• More Ludacris news, reviews, videos and tour dates
• Buy Ludacris music from Amazon
• • Ludacris news RSS Feed

Rapper-actor Ludacris is set for a cameo in 'The Simpsons', appearing this weekend in the animated series’ 400th episode.

Ludacris, whose real name is Chris Bridges, plays ‘Luda-Crest’ in the episode which will be shown Sunday night in the US.

The rapper is well-known for his acting abilities having starred in Oscar-winning film ‘Crash’, ‘Hustle & Flow’ and a recent role on the television show‘Law & Order: SVU’.

He recently scored a massive hit in the US with the track ‘Runaway Love’, a collaboration with Mary J Blige.

--By our New York staff.
[url="/about"]Find out more about NME.[/url]

Visit NME Video for the latest music videos and artist interviews

• Previous: U2 bring first live-action, multi-camera digital 3-D feature to Cannes
• Next: Amy Winehouse weds in secret