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| | The Red Light District | | | Music Artist : | | Ludacris | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Def Jam | | Release Date : | | 2004-12-07 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Intro - Ludacris
2. Number One Spot - Ludacris
3. Get Back - Ludacris
4. Put Your Money - DMX, Ludacris
5. Blueberry Yum Yum - Sleepy Brown, Ludacris,
6. Child of the Night - Nate Dogg, Ludacris,
7. Potion - Ludacris
8. Pass Out - Ludacris
9. Skit - Ludacris, Rockell Minor, Raybezzie,
10. Spur of the Moment - DJ Quik, Kimmi, Ludacris
11. Who Not Me - Dolla Boy, , Ludacris, , Small World
12. Large Amounts - Ludacris
13. Pimpin' All Over the World - Ludacris, Bobby V.
14. Two Miles an Hour - Ludacris
15. Hopeless - Ludacris, Trick Daddy
16. Virgo - Doug E. Fresh, Ludacris, Nas
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Awesome but you already know that.
Submitted on: 2009-11-07 |
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| This album is great. Luda is one of the few rappers that can rap a word with the same word and come off as credible. His inflection is what makes the difference. Instead of rapping in a flat or angry tone he adds an almost comical affect that makes each track a parody of itself. He is serious while not being serious. It is unique and wonderful. |
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 Smart raps, sick beats
Submitted on: 2009-08-05 |
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| This is, without a doubt, one of Ludacris' best albums (if not the best). Packing flavor, heat, flawless rapping and pounding beats, The Red Light District is addictive. No two songs sound the same; each expresses a unique and hip side of Ludacris. If this album isn't already one of your favorites, it will be. The Red Light District is soon bound to become a classic. |
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"Get Back!!!"
Submitted on: 2009-01-04 |
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The only reason I bought this CD was because of the song 'Get Back' because they play it at the end of Tropic Thunder! The other songs are okay. I'm glad I stopped at THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT!!!
p.s. I'm glad Ludacris played Jim Bravura in Max Payne!
p.s.s. Tomorrow is my 19th birthday!!! |
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 Dont stop at this Red Light District just keep moving!
Submitted on: 2007-07-15 |
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| Okay. Ludacris without a doubt has skills but he sometimes fails to make a good album. His first two were great but Chicken N Beer was horrible and he keeps the madness moving with this album. The Good: the intro wasnt bad plus it leads off into the second single and one of the better cuts on the album, Number One Spot. His first single Get Back was alright although it wasnt a groundbreaking cut its cool(why does that video look like a cheap imitation of Redman's I'll Be Dat?). Child Of The Night featuring Nate Dogg is another notable cut and DJ Quik joins in on the fun on Spur Of the Moment. Pimpin All Over The World is another highlight and will somebody PLEASE tell Honey Mike that he is not funny! Honorable Mention: The Potion. The Bad: A classic example of beat wasting is practiced on Put Your Money feat DMX. Nice beat but the bland lyrics about compulsive gambling make it filler. Pass Out is another dull crunk wannabe that should have been disposed of with the quickness. Two Miles An Hour is boring. Not because of the laid back beat by DJ Toomp but because the lethargic rhymes by Ludacris and how the hell do you sign your name in the streets? With pee? The Ugly: Blueberry Yum Yum, featuring Sleepy Brown is the worst smoke joint ever made! The corny beat and the stupid wordplay by Luda makes you want to quit smoking actually. Who Not Me featuring Small World and Dollar Boy is the second worse track on the album as the song itself sounds like it was put together in five minutes. Hopeless with Trick Daddy is dull as s***. I admire them for attempting to talk about something of substance but the song was too lifeless to get into. Dishonorable Mentions: Large Amounts(GARBAGE) and Virgo feat Nas and Doug E. Fresh(why Nas even put this soulless cubic zirconia on his album makes me question his sanity sometimes). Bottom Line: Luda drops another dud with Red Light District. Its not his worst album(Chicken N Beer has that honor) but its the next worse thing. No doubt that Luda has skills but this album and Chicken N Beer doesnt show it. Just beatwasting and wack guest appearances(with the exception of DJ Quik, Nate Dogg and Bobby Valentino) and some suspect production on certain parts. Red Light District? More like Bordello of wackness. |
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Impressive Album!
