A new Ludacris album may be released in the near future. The rapper discussed his plans to return to music as early as next year.
“Yeah, some music projects will be coming out next year. I don’t wanna fake, I don’t wanna stutter-step. I don’t wanna be like [André 3000] and say I got an album coming out. I don’t know,” explained the Atlanta native to BET in a new interview.
“It’s definitely some music coming next year, but I don’t know if it’s like an EP or an LP. We’re going to figure it out.”
The 46-year-old continued to explain the nearly 10-year hiatus since his last album, citing his pivot to acting and other endeavors taking his focus.
“These movie projects like Fast & Furious and doing a lot of things like the Karma’s World project that’s on Netflix. You know, doing other art forms where I’m creative, where I’m putting my heart into that, I want to make sure that I leave a legacy on this earth,” explained the “Money Maker” performer.
“So it was just taking a step back and getting hungry again, living some life. ‘Cause when you put out music, in order for it to be organic and real, you gotta talk about what goes on in your life. So if I had like nine consistent albums, sometimes you gotta take a step back and live some life so that you have a lot more to talk about and that’s what I was doing.”
Although the GRAMMY Award-winning musician plans to hit the recording studio, acting is still on his radar. In the conversation, he discussed roles he’d like to add to his resume in the future.
“I want to play the villain in one of these movies. I definitely would love to be a part of the Marvel universe or DC universe, but I wouldn’t mind playing the villain that doesn’t die. That’s what I’m looking for — one of those roles or like a Training Day villain-type role.”