Ludacris

Ludacris Throws Legal 'Bows in Dallas, Proving Rap Beefs Aren't What They Used to Be

Back in October, Demitri Brown and Donna Evans-Brown filed a not-at-all-frivolous lawsuit in Dallas County District Court claiming that Christopher Bridges, aka Ludacris, had stolen their trademark and illegally used it to build his Atlanta-based record label/entertainment empire. The dispute cente ... More >>

Dallas Music Producers Claim Ludacris Stole Their Business Name, Throw 'Bows in Court

It was in 2001 that Christopher Bridges, a.k.a. Ludacris, released "Move Bitch," a song still considered his masterpiece. (The inimitable chorus: "Move bitch, get out the way/Get out the way bitch/Get out the way.") It was the third single from the album Word of Mouf, and it helped propel the corn-r ... More >>

Five Reasons Why 2 Chainz Should Make A Presidential Bid

I don't know about you, but this election coverage is really starting to wear on me. Headline after headline, months and months of media saturation, all to try and convince me to wake up 25 minutes earlier on November 4 to hit an elementary school on the way to work. I'm so fed up with the overkill ... More >>

Preview: 2 Chainz at Main Street Event Center

Friday, April 6, at Main Street Event Center

The Top 10 Music Video Vixens of All Time

Jani Lane was 47.​Last night, Warrant singer Jani Lane died alone in a motel room in Los Angeles. He was 47 years old. The news was somewhat puzzling for those who didn't know him. At one time, Lane was on top of the world, with several hits that topped the charts. But Lane also battled an addi ... More >>

Chef Scott Gottlich Takes the Long Road Home

Scott Gottlich, chef and co-owner of Bijoux and The Second Floor.​From a bachelor's degree in history at the University of Oklahoma to restaurant owner and chef, Scott Gottlich's career progression may seem odd. But that's the path -- with a few important stops in between -- that led the Dalla ... More >>

2011 NBA FINALS -- Heat 92, Mavericks 84: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Mavs spurted 7-0 out of halftime and led 51-43, but somehow trailed 65-61 entering fourth. How's that you ask? Four turnovers and a LeBron James 25-foot fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer that makes you just tip your cap. 9. Back in the early '00s the Sacramento Kings were a bad ... More >>

Five Things Dallas Hip-Hop Could Learn From The Rest of The Dirty South Movement

​[Editor's Note: On Thursday night, Ben Westhoff, a frequent contributor to our print edition and a sometime contributor here on DC9, will be stopping by Cliff Notes in Oak Cliff for a reading and signing session to promote his new book, Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Souther ... More >>

Whitt's End: 2.4.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So, what's harder to predict: Weather or sports? Coulda sworn Ron Jackson, Pete Delkus and the boys said there was a 30-percent chance of 1-2 inches of snow on Friday. But I drove home l ... More >>

Listomania: The 15 Best NFL Team Anthems

​This whole "Super Bowl" thing has been pretty unavoidable this year -- and, for obvious reasons, infinitely more so in these parts than in years past. Then again, with media all over the place, thousands of out-of-town-guests, and an alleged 100,000 hookers (or not) converging in the metroplex ... More >>

The Problem With... Enrique Iglesias' "Tonight"

A quarter of a year has passed since Enrique Iglesias released his first hit in a couple of years with "I Like It." I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now.With his latest material, Iglesias seems to be throwing off the suave, mysterious Latin male facade he utilized for so long and replacing ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: A.Dd Explains Its Love For Cee-Lo, Gorillaz and Maroon 5

Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. We're calling it Unexpected Influences -- because, we hope, that's what it will show.A.Dd ​Local hip-hop duo A.Dd , rappers Paris P and Slim Gravy, has been on our radar ever si ... More >>

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Monday, October 18, 2010.

