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''Theater of the Mind'' is the sixth studio album by American hip hop rapper Ludacris. It was released on November 24, 2008. Ludacris calls the album "theatrical." - Wikipedia
Before Puff Daddy changed his f*cking name to Diddy, before Janet Jackson went on the tube and showed her t*tty, I’ve been reppin’ for Atlanta and I’ve been rollin’ like the ’60s." If that sample doesn’t explain the enduring popularity of Ludacris, we have no idea what could. The title of this record sounds like rejected King Crimson or something, but we won’t hold that against him. It’s hard to continue dubbing Luda "street" after conquering Hollywood via Hustle & Flow and Crash, but it’s even harder to hold his extracurricular triumphs against him. As to Theater’s soundtrack, the snakecharmer groove of "What Them Girls Like" is pretty much the opposite of power metal, as Chris Brown does his mating call thing and Luda pronounces—conjuring the Fresh Prince—"girls of the world ain’t nothin’ but trouble." What is not to love? Even the Obama campaign can’t stay mad at the guy.