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| The Red Light District | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ludacris
Label: Def Jam
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  261 reviews
Sales Rank: 41899
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000348302
UPC: 602498638019
EAN: 0602498638019
ASIN: B00065JTAQ
Release Date: December 7, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: RECORD CLUB EDITION, BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED!!!
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | Number One Spot | | • | Get Back | | • | Put Your Money | | • | Blueberry Yum Yum | | • | Child of the Night | | • | The Potion | | • | Pass Out | | • | Skit - Ludacris, | | • | Spur of the Moment | | • | Who Not Me | | • | Large Amounts | | • | Pimpin' All Over the World | | • | Two Miles an Hour | | • | Hopeless | | • | Virgo |
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Think what you want about Ludacris, but no one can deny that he is hip-hop's king of choruses. Luda's hooks are big, brassy, and loud; they're tailor-made for club crowds and radio programmers. Some songs, like "Get Back," practically sound like one long hook, every line a potential anthem. At times, it's easy to forget that Ludacris knows how to rhyme too. His taffy-pull verbal style isn't as lyrically intricate as Nas's (who appears on "Virgo") and can't match Trick Daddy's thuggish bravado ("Hopeless"), but few other rappers exude his level of charisma. On "Number One Spot," Luda acts like he's strong-arming his way to the top, but it's really charm that propels the charge. Even on a song like "Two Miles an Hour," dedicated to "those who spend more on their car than their relationship," he's more clever than clownish in selling the concept. Red Light District has its share of filler, but, track for track, Ludacris still delivers satisfaction. --Oliver Wang
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 Ludacris is the man January 15, 2005
39 out of 41 found this review helpful
A lot of rap cds these days are thick in production, but thin on content. Well, Ludacris is the opposite, but not in terms of music. Luda's attributes are primarily length, while thickness isn't something he's known for. But who cares? Most rappers are neither long, nor thick. The fact that Ludacris is so long (we're talking a foot, buddy) more than makes up for his Sharpie marker thinness. Yeah, we cut (and I do mean cut, at least from my end), but I'm not about to put my man down because I never got paid; I never expected money. In fact, aside from some internal bleeding and an upset stomach a la George Michael, I'm quite satisfied with the experience I had. Luda is truly a man of the 21st century: he doesn't discriminate. That you can get with girls and guys alike just shows that you are open-minded, so I'll never put Luda down.
 3-1/2 stars -- Comin' back toward the green light June 12, 2005
17 out of 26 found this review helpful
Unlike a lot of other people, I didn't care for Ludacris' last album, Chicken & Beer. Reason being, on his albums before that, he was a humorous rapper, and when it came time for C&B, he tried to be a serious rapper, but it just didn't work. Fortunately, it DOES work for The Red Light District.
If you want some songs to ride to, there are plenty of those. Check out "Two Miles An Hour", the Timbaland-produced "The Potion", or especially the lead single, "Get Back" (but didn't he already have a song on Word of Mouf called "Get the F Back"?). And the DJ Quik-assisted "Spur of the Moment" is a nice summer jam, even though it pretty much has TRL written all over it.
There are more good songs, but sometimes things start to get a little predictable, like the obligatory song featuring Nate Dogg ("Child of the Night") and the obligatory keep-your-head-up song ("Hopeless" featuring Trick Daddy). But like I said, those songs ARE good. There are also some okay tracks, though, like "Number One Spot" (what is that song about, anyway?) and the been-there-done-that feel of "Pimpin' All Over the World" (with Bobby Valentino).
There are a few questionable songs on the album as well. "Large Amounts" is a pretty pointless track about how to spend your money, and DMX's chorus to "Put Your Money" doesn't help the song go anywhere (and why is X still doing that WHAT and COME ON stuff?). Another skippable track is the overrated "Blueberry Yum Yum" with Sleepy Brown (but Sleepy is only playing the keyboard, so I don't know if that really counts as a guest spot).
