Only one word comes to my mind when describing Ludacris’ new album “Battle of the Sexes”: Predictable.
Released on March 9, Luda’s seventh solo album features the same superficial sex talk and materialistic bragging that has filled his previous six CDs, but after more than $15 million records sold, why change now?
The album starts off with Luda ripping a fast paced intro before jumping into the top-ten single “How Low” where Luda raps about one of his favorite topics alongside a chipmunk style chorus.
“She could go lower than I ever really thought she could/Face down, (expletive) up/The top of your booty jiggling out your jeans/Baby pull your pants up.”
Ludacris continues his focus on the opposite sex on the track “My Chick Bad” where he slips in a surprising shot at a certain sex-addicted golfer.
“I knock a (expletive) out aaand fight/Comin’ out swingin’ like Tiger Woods’ wife.”
Luda pokes fun at Tiger again on the intro to “Sexting” where he hilariously parodies Tiger asking his lover to change her voicemail.
Aside from the comedic breaks, the album also features guest appearances by Nicki Manaj, Gucci Mane and Ne-Yo, but no guest artist meshed better with Luda than R&B singer Trey Songz who delivered a sensational hook on the song “Sex Room”.
Right here is where I would usually include some lyrics from the song, but they are just too explicit to be printed in a school newspaper.
Unfortunately not all songs on the album are as entertaining as “Sex Room”. I have no problem with skipping past the uninspired “My Chick Bad (Remix)” where Luda doesn’t even have one verse or the Flo Rida assisted “I Know You Got A Man”.
All together Luda delivers another solid, yet unspectacular album with his latest effort “Battle of the Sexes.”
If there were a list made of the best rappers that never made a classic album, Ludacris would still be near the top.