Ludaversal

Ludaversal
Studio album by Ludacris
Released	March 31, 2015
Recorded	2010–15
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:18
Label	Disturbing tha Peace Def Jam
Producer	Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (exec.) Chaka Zulu (exec.) Jeff Dixon (exec.) Rico Love Giorgio Tuinfort Da Internz Mike Will Made It Frank Dukes !llmind Syk Sense 1500 or Nothin' Kyle Justice J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League David Banner Just Blaze DJ Toomp DJ Pain 1 Bigg D Steven Q-Beatz T-Minus Alex da Kid Mel & Mus
Ludacris chronology
Burning Bridges (2014) Ludaversal (2015)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition artwork
Singles from Ludaversal
"Good Lovin" Released: December 15, 2014 "Come & See Me" Released: March 17, 2015 "Grass Is Always Greener" Released: June 13, 2015

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Billboard
HipHopDX
Rolling Stone
XXL Magazine	(XL)
Exclaim!	6/10

Ludaversal is the eighth studio album by American rapper Ludacris. It was released on March 31, 2015, by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place during 2011 to 2015, while the production on the album was handled by several producers; including Mike Will Made It, Rico Love, Giorgio Tuinfort and Da Internz, among others.

On March 13, 2012, Ludacris announces the album, titled Ludaversal would be released on September 11, 2012 (which is on his birthday). One of the songs recorded for Ludaversal, titled "Ocean Skies" originally featured vocals from singer Anita Baker. Baker's vocals were later replaced by singer Monica.

On October 9, 2014, Ludacris announced an EP, titled "Burning Bridges" will be released in December 2014, and then his album Ludaversal will be follow-up on March 31, 2015. On October 31, 2014, Ludacris released the lead single from his EP, titled "Good Lovin" featuring American singer Miguel.

On March 3, 2015, Ludacris held a listening party for Ludaversal with Def Jam. The tracks "Ludaversal (Intro)", "Not For Long" featuring Usher and "Come N See Me" featuring Big K.R.I.T. were revealed to the public.

On December 15, 2014, Ludacris released an EP, titled "Burning Bridges". The final track from the EP, titled "Good Lovin'" featuring Miguel, serves as the lead single from Ludaversal. On March 10, 2015, Ludacris released 2 pre-order tracks from the album titled: "Call Ya Bluff" and "Beast Mode". "Come & See Me" and "Grass Is Always Greener" were both later sent to urban radio to further promote the album.

Ludaversal received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 63, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 11 reviews. In a mixed review for Exclaim!, Samantha O'Connor wrote that Ludacris finds himself in between "owning up to the voracious hunger needed to reach a new level of fulfillment and being trapped by the desperation to regain a title that is no longer his."