His team's not playing, so Atlanta rap star Ludacris found another way to attend a National Football League playoff game: He agreed to perform at halftime during Sunday's Vikings-Giants game in Minneapolis.
Vikings recruit Ludacris to perform at Sunday's playoff game vs. Giants
The Atlanta rapper's halftime appearance in Minneapolis precedes his St. Paul gig with Janet Jackson in May.
January 13, 2023 at 4:41PM
Vikings representatives announced the "How Low" and "Money Maker" hitmaker's appearance via Twitter on Friday morning, which read, "We're coming for that No. 1 spot."
Attendees at the game can expect the 45-year-old rapper to rush his way through a handful of his No. 1 rap hits on the field while the teams hit the locker rooms. He performed for about seven minutes during a regular season NFL game in Las Vegas last year.
Entering the third decade of his music career — which jump-started in 2000 with his first hit "What's Your Fantasy?" — Ludacris is scheduled to tour with Janet Jackson later this year, including a St. Paul date with her at Xcel Energy Center on May 30. He's becoming a frequent visitor to the Twin Cities, having also performed at Mystic Lake Casino this past September and attended the memorial service for George Floyd in 2020.
The real-life Chris Bridges is also well known as an actor from the "Fast & Furious" movies, a title the Vikings will hopefully take to heart Saturday.
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