American rapper Ludacris Ludacris has not stopped rapping. However, there may have been periods in his career when he appeared to be less active in the music industry.

One such period was from 2014 to 2017 when he took a break from releasing albums. During this time, he continued to make guest appearances on other artists’ tracks and worked on other projects such as his acting career, hosting the MTV show “Fear Factor,” and his business ventures.

In an interview with The Breakfast Club, he spoke about his absence in the rap world. He believes taking a break from music when you’ve achieved everything you wanted to is necessary in order to progress as an artist.

“I feel like sometimes after nine albums, after doing so much music, every artist has a time where they kinda need to take a step back to get inspired again. I feel like I was just at this moment, probably for the last couple of years, where I was really enjoying all of the success for working so hard for so many years.”

“I feel like the best music is yet to come and that may sound like a politically correct statement or something that you’re supposed to say, but I honestly do believe that. I’m starting to get inspired again.”

In December 2022, it was announced that Ludacris would headline Janet Jacksons Together Again Tour which began in April 2023.