Editing Ludacris (section)

===2012–2015: ''Ludaversal''===
In 2012, Ludacris released the singles "[[Representin]]" and "[[Rest of My Life (Ludacris song)|Rest of My Life]]", both of which were scrapped after the songs underperformed and the recording process for his upcoming album ''Ludaversal'' stalled.

On May 24, 2013, Ludacris released a mixtape entitled ''#IDGAF''. He had been releasing a new song on Fridays as he was calling these releases ''IDGAF Fridays''. These songs, in order of release, were "Raised in the South" featuring rapper [[Jeezy]], released on April 19. That release was followed by "If I Ain't Fucked Up" on April 26, "9 Times Out of 10" featuring rappers [[French Montana]] & Que on May 3, "Speak into The Mic" on May 10, and "I Don't Give A Fuck" on May 17. The last song was released a week before the release of the mixtape. The mixtape had almost 60,000 downloads via datpiff.com within the first day. Ludacris reprised his role as Tej in the blockbuster movie ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]'', which opened during Memorial Day Weekend, May 2013. Ludacris had this to say about his upcoming new album: "I think every album is like a progression, I'm working with different producers. Usher, We definitely have this album which is a great thing. Ne-Yo is also on the album and I have producers like David Guetta, we have Stargate, have trainees. [The] Kelly Rowland single just came out that you need to check out. It's called 'Representing{{'"}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ludacris promises Ghanaians 'a good show' at Vodafone 020 Live tonight!|url=http://ameyawdebrah.com/ludacris-promises-ghanaians-a-good-show-at-vodafone-020-live-tonight/|website=ameyawdebrah.com|date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>

On August 3, 2013, Ludacris confirmed to VIBE.com he will be working with [[Anita Baker]]. "I don't know if the cat's out the bag. Yeah, Anita Baker is definitely on the album", admitted Luda. "She's on that particular song. [It] is really about my father and growing up and me being a kid and trying to get him to stop and me dealing with that."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/vibe-exclusive-ludacris-adds-anita-baker-ludaversal |title=Exclusive: Ludacris Adds Anita Baker to 'Ludaversal' |work=Vibe |date=August 3, 2013 |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref>

After a lengthy hiatus, Ludacris returned to the music on January 30, 2014, with the release of a single "Party Girls" featuring [[Jeremih]], [[Wiz Khalifa]] and [[Cashmere Cat]]. The song takes a cue from [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]]'s 1997 song "[[Barbie Girl]]"; however, the single did not appear on the new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ludacris-party-girls-feat-jeremih-wiz-khalifa-cashmere-cat-new-song.1806784.html |title=Ludacris – Party Girls Feat. Jeremih, Wiz Khalifa & Cashmere Cat [New Song&#93; |publisher=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=January 30, 2014 |access-date=February 11, 2014}}</ref> On October 9, 2014, Ludacris announced that  ''Ludaversal'' would be released on March 31, 2015; which will be preceded by an EP titled ''Burning Bridges'' due for release on December 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiocastle.net/news/view/5698-Ludacris-Announces-Ludaversal-Release-Date-Upcoming-EP|title=Ludacris Announces "Ludaversal" Release Date & Upcoming EP|access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.18262/title.ludacris-ludaverses-vol-2|title=Ludacris|author=HipHopDX|date=November 20, 2014|work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref> On October 31, 2014, Ludacris premiered the first single from the "Burning Bridges" EP titled "[[Good Lovin (Ludacris song)|Good Lovin']]" featuring American singer [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ludacris-good-lovin-feat-miguel-prod-by-da-internz-new-song.1959008.html|title=Ludacris – Good Lovin' Feat. Miguel (Prod. by Da Internz)|work=HotNewHipHop|date=October 31, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref>

Due to its moderate success, "Good Lovin" would go on to serve as the first single from ''[[Ludaversal]]''. On March 3, 2015, Ludacris held a listening party for Ludaversal with Def Jam. The tracks "Intro", "Not For Long" featuring [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], and "Come N See Me" featuring [[Big K.R.I.T.]] were revealed to the public<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE5Zz8q03rA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/fE5Zz8q03rA| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Ludacris' Ludaversal Listening Party Recap|date=March 6, 2015|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After 3 years worth of delays, Ludaversal was released March 31, 2015 to generally positive reviews and peaked at number 3 on the [[Billboard 200]].