The Red Light District
The Red Light District is the fourth studio album from American hip hop recording artist Ludacris.[10] The album was released on December 7, 2004, through Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings, and was eventually certified double platinum by the RIAA. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart with 322,000 copies sold in its first week. The album's title refers to a district in Amsterdam where prostitution is common; red-light district.[11] The CD is accompanied by a 41-minute DVD[12] made by Decon of Ludacris visiting the red-light district, a cannabis growroom, an adult 'cam-house' and the recording of the Red Light District CD/DVD promo concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[13]
The Red Light District | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 7, 2004 (US) | |||
Recorded | 2003–04 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 65:22 | |||
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Producer |
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Ludacris chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Red Light District | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment.ie | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | (C+)[4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
HipHopDX | [6] |
RapReviews | (8/10)[7] |
PopMatters | (favorable)[8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Timbaland | 1:25 | |
2. | "Number One Spot" |
| DJ Green Lantern | 4:34 |
3. | "Get Back" |
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| 4:30 |
4. | "Put Your Money" (featuring DMX) |
| Icedrake | 4:13 |
5. | "Blueberry Yum Yum" (featuring Sleepy Brown) | Organized Noize | 3:55 | |
6. | "Child of the Night" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
| DK All Day | 5:01 |
7. | "The Potion" |
| Timbaland | 3:54 |
8. | "Pass Out" |
| Needlz | 4:21 |
9. | "Skit" | 0:55 | ||
10. | "Spur of the Moment" (featuring DJ Quik & Kimmi J.) |
| LT Moe | 4:15 |
11. | "Who Not Me" (featuring Small World & Dolla Boy) |
| Craig King | 4:56 |
12. | "Large Amounts" |
| Vudu | 4:33 |
13. | "Pimpin' All Over the World" (featuring Bobby Valentino) |
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| 5:29 |
14. | "Two Miles an Hour" |
| DJ Toomp | 4:45 |
15. | "Hopeless" (featuring Trick Daddy) |
| Heazy | 5:05 |
16. | "Virgo" (featuring Nas & Doug E. Fresh) | Salaam Remi | 3:31 | |
Total length: | 65:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Get Back (Rock Version)" (featuring Sum 41) | 4:13 |
Samples and interpolations
"Get Back"
- Interpolation from “Fuck You Tonight” by Notorious B.I.G.
"Child of the Night"
- "Portuguese Love" by Teena Marie
"Who Not Me"
- Interpolation from “Stick Em” by The Fat Boys
"Large Amounts"
- “Pick A Pocket Or Two” by Clive Reville
"Two Miles an Hour"
- "Little Child Runnin' Wild" by Curtis Mayfield
- "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Chart positions
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- "The Red Light District Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and more at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- "AllMusic review".
- "Entertainment.ie review". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- Dombal, Ryan (December 10, 2004). "Red Light District Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 93. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- Baker, Soren (December 15, 2004). "Los Angeles Times review".
- "HipHopDX review".
- "RapReviews review".
- "PopMatters review".
- Sheffield, Rob (December 15, 2004). "The Red Light District : Ludacris : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- "The Red Light District: Ludacris: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- "Red light district". Dictionary.com.
- "The Red Light District DVD: Ludacris: Music/DVD". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- Dante, PT. "The Making Of" with Self-Hemployed, Amsterdam, 28 February 2005.
- The Red Light District (booklet). Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam. 2004.
- "Ludacris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- "Ludacris Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- "Ludacris Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.