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Ludacris recently visited Chicago to promote AIDS awareness to Evanston's NorthwesternUniversity students and to meet with U.S. Senator Barack Obama.
The Atlanta bred rapper, who is a spokesman for the international YouthAids organization's "Kick Me" awareness campaign, talked safe sex and condoms in a frank, one-hour Q & A with about 125 Northwestern students yesterday (November 29).
"I talk a lot about sex in my music, but you don't ever hear me talk about condoms. I can't speak for other rappers, but I think it's important that I let you know to be safe when you're having sex," Ludacris said. "Young people need to know about HIV/AIDS before it is too late, so it's extremely important that we talk about it."
Ludacris would order the media out of the room after introducing his mission. Luda divulged that he wanted the students to feel free to ask frank questions, and himself to be able to respond as frankly.
After his session with the students, the Grammy winning rapper would then meet up with Obama at the Illinois Senator's downtown office. The meeting was also closed to the press.
"We talked about empowering the youth," Luda said about the meeting. The Senator also declined to comment on the meeting, but his spokesman said it focused on AIDS awareness.
"They just basically shared their views on not only AIDS in America, but the AIDS epidemic in Africa," Julian Green, Obama's spokesman, revealed to The Chicago Sun Times. "Both Senator Obama and Ludacris have initiated individual efforts to bring attention to the cause, and the senator applauded Ludacris for using his stature and his celebrity to bring attention to the issue."
In related news, Luda recently signed on to play an elf in Fred Claus, a Christmas comedy starring Vince Vaughn. The flick centers on Santa's less accomplished brother, played by Vaughn, and how he almost ruins Christmas.
Fred Claus is slated to open nationwide late next year.
Source: sohh.com
The Atlanta bred rapper, who is a spokesman for the international YouthAids organization's "Kick Me" awareness campaign, talked safe sex and condoms in a frank, one-hour Q & A with about 125 Northwestern students yesterday (November 29).
"I talk a lot about sex in my music, but you don't ever hear me talk about condoms. I can't speak for other rappers, but I think it's important that I let you know to be safe when you're having sex," Ludacris said. "Young people need to know about HIV/AIDS before it is too late, so it's extremely important that we talk about it."
Ludacris would order the media out of the room after introducing his mission. Luda divulged that he wanted the students to feel free to ask frank questions, and himself to be able to respond as frankly.
After his session with the students, the Grammy winning rapper would then meet up with Obama at the Illinois Senator's downtown office. The meeting was also closed to the press.
"We talked about empowering the youth," Luda said about the meeting. The Senator also declined to comment on the meeting, but his spokesman said it focused on AIDS awareness.
"They just basically shared their views on not only AIDS in America, but the AIDS epidemic in Africa," Julian Green, Obama's spokesman, revealed to The Chicago Sun Times. "Both Senator Obama and Ludacris have initiated individual efforts to bring attention to the cause, and the senator applauded Ludacris for using his stature and his celebrity to bring attention to the issue."
In related news, Luda recently signed on to play an elf in Fred Claus, a Christmas comedy starring Vince Vaughn. The flick centers on Santa's less accomplished brother, played by Vaughn, and how he almost ruins Christmas.
Fred Claus is slated to open nationwide late next year.
Source: sohh.com