Christopher Brian Bridges (born: September 11, 1977), better known professionally as Ludacris, is an American musician, rapper, and songwriter, who performs the genres of rap and hip hop. Since he began his career in 1998, he's released a total of eight studio albums, including Back for the First Time, (2000), Word of Mouf, (2001), Chicken-n-Beer, (2003), The Red Light Distract, (2004), Release Therapy, (2006), Theater of the Mind, (2008), Battle of the Sexes, (2010), and Ludaversal, (2015), one independent album, which is Incognegro, (1999), Golden Grain (with Disturbing tha Peace), (2002), and Disturbing tha Peace (with Disturbing tha Peace), (2005), six mixtapes, which included DTP Takeover: It's an Epidemic (with Disturbing tha Peace and DJ Storm), (2006), Pre-Release Therapy (with DJ Green Lantern), (2006), The Preview (with DJ Drama), (2008), Conjure: A Hustler's Spirit, (2010), 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time, (2011), and #IDGAF, (2013), and one extended play, which was Burning Bridges, (2014).