Long before Ludacris was rocking stages across the globe ... It was at that time that he developed his now world-famous rap name, and dropped a debut LP titled Incognegro. Needless to say ...

Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson and more supported Ludacris at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE.

"Some music projects will be coming out next year," said Ludacris, 46, before explaining the new material isn't quite ready yet. "I don't wanna fake, I don't wanna stutter-step. I don't wanna be ...