A Geographical Mapping of Rapper Ludacris’ Hoes

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A Geographical Mapping of Rapper Ludacris’ Hoes

March 14, 2008 by Michael

I came across the topic of this post on Strange Maps last week at work, lost track of it, then found it again today.

Several years ago, rapper Ludacris released a song that was a big hit, titled “Area Codes,” in which he rapped about the various “hoes” he supposedly has all across the United States. The title of the song comes from the fact that he utilizes area code numbers to pinpoint exactly what regions all his hoes are located in. It’s an absurdly hilarious song.

A studious geography major, Stefanie Gray, apparently couldn’t let this opportunity to inform and educate pass her by. So she collected data from the lyrics of the song and mapped it out. Her diligent work produced this result (click to enlarge):

And here are some of the interesting things she found by analyzing the data:

“Ludacris heavily favors the East Coast to the West, save for Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Las Vegas.”

“Ludacris travels frequently along the Boswash corridor.”

“There is a ‘ho belt‘ phenomenon nearly synonymous with the ‘Bible Belt’.”

“Ludacris has hoes in the entire state of Maryland.”

“Ludacris has a disproportionate ho-zone in rural Nebraska. He might favor white women as much as he does black women, or perhaps, girls who farm.”

“Ludacris’s ideal ‘ho-highway’ would be I-95.”

“Ludacris has hoes in the Midway and Wake Islands. Only scientists are allowed to inhabit the Midway Islands, and only military personnel may inhabit the Wake Islands. Draw your own conclusion.”

Go back to the post on Strange Maps for more details — and the very entertaining comments that are posted there.

Songs of the Day:

Ludacris (ft. Nate Dogg) - “Area Codes” / (album link)
John Mayer - “Area Codes (Ludacris cover)” / (live/unreleased)

I think John Mayer gets a lot of undeserved bashing. He’s really a decent artist. Here’s another cover by him.

John Mayer - “Kid A (Radiohead cover)” / (live/unreleased)

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8 Responses to “A Geographical Mapping of Rapper Ludacris’ Hoes”

on March 14, 2008 at 7:45 pm1 rokkuramu

Hilarious. I guess he hates GA, just passed straight through it didn’t he?
on March 14, 2008 at 11:26 pm2 Michael

Yeah, and he seems to avoid the entire Midwest. Seems like Nebraska is a surprise hit with Luda…almost half the state!
on March 15, 2008 at 8:49 am3 orvillelloyddouglas

This is an interesting observation about Ludacris, although I do think it is offensive for him to use the term “hoes”. John Mayer is definitely a talented artist I like the hit song from his latest CD. Although something about Mayer’s personality really irks me. Mayer comes across as pretentious at times and acts like he knows everything. He reminds me of George Clooney and not in a good way either.
on March 15, 2008 at 1:42 pm4 Michael

Oh yes…it is no doubt offensive. This is what that geography major said about it:

“I’m a female and a feminist. I dislike the usage of the word ‘ho’. However, as a geography major, I find this song hilarious, and had to map it.”

It’s offensive…but it’s so absurd in it’s “offensiveness” that it crosses the line into being ridiculous and funny. I mean, c’mon…he’s rhyming with area code numbers in his rap! I don’t feel too bad because I’m laughing AT Ludacris’ expense. You almost can’t help it.

And yes, Mayer is a bit pretentious and just sort of…cocky. He is actually extremely funny a lot of times. I do see what you’re saying about him though…and I wouldn’t really argue with it. All I’m saying is that in the last few years of his career, he has proven to be a pretty damn proficient guitarist at least. What bothers me are music “critics” and bloggers constantly cutting him down as that “Body is a Wonderland” guy. Yes, it’s a horrible song, but, as you know, he’s actually made some good music since.
on March 18, 2008 at 1:49 pm5 crystalgable

Great post. I’ve always loved maps and this one is extremely funny. I’m surprised he didn’t include area 57 and cloverfield: the area formerly known as central park. LOL!
on March 18, 2008 at 9:59 pm6 Michael

Well, those places are like top-secret, classified places…you probably have to play the song backwards to hear those shout outs.
on March 19, 2008 at 10:05 am7 kittymao

Nice- and Hilarious.
I really enjoy Ludacris and feel that Humor plays a big part in his work… in fact, many of my favorite rappers have a HUGE sense of Humor, from Method Man and Ol’ Dirty to Snoop and Dr. Dre!
on March 20, 2008 at 12:18 am8 Michael

I would agree. Most of the hip-hop that I enjoy the most come from the more serious, “socially conscious” rappers like Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Blackalicious, the Roots, and rappers of that ilk…but guys like Ludacris, Method Man/Red Man, Eminem(!), Dre, De La Soul, and Outkast are also engaging in entirely different ways. I find Snoop to be quite funny.