Claim: Ludacris released his album on a record label.

The Red Light District is the fourth studio album from Def Jam recording artist Ludacris . The album was released on December 7 , 2004 through Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings , and was eventually certified double platinum by the RIAA . It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart with 322,000 copies sold in its first week . The album 's title refers to a district in Amsterdam where prostitution is common ; red-light district . The CD is accompanied by a 41-minute DVD made by Decon of the Ludacris visiting the Red Light District , a Cannabis growroom , an adult ` cam-house ' and the recording of the Red Light District CD/DVD promo concert in Amsterdam .  This was the last album that saw Ludacris wearing his once signature cornrows . The album has sold over 2.1 million copies to date .