Starring in the Fast and Furious series was one of the many highlights of Ludacris’ career. According to director John Singleton, Luda’s role in the franchise’s second film was initially offered to Ja Rule.
Ja got too big for himself.He turned it down. He turned down a half a million dollars. He wouldnt return calls. I went to the studio to go see himthats just my mantra, I deal with a lot of music people. He was kinda playing me to the side and I was like, What?
Ja Rule starred in the first movie and earned a $15K check for his cameo. Luda took over and the rest is history…