Ludacris Peels Back Layers; Rapper Tones Down Image, Tackles Social Issues On New Album

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NEW YORK -- He's pocketed platinum albums as a campy rap character and nabbed Hollywood props in the Oscar-worthy films "Crash" and "Hustle and Flow." But these days, Ludacris is through with the role play. He just wants to be himself.

On his new album, "Release Therapy," Chris "Ludacris" Bridges peppers his usual raunchy club bangers with introspective, socially conscious tracks. Tackling ghetto strife, prison life, Hurricane Katrina and the struggles of women, Luda feels his latest work represents a 29-year-old man with a daughter and a vision.

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Ludacris Peels Back Layers; Rapper Tones Down Image, Tackles Social Issues On New Album

"Life is about growth and change and that's what's happening right now," he says. "Once you get to your late 20s, a lot of things start be...

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