Ludacris Celebrates 30th Birthday On September 7, 2007!

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (Top40 Charts/ XM Radio) - On Friday, September 7th at 7pm, Grammy Award-winning musician/actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges will celebrate his 30th birthday with a private gathering of friends at an exclusive event presented by XM Radio and being held at Cafe Martorano in the fabulous Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Joining him on this auspicious occasion will be celebrity guests including LeBron James, Quincy Jones, Joe Pesci, 50 Cent, Gnarls Barkley, recording songstress Ciara, Music Executive Kevin Liles, Island Def Jam Records President LA Reid, award-winning producer Timbaland and actress Gabrielle Union to name a few.

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges has amassed many accomplishments throughout the fields of Music, Film, Television and Business. In 1995, along with partners Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, he started the record label DISTURBING THA PEACE as a co-venture with Def Jam Records. As a multi-platinum artist, he has garnered numerous awards including MTV's VMA, BET Awards, Billboard Awards and in 2006 won two Grammys for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Single. His label DTP has also introduced several impressive artists in both the R&B and Hip-Hop Music genres.
Additionally, Ludacris hosts his own weekly XM Radio show with the new season of "Ludacris' Open Mic" premiering on Saturday, September 8th at 6 p.m. [ET] on XM's uncut hip-hop channel, "RAW" (XM 66). In his acting career, his roles in such feature films as the Oscar winning CRASH and HUSTLE AND FLOW have been critically-acclaimed garnering him an Image Award Nomination as well as wins for at both the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Awards. His foundation LUDACRIS FOUNDATION continues to supply money and support to various children's charities throughout the country.