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Ludacris, dealership give 20 cars to needy

Sep. 7, 2009
Rapper Ludacris on Sunday teamed up with a dealership near Atlanta, Georgia, to give away 20 used cars. Radio spots encouraged people to send in essays explaining why they were deserving. "I'm grateful for any car with four wheels because it beats two heels," one winner said.
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ATLANTA, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Atlanta rapper Chingy said he was happy to get back to his old label for his new album.

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ATLANA, Ga., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Rapper Ludacris and Seattle SuperSonics forward Damien Wilkins plan a free concert in Atlanta to mark positive community development, organizers said.

Father of rapper Ludacris dies

ATLANTA, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Wayne Bridges, the father of rapper-actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, has died of unknown causes in Atlanta. Bridges died just two weeks after Ludacris won two Grammys for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song, both of which he dedicated to his father, AllHipHop

Ludacris throws post-Grammy bash

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Ludacris endorses AIDS awareness campaign

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Ludacris gets more serious on new album

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Ludacris wanted to rap about some new topics on his latest album, "Release Therapy."

Rapper Ludacris joins with UCP

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Rapper Ludacris gets XM radio show

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch