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Ludacris says he wants to work with Eminem

Feb 13, 2008, 02:18 PM | by Shirley Halperin

Categories: In the studio, Music, Music Biz

We hear that pop-punks Good Charlotte will be among the guests appearing on Ludacris' sixth solo album, (tentatively titled Theater of the Mind, due out in August), and the hip-hop artist reveals that he has someone in mind for another collab as well. "I'd like to work with Eminem," he told EW.com at the InStyle Grammy Salute to Fashion on Friday. "I think we could make something hot, but who knows? It hasn't happened — yet."  Meanwhile, the rapper and movie star (Fred Claus, Crash) is expanding his portfolio yet again, partnering with Bay Area restaurateur Chris Yeo on Straits, an upscale Asian restaurant set to open in Atlanta this fall. Luda also just launched wemix.com, an online American Idol-style contest with a focus on beats and songwriting, which he hopes to bring to cable TV soon.

LINDA Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:46 AM EST

I THINK LUDA AND EM SHOULD DO A RAP TO GATHER THEY BOTH ARE GOOD RAPPERS.

Timothy Love a.k.a Royal'T. Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:21 PM EST

I strongly i mean strongly disagree.The last album EM did title Encore was nice as hell.How can you say yo say thas the worst album.There are no worst albums by Slim.Everything he does is perfect and unique.All the songs he has featured on were good i stringly disagree.Now, Ludacris.His last two albums title Red Light District and Release Therapy, wasn't nothing lame about those two i mean nothing they were just as good probably better than his other three.But most certainally i'm looking foward to seeing them work toogether because thosetwo are my favorite MC's in today's hip-hop game.So yea, go ahead collab. It would be nice and perfect.

Timothy Love a.k.a Royal'T. Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 06:21 PM EST

I strongly i mean strongly disagree.The last album EM did title Encore was nice as hell.How can you say yo say thas the worst album.There are no worst albums by Slim.Everything he does is perfect and unique.All the songs he has featured on were good i stringly disagree.Now, Ludacris.His last two albums title Red Light District and Release Therapy, wasn't nothing lame about those two i mean nothing they were just as good probably better than his other three.But most certainally i'm looking foward to seeing them work toogether because thosetwo are my favorite MC's in today's hip-hop game.So yea, go ahead collab. It would be nice and perfect.

Disagrees.. Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 09:07 PM EST

Nat X, Ludacris's style has definitely evolved. It always does. His songs are all different, unique, and good.

Eminem however, has only changed his style from Encore to his Smack That feature.

You've said that Ludacris's last two albums aren't too great either, but compare his album to Encore, and you could see how Eminem attempted to sound different. It does, however, make him sound different, but everyone could agree that Encore is his worst album.

Los Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 01:10 PM EST

If Em is taking all this time off to rejuvenate for the next album, I say let him take as MUCH TIME AS HE NEEDS. I want a new album by him as much as the next guy, but after the disappointment of the last album, he needs to step it up. If that means more time off, so be it. I'd rather take waiting years for an album as good as the first two albums instead of getting a half-@SSed album within the next 6 months.

Nat X Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 04:38 PM EST

Eminem hasn't done anything decent in a while. His recent collabos have been pretty lame. Then again Luda's last two albums haven't been so hot, either, just more of the same. Maybe if they worked together, they could evolve their sounds a little.

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