On this day in 2001, Ludacris released his second full-length album, Word of Mouf. This LP was ridiculously successful, debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and selling 281,000 copies in the ...

Sometimes risking it all brings the greatest rewards. In Ludacris’ case, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Twenty-five years ago on Aug. 17, 1999, the rapper, 47, dropped his first album, ...