Chris Bridges - Early Life

Early Life

Ludacris was born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois. He is the only child of Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges, both of whom are African American and Native American descent. Bridges wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta, and joined an amateur rap group three years later. He attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1996. From 1998 to 1999, he studied music management at Georgia State University.

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