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Ludacris reveals how spending $20K on his debut album propelled him to success
Veteran rapper Ludacris forked out his own money to finance his debut album, which he released independently, and it appeared that decision opened big doors for him in his career. The 47-year-old, born Christopher Brian Bridges, released his independent debut album, Incognegro, in August 1999. Without support from a major labor label, the Chicken-n-Beer rapper…