Ludacris has a new album out. It’s called Battle Of The Sexes. Unfortunately, he’s still the king of the curt answer when it comes to an interview – his ‘concise’ sentences make even Havoc’s monosyllabic grunts resonate like insightful nuggets of worldly wisdom. But here’s Luda’s thoughts on lots of important things anyway. Can we have a banner ad now, Def Jam?
On the reaction to his new album…
“Everyone’s been really supportive and said how much they like the album so I’m really happy about that.”
On the female rappers who appear on his album…
“I wanted females from the past, present and future. I got people like Eve, Nicki Minaj, and my cousin Monica. But it ain’t all women on the album. I got Trey Songz too. Some records I’m talking about women and some records I’m talking to women.”
On the feistiest ever female rapper…
“What comes to mind is probably a Foxy Brown or a Lil Kim. Yeah, I’d say Lil Kim and Foxy Brown considering that they were allegedly involved in a shoot out in New York. I don’t think there’s anything more feisty than that!”
On the best characteristic in a woman…
“The best characteristic in a woman is her personality.”
On the worst characteristic in a woman…
“If she exudes sexiness, that turns me off.”
On his first celebrity crush…
“Thelma from Good Times.”
On what he liked most about Thelma from Good Times…
“She was hot.”
On his favorite line from UTFO’s “Roxanne, Roxanne,” reportedly the first ever rap record he bought…
“You should know, she doesn’t need a guy like you/She needs a guy like me with a high IQ.”
On what he imaged a real life Roxanne to be like…
“I don’t really know.”
On what he’d put in a text message to Roxanne today…
“Thanks for making the record “Roxanne Roxanne”.”
On which other fictional hip-hop females he likes…
“I like Bonita Applebum.”
On why people should check out the new album…
“Man, I’m just as hungry as the first day I started and I continue to make people proud.”
