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Audacious on his rhymes and indulgent with his appetites, Ludacris may flaunt the cartoonish side of his personality, but he isn\'t just another unreconstructed Southern rapper. Chicken -N- Beer, his third album (to go along with dozens of guest spots), shows a rapper balancing the weed, women, and fried chicken with shots at those who\'ve crossed him and a look at a few celebrity perils, delivered with his lightning-quick phrasing and cutting wit. That he\'s able to harness all this to his usual rollicking, all-in-good-fun persona is a testament to the best rapper in the business, one of the few who\'s actually celebrating something — and having a great time doing it. The steamy sex rap \"Stand Up\" may be the hit single, but most of the highlights here come toward the end, where Luda in... |