Quotes from Ludacris

I'm ridiculous, I'm ludicrous.

I find myself eating different kinds of chicken each and every day, even if it's by surprise.

A black man, but I feel so blue. So I smoke green and purple to my dreams come true. And my eyes turn red, the sky turns grey.

Just me and my nuts, that's all I got in this world.

When you open up your mouth, everything of God comes out and it commands attention, it commands change. I'm talking about the power that's inside of you.

Lucifer, oh Lucifer, God of evil, you're the god of pain, the darkness is where you find your light.

I'm a part of the no-tight-jeans coalition.

I made my first complete song when I was 9.

I've never been a cocky individual, but I am very confident.

It's a lot of crooked cops out there. They manipulate the system.

I'm trying to be number one all the way around. It's not just the South, it's not just the East, it's not the West, I'm going for across the world, you know what I'm saying? This is where I'm coming from.

Life is short if you don't notice it'll pass you by, That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky.

Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife, and take the necessary steps to try to change my life.

I made my first song when I was 9 years old. Just beating on garbage cans, having people beat box.

Your fans, they count on you to make wise decisions and wise choices. That's why they're your fan base. If you continually let them down, they're going to go find someone else to be fans of.

The IRS'll never sweat me or even put up a fight... Cause I'm sure I've paid more in taxes than you've made in yo' life!

I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause that's what it's all about.

But it's a blessing to be so successful within a year; it's the greatest feeling in the world, making money and doing the things that I'm doing, and I definitely trying to continue doing what I'm doing.

I don't want to be too over-exposed, but then at the same time I don't want to be too out-of-sight-out-of-mind.

Im always in that mode - whenever I have a little free time, Im always recording songs, writing, whatever I gotta do. Its like my job is my vacation.

The hip-hop community is made up of a lot of hustlers. Everybody is trying to get theirs, and everybody is trying to eat.

Of course I have bills to pay, but at the same time, it's more about the passion and the love, and I think that's where music should come from, the heart, not necessarily just to cash a check.

I love everything from old-school cars to whatever the latest muscle or luxury vehicles are.

I love technology. We can be our own DJs wherever we go.