3, 2006 - Britney Spears, Carmen Electra, Jaime Pressly, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Ludacris, and Orlando Bloom were on hand for the Teen Choice Awards 2006 on Sunday (August 20) at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Check out pictures and video here.

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