This is a recent interview Luda had with the beautiful people of Men Style Magazine. I really felt him on the whole Oprah thing. That woman really played him, Oprah may be one of the first black billionaires with a successful talk show and magazine but she is NOT QUEEN of the WORLD, and not SUPERIOR to anyone. I'm glad he spoke his mind about the whole situation. This is reality for all the people who put OPRAH on some kind of pedestal, here's the interview:
I call bullshit on how Oprah criticized your music when you were on her show with the cast of Crash.
I’m glad you said that. I can talk about this for days. She edited out a lot of my comments while keeping her own in. Of course, it’s her show, but we were doing a show on racial discrimination, and she gave me a hard time as a rapper when I came on there as an actor.
What happened after the taping? Were you furious?
Initially, I wasn’t even invited on the show, and they called the night before to tell me I could be on. So after the taping, she pulled me into a room and we had a five-minute conversation. What I got was that by having rappers on her show, she feels like she’s empowering them.
Did you start to sweat?
I didn’t start sweating, but since I wasn’t invited at first, it was like being at someone’s house who doesn’t really want you there. It was already uncomfortable.
What if she wanted you back?
I don’t know. It would maybe be as an actor—not a rapper—which to me is unfair. I don’t see why people like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, who I am huge fans of, it’s okay for them to go on Oprah. They speak the same language as I do, but they do it through comedy, so I guess that’s acceptable to her.
Let’s change the subject: What actor would you love to work with?
Jeffrey Wright. Yeah, man, he is highly underrated.
And which actress?
I would love to do something with Felicity Huffman.
Really? Because you love Desperate Housewives?
No, no. I just think she’s a great actress. And that older woman who has a lot of buzz. What’s her name?
Shirley MacLaine?
Yeah, Shirley MacLaine. She’s amazing, man. I had a chance to meet her at a film festival, so I told her I would love to work with her. She was like, “We have to make it happen!”
Wow, I’m so surprised. I would never have guessed that.
That’s what interviews are all about—so people can know what’s inside Ludacris’s head. It’s not all about chicken and beer and big butts. It’s also about Shirley MacLaine.
I’m glad you said that. I can talk about this for days. She edited out a lot of my comments while keeping her own in. Of course, it’s her show, but we were doing a show on racial discrimination, and she gave me a hard time as a rapper when I came on there as an actor.
What happened after the taping? Were you furious?
Initially, I wasn’t even invited on the show, and they called the night before to tell me I could be on. So after the taping, she pulled me into a room and we had a five-minute conversation. What I got was that by having rappers on her show, she feels like she’s empowering them.
Did you start to sweat?
I didn’t start sweating, but since I wasn’t invited at first, it was like being at someone’s house who doesn’t really want you there. It was already uncomfortable.
What if she wanted you back?
I don’t know. It would maybe be as an actor—not a rapper—which to me is unfair. I don’t see why people like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, who I am huge fans of, it’s okay for them to go on Oprah. They speak the same language as I do, but they do it through comedy, so I guess that’s acceptable to her.
Let’s change the subject: What actor would you love to work with?
Jeffrey Wright. Yeah, man, he is highly underrated.
And which actress?
I would love to do something with Felicity Huffman.
Really? Because you love Desperate Housewives?
No, no. I just think she’s a great actress. And that older woman who has a lot of buzz. What’s her name?
Shirley MacLaine?
Yeah, Shirley MacLaine. She’s amazing, man. I had a chance to meet her at a film festival, so I told her I would love to work with her. She was like, “We have to make it happen!”
Wow, I’m so surprised. I would never have guessed that.
That’s what interviews are all about—so people can know what’s inside Ludacris’s head. It’s not all about chicken and beer and big butts. It’s also about Shirley MacLaine.
