LUDA SHUTS DOWN RESTAURANT TO OPEN “CHICKEN & BEER” SHOP

(blackmediaSCOOP) The next big release from Ludacris just happens to be an edible one. The rapper and Renaissance man has announced his plans to open a new restaurant called Chicken & Beer in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia. “I’m taking my restaurateur footprint into the busiest airport in the WORLD!” he tweeted on Tuesday (January 3). “Hartsfield-Jackson ATL International! Chicken & Beer coming soon!”

The name is a nod to Luda’s successful third album Chicken-N-Beer, a number one offering that sold almost half a million copies in its first week of release in 2003.

Meanwhile the Grammy winning artist is closing his restaurant Straits Atlanta, a Midtown eatery that he opened four years ago with partner Chris Yeo. He made the decision after winning a contract to open Chicken & Beer.

It will be located in the airport’s Concourse D, where it will compete for travelers’ attention with other quick-service choices such as Burger King, Chili’s, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, and Quizno’s. Luda has yet to specify when it will debut – likely a smart move considering that restaurant openings tend to get pushed back as frequently as album release dates change.

Will you stop by his shop?

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