"Southern Hospitality" is the second single released off

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

's album '' Back for the First Time'', released in 2000. It was composed by

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. The song debuted at #86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the issue dated January 20, 2001, peaking at #23 on the issue dated March 24.

Music video

The official

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for the song was directed by

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. The video features cameo appearances by

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cr ...

, Jazze Pha, Scarface and

Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

Chart performance

"Southern Hospitality" peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' rap chart and number 6 on the R&B/hip-hop chart. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it reached number 23.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2000 songs 2001 singles Def Jam Recordings singles Ludacris songs Music videos directed by Jeremy Rall Song recordings produced by the Neptunes Songs written by Ludacris Songs written by Pharrell Williams {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub