LUDA! Ludacris covers VIBE magazine’s digital version, and he details all upcoming work. Tracks like “Call Ya Bluff” and “Beast Mode” are only teasers as to what fans can expect from Ludaversal, the album that is on the way Mar. 31. Along with Luda’s eighth studio album, he was in Dubai filming for Fast And Furious 7, a movie that in the past, grossed over $600 million. Let’s work.

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VIBE: Ludaversal is your first album in five years. How has that time affected your approach to this album?

Ludacris: I didn’t mean for it to be like this. I took a little time off because after seven consecutive albums you need to get inspired again to have some shit to write about. However, I didn’t mean for it to be five years—more like three. When we were shooting Furious 7, of course there was the untimely death of our friend Paul Walker. Production got shut down and everything got pushed back an entire year. In the end, everything ended up working out perfectly because I was able to get rid of some records and continue to record and make the greatest body of work possible.

Aside from his explosive return in music, Ludacris has been working on his role as Tej Parker in the Fast and Furious 7.

The trailer for Furious 7 definitely put the world on notice as well. What was it like shooting in Abu Dhabi?
It was great. There’s so much money in Abu Dubai, so much oil. It shows what life can be in terms of how much money is out there. And the people are all about family. They’re extremely disciplined. It’s inspiring.

Djimon Hounsou and Jason Statham joined the cast for Furious 7, but if there’s an eighth chapter, who would you want to see added?
Tom Cruise would be the ultimate. He’s legendary. The man has been in every action film you could think of. I think that’d be exciting to the fans.

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