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Ludacris took over Miami to celebrate 25 years in the music industry, and he invited a lot of his famous friends to turn up with him.
On Sunday night, March 8, the seasoned rapper-actor hit the stage for his headlining set at Jazz In The Gardens. He kicked off his set by serving up numerous hits from his extensive catalog, from "Stand Up" to "Southern Hospitality" from his debut album Back For The First Time. Midway through his set, Luda showed some love to his Disturbing Tha Peace family by bringing out his first surprise guest, Chingy. The St. Louis native helped Luda perform their collaboration "Holidae Inn" and stuck around to deliver "Right Thurr."
Ludacris continued to roll out more hits like "Act A Fool" and "Area Codes," but he also kept the surprises coming. He invited Shawnna out to perform "Gettin' Some" and their breakout hit "What's Your Fantasy?" Luda also called on Bobby V to deliver "Pimpin' All Over The World" and "Slow Down." Later on in the night, the Atlanta native also tapped his longtime friend I-20 to help him perform "Move B***h."
Luda couldn't come to Miami without reuniting with his old friends. During his set, he invited Uncle Luke to pop out and perform "Doo Doo Brown." While on stage, Ludacris gave Luke his flowers after he paved the way for artists to "say exactly what the f**k we wanna say on this stage and on these g*ddamn records."
Ludacris continued to make history during his set at Jazz In The Gardens. He invited Trick Daddy on stage to perform "Can't F**k Wit Me" and later called on Cee-Lo Green to pop out. The trio performed Trick's 2005 hit "Sugar (Gimme Some)" together for the first time live. Afterward, Ludacris had a special request for the 305 Mayor to perform his hit "Nann." During his set, the Diamond Princess herself Trina, appeared to perform her verse. Luda and Trina also teamed up to perform their 2004 collaboration, "B R Rite" and "Pull Over."
As if that wasn't enough, Luda had one last surprise. DJ Khaled ran up on stage toward the end to help perform "All I Do Is Win." Khaled and I-20 helped Ludacris close out his massive set.
Ludacris was the final performer of Jazz In The Gardens' extensive lineup of generational acts. Prior to his performance, Nelly and Ashanti delivered their own sets. Ashanti performed all her hits and brought some island vibes to the festival while Nelly hit the stage with his St. Lunatics partner Murphy Lee. Earlier in the night, other artists like El DeBarge, The Isley Brothers, Stephanie Mills, Tonio Armani and more delivered impressive sets with live bands.
The first night featured performances by Mýa, Ella Mai, Joe, Jhené Aiko, and GloRilla. Big Glo brought out Sexyy Red to perform "Whatchu Know Bout Me" while D-Nice hosted a super set with SWV, Donell Jones, Sunshine Anderson, Case and Kenny Burns.
Check more highlights from Jazz In The Gardens at the Hard Rock Stadium below.