Ludacris has confirmed that his eighth studio album, Ludaversal, is slated for a May release date. Luda said that he's already collaborated with Usher for the project, but hopes to bring in a few more surprise guests.

"Usher is one person that I've already worked with," he says, "and in terms of other artists, you can say that there's going to be a lot of surprises on here."

The Atlanta spitter also revealed that the album is "about 40 percent done" and that the Neptunes have produced the project.

"I've pretty much collected about 80 percent of the beats that I need and I've started writing ideas on them. First I have to love the beat, absolutely love it," he said, noting that the first single will drop in March. "It's been a minute since I've been away from music, and there is just so much to talk about... So [the album] is mostly about my personal life, my travels, my experiences, rumors, gossip -- you know, everything coming together in one."

Expect the first single to drop in March.

Source: hiphopdx.com