
Ludacris was a recent guest on All the Smoke podcast and said Jay-Z once told him why he doesn’t get credit for being a great lyricist.
According to Luda, Jay said that it has to do with his wild music videos. [Jump to the 32:00-mark]
“JAY-Z was one of the ones that said, you know, he donât think I get the lyrical credit that I deserve because of the visuals,” said Luda, who dropped an impressive freestyle back in March. “People ask me, âWhy donât you think get the credit?â Because I played too goddamn much, thatâs what I do. And I wouldnât have it any other way.”
He continued. “Thatâs why my name is Ludacris, because itâs beyond crazy, itâs wild, itâs ridiculous … I like post-effects and augmenting reality, big-ass shoes with big-ass chains, and bobble heads and all that. So I get it, I canât be mad at it. I just have to show the multi-faceted aspects of myself and I actually love that.â