Since Ludacris hit the scene three years ago with his platinum Def Jam South debut, his popularity and fan base have expanded substantially. With his fourth album, (his first album was the indie release, Incognegro, that was later packaged as “Back for the First Time”), Luda is making an official pitch to join the big league of major name ringers in the game like Eminem, Jay, Nas etc. By even picking to name his latest opus “Chicken and Beer” – you can already tell that Ludacris’ aim is to make this album as accessible as possible continue...

Def Jam is the Tracy McGrady to every other hip hop label's Todd MacCulloch - especially when it comes to album sales. Multi-platinum releases in 2001 from Ja Rule, Jay Z and DMX have told us that much. Oh, but the label with the Midas Sound isn't stopping their near-monopoly on the game anytime soon. Some guy named Noreaga has joined the team, and he plans on dropping another CD in the coming weeks. 'Til that time comes, Chris Bridges hopes his new album, Word Of Mouf, can keep Def Jam the envy of every record label continue...