Other than Luda, I never really cared for anyone in DTP, which is why I wasn't impressed by "Who Not Me" with Small World and Dolla Boy (and what kind of names are those?). Aside from the repetitive chorus "Who the F you talkin' to?/Not me!/Couldn't be me!/Naw, not me!" whoever rapped the second verse says: "We don't give a F about who you is" which made me say, "Hey, I was about to say that about YOU two."
Aside from all that, the album comes to a close with its finest moment: "Virgo" featuring Nas and Doug E. Fresh. Everyone's verses are on point, and it brings me back to the mid-`80s when rap was RAP. All in all, Ludacris' album is above-average, thus meaning that you shouldn't mind coming over to the red light district.
Anthony Rupert
P.S. In response to another reviewer, the song is called "Stand Up", not "Hands Up"; and it was on his last album, not this album.
 Luda has done it again! March 1, 2005
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
"King David" simply adores it when he is in a room full of thugs and gangsters who can treat him like a red-headed step child. His emotions soar and sink depending on how many inches he takes from the thugs who treat poor "Queen" David like the German army treated the French army in World War II. The simple fact is that young David is just a poor wandering she-male, a soul who couldn't take the pressure of having a job so he resorted to going down on homeless men in his desperate attempt to climb out of poverty. King David's hopes and dreams have all been wiped out due to his intense craving for those who might give him some ephemeral pleasure, some hope, some reason to continue his meaningless existence. Alas, his entire existence is based upon finding a male lover that would put up with his meager 3 inches. However, any chances of that happening have dissipated like a forgotten sunset on a beautiful hillside. Thus, King David is forced to seek some type of pleasure via using the computer which was probably made during President Reagan's first administration in his run-down 1982 stationwagon that also functions as his home.
apology March 1, 2005
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
Look, I was angry when I saw my idol turn against me, and so I lashed out. I mean, how would you feel if the person you looked up to most in this world suddenly singled you out as the most untalented, cum-for-brains hack this side of adolescence? I thought we were a team, man. I just want everyone to know that I may be hurt, but I won't let anyone (including Him) bring me down. To the Master, I'm sorry I latched on to your privates so forcefully, but it's rough being thirteen years old. You understand, right?
Holdin it down.But could have did better December 9, 2004
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I say this because Ludacris, who is arguably one of the bests lyricist in the game, could have done better. A lot of people are probably comparing this cd to T.I.'s new cd Urban Legend and why not since Ludacris did take a shot at him on Young Buck's and his own album(listen to the Intro). But the truth is that Urban Legend is killing Red Light District. Saying that,Ludacris, who has an obviously friendly rivalry with T.I. made a couple of mistakes. First of all Luda could have picked better producers for some songs. On a good tip he hit with songs like "Get Back" that was produced by Medicine Men and "Blueberry Yum Yum" produced by Organized Noise.Luda has made previous hit songs with these producers.DJ Green Lantern, Dk all Day, Needles, Vudu and Dj Toomp put in good work for "Number One Spot","Child Of The Night", "Pass Out","Large Amounts" and "2 Miles An Hour". But T.I. got Mannie Fresh, Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, Swizz Beats, Fury,along with Dj Toomp, Medicine Men, Neptunes, and Scott Storch handling beats.Why didnt Luda get any beats from some of these guys and rip them apart instead of putting his whack ass crew on songs like " Who Not Me" where he spits a fire verse but his dtp artists fall way short of even belonging on the same track as their boss.Luda, your album is going to go platinum (which is short of expectations perhaps) but at least you saved money by not putting any big names on your cd. Trick Daddy and Nas are the only mc's that guess starred on a track on "Hopeless" and "Virgo" (which is also on Nas album). When an artist puts a song off somebody elses cd that he guessed starred on on his cd it usually means that the production process was rushed especially with Luda doing movies and other things besides rap.Luda has gotten a little lazy on this and his last album. He doesnt have that hunger anymore like on his first two cds...and T.I. is as hungry as ever along with Lil' Wayne whose cd's are better than Red Light District! Luda you got to step it up,with better beats that ride out and noteworthy guess appearances cuz somebody's after your crown if you ever claimed to have one....
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