Submitted on: 2006-12-01 |
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In celebration of Ludacris' more recent success with his #1 album "Release Therapy", I've decided to check back on its predecessor, "The Red Light District". Although I've been a fan of his music and his larger-than-life persona for a while, especially because of killer club cuts like "Stand Up", I've never convinced myself to buy any of his albums until now. And I must say that I'm impressed on this record.
Whether or not this album is better than its predecessors or "Release Therapy" is something entirely out of my current knowledge, but this album is packed full of infectious club bangers, witty punch-lines and the occasionally amazing (albeit obligatory) moment of lyrical brilliance and/or introspective clarity. Many of the album's producers (Timbaland, DJ Quik, DJ Green Lantern, Organized Noize, Doug E. Fresh and a large host of others, mainly unknowns) and guest artists (R&B singer Sleepy Brown, DMX, Nas, Tricky Daddy, Bobby Valentino, etc.) also lend their helping hands in this consistently enjoyable, more-than-an-hour-long record.
Without a doubt, "Number One Spot" is definitely one of the best tracks on the album. With DJ Green Lantern's unconventional Austin Powers Theme sample in the beat, along with Ludacris' witty lyrics and hilarious Austin Powers references, the aforementioned club tune plays to all of Ludacris' strengths - strong MC skills, witty lyric and punch-lines, appealing sense of humour, energetic performer, personality, etc. - and puts a creative twist on a standout track tailor-made for dance-floors. "Blueberry Yum Yum", a stoner ode that's as humorous and drowsy as it is essentially pointless, gets by mainly because of Ludacris' laid-back delivery & Organized Noize's squeaky, hypnotic synthesizers (in other words, guest singer Sleepy Brown is practically unrecognizable vocally). LT Moe provides a nice bouncy groove for the joyous "Spur Of The Moment", an obvious club jam where Ludacris & DJ Quik deliver their laid-back verses. Then of course there's "Get Back", a rowdy, violent, boisterous club banger where KLC's mix of blasting horns, piano key loops and pounding bass intensify Ludacris' attitude-heavy boasts. "Pimpin' All Over The World", a self-explanatory club track, succeeds (once again) due to Ludacris' unavoidable presence, Bobby Valentino's smooth crooning on the hook, Donnie Scantz & Polow Da Don's laid-back beat & a funny skit from Katt Williams.
Thankfully, not everything is about fun, games, partying and smart-a** jokes. Songs like the autobiographical "Child Of The Night" & the uplifting "Hopeless (feat. Nate Dogg & Trick Daddy, respectively) display Ludacris' more vulnerable, smarter, more thoughtful side of his personality. As joyless as such songs may be, seeing a deeper side of Ludacris - as well as something of more lyrical importance - is something I highly appreciate.
Unfortunately, inevitable filler is bound to come up (which is to say nothing of the forgettable intro and skit). Ludacris' ill-fated collaboration with DMX makes for trite music listening on "Put Your Money" ; one of Timbaland's lesser beats are -for better or worse- wasted on Ludacris' lacklustre lyrics on "The Potion" ; "Pass Out", a lifeless ode to violence, doesn't even come close to matching "Get Back", nonetheless any other track on his album, his catalogue or even Hip-Hop in general ; and although "Virgo", an old-school-inflected club tune/sex ode, isn't a complete train wreck, I expect someone of guest artist/rapper Nas' calibre and statues to deliver lyrics which have more depth or heat (I hereby have no comment on producer/guest rapper Doug E. Fresh's forgettable verse).
As a whole, this is a very impressive album. I suggest you buy or download "The Red Light District" consistently provides club-ready entertainment while also showing glimpses of Ludacris' lyrical ability. 4 stars!
5 Best Tracks:
"Child Of The Night (feat. Nate Dogg)"
"Spur Of The Moment (feat. DJ Quik)"
"Number One Spot"
"Pimpin' All Over The World (feat. Bobby Valentino & Katt Williams on skit)"
"Blueberry Yum Yum (feat. Sleepy Brown)"
Worst Tracks:
"Intro"
"Skit"
"Pass Out"
"Put Your Money (feat. DMX)
"The Potion"
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