​We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Buckcherry (Los Angeles, CA)All Night Long (Eleven Seven Music)You know when yo ... More >>

Watch: Dorrough feat. Yo Gotti -- "Hood Chick Fetish"

Speaking of new music videos and, uh, fetishes, the biggest rapper going in Dallas released a new music video this weekend for the song "Hood Chick Fetish," from his Gangsta Grillz mixtape and, one assumes, from his upcoming sophomore release, Get Big, from which we've already seen the title track i ... More >>

Picture Show: K104 Summer Jam at Verizon Theatre

Roger CaldwellCiara at the Verizon Theatre​Ludacris, Ciara, Bay Bay, Dorrough, 8Ball MJG, Fat Pimp, and Tum Tum performed at the Verizon Theatre for K104's Summer Jam, presented by AEG, in Grand Prairie Saturday night, July 31st. See the full lineup--plus some choice audience shots--of the Summer ... More >>

The Problem With... Nicki Minaj's "Your Love"

Count me among the thousands who've been charmed by Nicki Minaj's eyelash-batting. I swear, it's like she's that eyelash-implants girl from The Simpsons. Nicki has been making rounds this past year releasing mixtapes and guesting on a bunch of tracks, including Luda's "My Chick Bad" -- where she ... More >>

Good Friday - Double Wide Parking Lot Pool Party, Boys Named Sue, Trey Johnson, James Hall and the Futura Bold, Ludacris, Dorrough, Blixaboy, Akkolyte, and more

Caity ColvardGet in the pool with this guy at Double Wide.​The folks over at Double Wide had so much fun with their July Fourth pool party that they're blowing up the above-ground pool again Sunday, and this time Boys Named Sue will provide the soundtrack. It's the perfect weekend for it, too--wit ... More >>

Oh Oh, We're Jamming

Justin Bieber, Sean Kingston

Monday, July 5,at the Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie

Sloppy Seconds Returns to City of Ate

City of Aters, this week we are bringing back an old feature that our former web editor-turned-staff writer, Patrick Michels, used to do every Friday afternoon. It's an end of the week wrap-up of sorts featuring restaurant reviews and City of Ate highlights. This time around we decided to include ot ... More >>

You Haven't Filled Out Your Census Form Yet, Dallas? Why, Why, That's Ludacris!

Ludacirs 2010 Census Dallas, TX from DTP TV on Vimeo.Christopher Brian Bridges came to town to a couple of weeks back to beg Dallas to fill out the Census -- because, look, we clearly need the push. In this just-posted trip recap, he rolls by K104, hits Cowboy Bradie James's place at the Ashton, sto ... More >>

Today In Music News: Duff Creates With Jane, British Music Fans Have No Sense And Luda Helps The Man

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 31, 2010...Since Jane's Addiction can't keep Eric Avery around, I guess Duff is the next best thing.  Plus he can give the boys some sound financial advice.Liam Gallagher best British frontman ever?  Ever? Ludacris: U.S. Census ... More >>

Ludacris Bends Genders On New Disc

High-Profile Suicides Throw A Bucket Of Ice-Cold Reality On The NBA's Party Week In Dallas

To Get Into All Those All-Star Game Parties, It'll Cost You a Thou. That's Ludacris!

​Here's the most up-to-date list of NBA All-Star Weekend parties I've seen to date -- though there are some notable no-shows, among them John Singleton's "Black Hollywood Red Carpet" throwdown with Vivica A. Fox at the Fashion Industry Gallery on February 14. That's because that particular event i ... More >>

Ludacris

Theater of the Mind (DTP/Def Jam)

It Was Ludacris at Keller's Drive-In Today. And Tommy Lee Too.

Reunion Arena is Dallas' New X Spot

Speaking in Tongues

Thug Life

That's So Craig Watkins!

Jamie Foxx to Play Nokia. Wonder If He Does Any Ray Charles.

Juvenile

Reality Check (Atlantic)

Our top DVD picks for the week of January 24.

We're No Angels

In Paul Haggis' Los Angeles, good and evil Crash into one another

Days of Thunder

Some Dirt and a Crash highlight the eclectic 35th USA Film Festival

Game On

And clothes off

The Hustle

Why the biggest deal at Sundance was no big deal at all

Ludacris

The Red Light District (Def Jam)

Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz

Crunk Juice (TVT)

Odds & Ends

Pleasant Grove needs a drummer, the Oasis of Hope needs your support,and Tom Heinl needs a cigarette

Rock Star Olympics

Snoop Dogg vs. Bob Marley? Ike vs. Courtney? Let the games begin.

Ludacris

Chicken-N-Beer (Def Jam South)

N.E.R.D. Alert

Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams plan for the revenge of the N.E.R.D.

Chingy

Jackpot (Capitol)

Letters

Gossip Folks

Thanks to The O'Reilly Factor and Pepsi, Ludacris got a bad rap

The Beta Band

March 31

N.E.R.D.

In Search of N.E.R.D. (Virgin)

Crunk and Disorderly

Timbaland and Organized Noize are making the music go bang, and rap radio's never sounded so good