“Coming 2 America” jumpstarts Word of Mouf with an homage to Eddie Murphy’s classic film, painting Luda as royalty with punchline-heavy verses over regal horns by Bangladesh. “Southern Fried Intro’ might be his best, opening his fourth studio album Chicken-N-Beer with high-speed, tongue-twisting flows over production that’s anchored by heavy guitar riffs.
You know a Ludacris song from the moment it comes on: He begins each of his records with a memorable combination of the laughs, energy and lyricism that his fans love him for.
The Intros (“Southern Fried Intro,” “Coming 2 America,” “Warning (Intro)”) After lending his services to so many other artists that year, Luda ended 2004 with the release of his fifth album Red Light District, which would eventually go double platinum itself. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, earned a platinum plaque, and had a video that featured one of the most memorable images of the 2000s: Ciara dancing on top of a car as Luda rhymed in the foreground. And don’t forget “Oh,” the single from Ciara’s debut album Goodies that peaked at no. The trio reunited later that year for the seductive slow jam “Lovers And Friends,” which landed at no. Usher’s pitch perfect vocals, Lil Jon’s synthy production and throaty refrain, and Luda’s woman-friendly rhymes were a club match made in heaven for “Yeah!,” the single from Usher’s classic 2004 album Confessions that was later crowned as Billboard’s second biggest song of the decade.
He spent the previous four years building his name with three solo albums on Def Jam South, and 2004 saw him cashing in. Ludacris put his stamp on some of the biggest songs of the 2000s, but the year 2004 was perhaps his biggest. Other: (Volskaya Co.The 2004 Championship Run (“Yeah!,” “Lovers And Friends,” “Oh”) Gustavo Rocque: Looking For The Perfect Girl Netherrack Nightmares: Vengeful Digger: Modded Painful Dreamers: You Were In My Dream Last Night River City Girls: It Takes 2 Players To Tango! īlack Mamba Farquaad: The Water's Gettin' Warm Scatman & Hatman: Eurodancin' Around The World Ruler of Everything: Things Forgotten, Lost Their TimeĬharles "All-Star" Barkley: Start The Game Tyler & The Grinch: Who Are You? ( Instrumental) ĭetective Hat Kid: Murder On The Owl Express! Neil Cipher: Whatmageddon ( Instrumental) Hideki Naganuma - AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE A FUNKY BEAT.(Crazy, Who's Gonna Save My Soul, Gone Daddy Gone, Storm Chasin') (I Got 5 On It, Ambitionz Az A Ridah, Kurupt, Gangsta Gangsta) (Eazy E, Slick Rick, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube) Songs from the 90s by "Old School" Hip-Hop & Rap artists. (Gonna Fly Now, You're The Best Around, The Final Countdown, Eye of The Tiger) (How I Beat Shaq, Take 'Em Out To The Ball Game, AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE A FUNKY BEAT, KernKraft 400)
Songs related to sports & training segments or montages. (Space Jam, C'mon 'N Ride It, Work Baby Work, Summer Jam) Songs by the Quad City DJs, or artists featured in the Space Jam franchise. Jock Jams - Are You Ready For This (Space Jam)Ĭhildish Gambino - This Is America (Offsource) Hideki Naganuma - AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE A FUNKY BEAT (Sports)Īaron Carter - That's How I Beat Shaq (Sports) It’s truly time to SLAM!!Ĭharacter Represented: Charles "All-Star" Barkley Y'all better be prepared, cuz I’m about to bring the competition down. So, when I heard there’d be a second one coming up, you already know I had to get my head in the game and focus. What's happenin’ crew? It's ya' boy, Barkley, and man, I am pumped to be back! It's been a hot minute since the last tournament, and a lot has changed since then, huh? After my loss in the original "Mashup Week", I took to heart that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.