By the turn of the 21st century, Atlanta’s Hip Hop scene had become a force to be reckoned with. Ludacris was one of the many ATLiens providing the energy — and Word of Mouf, his second album, was the giga watts. Let’s chop it up about the aforementioned.
Luda was coming off the success of his national debut, Back for the First Time. The question was: could he do it again? He answered the bell with “Area Codes,” Word of Mouf’s first single featuring Nate Dogg. The singled peaked at the number 24 spot on Billboard Hot 100.
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“Rollout (My Business),” the album’s second single, was more energetic, which proved to be a club banger. It fared better than first single, peaking at number 17. In addition, being nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance.
Luda would keep the momentum going with his third and fourth singles, “Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!),” and “Move Bitch” featuring Mystikal and I-20.
Luda tended to take the more comedic approach. Whereas, many of his Atlanta counterparts took the street angle. Nevertheless, his style worked because Word of Mouf atop the Billboard 200 and reached 3x platinum status.
Ludacris’ ‘Word of Mouf’; Classic!, Dope, Regular, or Garbage?
[Polls Are Closed!]
Dope – 50%
Classic! – 50%
Garbage – 0%
Regular – 0%
