Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris is an American rapper and actor. After forming his own label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, Ludacris later signed with Def Jam South and would go on to become one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success with his subsequent releases. Ludacris has won an MTV Video Music Award and three Grammy Awards for his music.