Working on his sixth album, Theater of the Mind, set to be released on November 24, Ludacris has released the first single, MVP. Based on a collaboration with DJ Premier, who has worked with Jermaine Dupre and helped craft the Gang Starr sound, MVP is one of many collaborative tracks on the album, which also features Jay-Z and Nas, among other guest artists.
Ludacris has called the album a “classic” and a “movement”, and plans a future tour with fellow Atlanta artists TI and Young Jeezy in the near future to promote the new sound. He took some time out to discuss some of the most influential beats on his sound:
