Awkward interview with Ludacris | Highly Questionable

Things get awkward with Ludacris on Highly Questionable.
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[@squidlesfiddles]

Ludacris handled that with dignity and tried his best not to make it awkward, horrible questions.

[@Rappatiligoe0419]

Literally 100% of Highly Questionable's interviews are awkward and uncomfortable. There's something about these guys that makes all of their interviews seem so tense

[@stefblackgenx197]

Rappatiligoe0419 They're full of bull****. That's why.*

[@kenneth8370]

Thats what real Journalist do they ask tough questions genius!

[@akilfernando7480]

They ask questions that know will piss off the person they are interviewing. They do it on purpose it seems like.

[@Infam0usKiller]

These guys are practically giving highly questionable questions.

[@Peewyld]

They do it on purpose, there are tons of sports shows out there. Dan and Stugotz have found success becaue they are not afraid to make people uncomfortable. This comment proves that You dont get the show!

[@BrandonHawk21]

thats not awkward it's just annoying for ludacris

[@BrandonHawk21]

true

[@jeffa9940]

***** people never got direct awnsers back in the day so it might be irrelevant but it's nice to know for fans I would assume.

[@Ethan-pr1zh]

Jeff A yea.. for fans that probably forgot about it a week after it happened.. like most things

[@ghost3337]

Brandon Hawk I don't watch a lot, but every Highly Questionable video I've they're trying to annoy someone to get a rise out of them, which I have seen done by many interviewers before. These guys just seem to fail at it every time; that's really the awkward part of their videos.

[@BillClay88]

ghost3337 That's funny u said that, I was just talking abt the show with someone..like Papi...Dan and Bo are goofs, I watch show and I like it, but I was saying same, I think they should drop interview segment..they are absolutely terrible and I do think their funny alot of times, but terrible interviewers and not funny really ever and they think they are, thank god they edit alot of interview content coz im assuming producers know it blows, but god, how many worthless shows does espn have that are unwatchable? Im thinking over 90% ..in that area..

[@znhait]

There was nothing awkward about that. Ludacris just said that he wanted to talk about something else and said it in a nice way.

[@FlashMoney8]

Respect to Luda

[@thuggathuggababy]

Why does ludacris sound like the nba 2k15 my player

[@curtevans2551]

Lol I hate you

[@jakartathomassr.1719]

Cause they used his voice lol

[@marcosmireles7545]

I just want to say that I love these interviews I love how they bring questions outside of the box and even just unorthodox and I love how they keep things light nothing too serious. I've seen a couple of their interviews and I always noticed that the interviewees always seem to have a good time.

[@mrsain19]

Luda is very well spoken and always has been. Ive been a fan since the beginning. Remember kid from his days in Champaign, Illinois, even before he left for Atlanta. Always been a fan of his intelligence and his sense of humor, Luda is very witty, not just in his rhymes and acting style, but in real life. Im a fan of that. He very maturely fixed that interview REAL quick when he didnt want to answer any more questions about dated material. lol.

[@herogibson]

Darius Slaw maturely is a good descriptor for it. he did so with respect, kept a smile on his face, and continued the interview.

[@DELETETHISPLEASE]

Damn im so used to rappers like chief keef and young thug sounding like their falling asleep ludacris sounds like an english teacher.

[@MMA_CAT]

He graduated college at Georgia State

[@GaryClutchClark]

Dan totally blew this interview. Jesus. Beef that, beef this.

[@Peewyld]

Would you rather they talk about the fast and furious franchise... lol

[@KrackDiesel]

You two made it awkward. What's up with this show's obsession about rap beefs?

[@whitiscool1]

Krack Diesel pretty simple answer: rap beefs are what the viewers find interesting, that's why they place so much focus on it. like say i had a fight with someone in 1950. however between 1951-2015 nothing bad ever happened and it was all positive stuff. they're still gonna talk about the fight in 1950.

[@KrackDiesel]

nucky thompson I don't ask because I don't know. It's just corny and honestly I feel like it's discriminatory. It is what it is. As long as other people see it.

[@slappyhappy6192]

Attention whores.

[@lekalaxz-a-million4548]

They've never been in a fight!

[@gr8workethix]

Haha their anchoring skills are "highly questionable ".

[@Noname-wz1yy]

Luda is so professional. To be learnt from.

[@mikeymike5862]

Luda is a great success of our age why they tryna bring him down with this interview

[@antwandarellefenton]

Exactly

[@Peewyld]

they did not try to bring him down, he brought himself down by accepting an interview on ESPN. Their producers were probably like "hey we got ludacris comming in next week" oh wow great for what? "I dont know but it is a slow week and he accepted so lets do it" What should we ask him? "uhhh lets talk about 2 fast 2 furious" no lets keep it relevant "uhh what about the new fast and furious movies" jeeze is that all we go, well ind something good from the past because who cares about his sports takes

[@williest1]

This interview was so 'ludicrous' it made Dan le Batard seem old and outdated! Luda is a Grammy winning artist with 7 albums under his belt, multi-platinum selling records and is part of a $BILLION movie franchise! And they brought up old shit. SMDH....

[@curtevans2551]

The pun was sooo intended lol

[@EJacobsBeats]

It's not awkward, you guys we're asking terrible questions. You pissed him off by only talking about his past because there's a stigma of him being a "washed up" rapper and he's currently trying to make his come back. Misleading title.

[@harrismaroushek3842]

He is washed the hell up buddy... 10 years ago still with his corn rolls he was worth a listen his last 10 years musically have been garbage for sure battle of the sexes was freakin terrible lol

[@herogibson]

Harris Maroushek corn rolls? dafuq is that?

[@EJacobsBeats]

herogibson He's obviously too white too know that it's *cornrows. And i'm white.

[@kenneth8370]

Thats what REAL journalist do they ask tough questions that might make you uncomfortable genius maybe Luda show only be interviewed by MTV TMZ Entertainment Tonight lol

[@kenneth8370]

It was actually good to here him and Bill O'Reilly made amends

[@228allday]

I bought the Red Light District CD when i was 10 😂that was the last album cover were he had braids

[@The100Media]

228allday He had braids on the DTP shit

[@228allday]

I mean as of his solo album

[@The100Media]

228allday tru

[@1023Endurance]

This was neither awkward nor uncomfortable

[@slurmsmackenzie5729]

The reason they ask him about old stuff is because Ludacris has been irrelevant for the last decade.

[@cantguard26]

Idk frl he's been in movies,he's had good songs here and there. I wouldn't say he's been irrelevant I'd just say he's been less focused on music.

[@KrackDiesel]

Slurms MacKenzie By that logic, why even have him on the show then?

[@SantosPhillipCarlo]

Slurms MacKenzie Um, no.

[@brandondaniels9471]

Slurms MacKenzie Well, perhaps there's more to life than trying to be "relevant." Maybe some people value living a normal lifestyle, outside of the spot light, without controversy and without beefs. Most of the people who want to be "relevant" seem to have a ton of baggage. I have much more respect for people like Ludacris than those who are just desperate for attention. As he says in this interview, most celebrity beef is done for publicity's sake.

[@B9King937]

Krack Diesel Because he was big at one point. They still interview guys like ringo starr who hasn't been relevant since the 60s.

[@johnnyfraction5699]

"Why did T.I punch your manager in the face?" Great interview question! I hate that people skip over that history between Ludacris and T.I because to me it is almost a complete replica of the Canibus and LL Cool J back and forth as far as how it all started. Think about it. LL Cool J felt some kind of way about Canibus's original verse on "4321" and responded on the same song with a direct scolding at the end of "Stomp". Ludacris did the exact same thing and although this was years ago, I'm still some what disappointed at how no one points this out or even realize how significant their dispute really was on so many levels. Until this day I feel like regardless of who is at fault for initiating, Ludacris really wanted it with T.I's pen. This is absolute reality.

[@terrellrobertson2258]

1995

[@benchwarmerss9165]

Amazes me to look now and see all these podcast asking these questions and HQ got all the beef now

[@larrysteele9603]

Are they taking turns blinking or is it me?Lmao

[@AdreamlyfeByMichelle]

omg awkward af. LMAOOOOO. The faces on the interview guys kill me.

[@RudeWon]

Handled like a real gentleman good look luda !!

[@thoughtprovoker6958]

Sometimes we don't understand or realize that interviewers have questions that they would like to ask the person they are interviewing, for years. When they finally get the chance to interview this person, years may have passed, but these may be questions that they have wanted to know the answers to all this time. So when the time comes that they get to interview this person they still ask the questions that they have been wanting to know all this time.

[@mrmyko]

LMAO at Ludacris @3:36 "could you talk about somethin that at least happened within the last 5 years"

[@beetlejuice4357]

And then the guy binks his eyes 500 times per minute lmao

[@Peewyld]

the response should have been "like what Luda, you wanna talk about your role in the fast and furious franchise" lol

[@givit2ustr846]

If you expected the real Ludacris 2 sound like the rapper Ludacris, im sure u are pretty disappointed 😞

[@XxBringBackThePastxX]

Awkward.........thanks Dan

[@turtleanddad4563]

Bomani with the wedding question!

[@jrno93]

Luda made the early 2000s

[@YogurtSalad]

Loved his Bill O'Reily story.

[@majorharris8194]

Is this show still on the air?

[@kevinbermingham3135]

Nothing awkward about that. Ludacriss handled those questions brilliantly and kept things positive. The interviewers were awkward, that was it.

[@Candyman354]

This is what happens when you get espn guys doing an interview on someone whos an artist not an athlete

[@Peewyld]

why did he accept? lol he knew it was a sports show. Highly questionable goes outside the box that is why it works. To Dan this was a succesful interview if you are familiar with how Lebetard operates which I assume you are not which means You dont get the show

[@kable1982]

Luda handled himself well with all the negative questions horrible questions! if anything ask him about his new album

[@JoeJoe-wp1vv]

The end, "it's on iTunes, they can get it right now."

[@B9King937]

What's the difference between asking someone about stuff that happened 5yrs ago and 12yrs ago? They're interviewing you about your life. You can't just tell them not to ask you anything from pre 2010 haha

[@malnotmal6084]

B9King937 Because usually if your career is not over yet (which is arguable in this case) Your on these shows to promote your newest work and they know that

[@ronniesullivan2205]

I didn't really think it was awkward for real

[@choiyenaenjoyer]

luda goated for this

[@marcoscifuentes876]

Had no idea this show was still on. Maybe because I work during the day, who watches it anyway?

[@203Rez]

Bomani laughed and was like...... 😑 lmao

[@130world1]

He looked like he'd never seen those questions

[@Bigchuck678]

They didn't ask anything relevant in this interview.

[@Peewyld]

like what..? "hey luda when is FAST 15 coming out" idk man I appreciate you looking 10 years in the future but could you at least stay within the next five years "my apologies kind sir. hey luda when is fast 7 coming out" ahh finally something relevant.... lol like seriously they only had him on the show because it was a slow week and he accepted.

[@broncodad4773]

Yah he handled that better than what most people could ever handle those questions today.

[@elsoukin]

Those have to be the stupidest most useless questions they could have wasted time asking him. Instead of promoting him and any current/future endeavors he's doing, they just bash him. Always been a fan of luda's music, and now gain even more respect for him as a person for it getting up and waking out, or even getting mad. Kept his cool, answered the dumb questions, and ended the interview on a good note with the only good question asked the whole time.

[@VerbalKush]

Thank You Luda for being very professional.

[@stefblackgenx197]

As a freelance journalist, I wouldn't bring up a negative situation unless it's news that's relatively new and controversial. Even then, there is a professional and respectful way of doing that.*

[@samuell.jackson8159]

he does get asked the same questions on every interview..

[@yusufbadereldin5074]

Is that guy all the way on the left the guy who says DEEZ NUTS

[@Mangaboy69]

Listen to Patrice o'neal ludacris interview wow

[@amydiane5175]

😭😂😂 that fool said it can’t just be all the happy stuff 🤔 why tf not LOL ✌️ i like how luda handled it tho

[@Peewyld]

because it is ESPN.. duhhhh. you should ask yourself why ludacris accepted this interview. the producers of this show were prolly sitting there like "hey we got ludacris to come on next week!" awesome.. for what? "uhh idk but its a sow week and he accepted so lets do it" should we ask him sports stuff? "no were pretty good at that already" uhh should we talk about fast and furious? "no what else has he done lately?" uhh he claims to be making music again but uhh idk if we should talk about, lets just wing it he will be fine and we paid him less than we paid to get our cars detailed last week lol and there is a limit of 3 emojis per comment like dayum girl

[@203Rez]

Lmao bomani was laughed- and then was like.....😑 Then he like “recent stuff” lmao Luda handled that exceptionally.

[@whoodyGPonder-fj6hq]

Luda is like cmon man did u guys even try to research on my recent endeavors? Such bad questions

[@OneHunnedPercent]

Far from awkward he handled himself well and made y'all uncomfortable lol rarely happens on HQ.

[@ericarmstrong8561]

Luda handled that😂🤣

[@JoeJoe-wp1vv]

"Can we talk about something from the last 5yrs..."

[@JackCarterDOA]

Such a great interview that could have happened. Instead it was garbage. Unusual.

[@Peewyld]

ohyou wanted to here some sports takes from Ludacris.... or did you want to talk about the fast and furious

[@nkj777able]

I saw this, Luda is a "touchy" guy.....very protective of his image.

[@SwiftNap]

Lmao luda is great. so eloquent.

[@dhj_1843]

That a dumb question to an OG smh.

[@Swagcom-kh7cu]

What question?

[@jakeocho3084]

See why he so good in Hollywood

[@ramialharthi778]

Ludacris looks like Martin Lawrence making a funny face

[@AnisaInWonderland]

Yeah they're pushing it. It feels awkward when he asks questions

[@teamaintnutn]

Get um Lu....😂😤

[@raysfonexchange]

Gwaan Luda....handled with dignity and class!

[@MrKing8050]

Dan really sounded dated here

[@Peewyld]

luda was and still is dated

[@rickyalfaro4417]

Ludacris is that boy .... he handled things like a gentleman. God bless him

[@TonyBMoviehood]

The guy on the left's blinking is throwing me off. Where some shades next interview

[@oopsurdeadm8bless510]

Lol my dads buddy was repairing Luda's plane during one of his concerts and the pilot let him Check out the inside of it. He had snickers inside of his plane. He stole one of his fucking snickers.

[@nickmiller48234]

Every question was negative or how a situation coulda went wrong

[@ralphpena7761]

Does luda know if we talked about the last 5 years then all they are talking about is a bieber song (i think it came out 5 years ago) and movies about fast cars.

[@SetabRP]

***** just because it makes money dont make it interesting enough to talk about. I know i dont wanna hear about either.

[@afreedman4361]

Okay. I get it. This show intends to ask stupid questions.

[@datboynez7307]

Ludacris is from Illinois and moved to the south and been in the south for years and still doesn’t sound like a a country dude.

[@MF-Rell]

I'm sorry but there's people in the South that can speak without the southern drawl. Gee whiz travel sometimes.

[@MikeyDunksMusic]

I like their interviews. This one was a lil wack though. They didn't have great chemistry.

[@WILD__THINGS]

I can't stand when celebrities say they don't want to talk about the past. What they really mean is they don't want to talk about things in the past that make them look bad. Notice how he had no problem talking about working at the radio station, his first album, etc. His radio gig was 20+ years ago. I didn't see him complain when that was brought up. But as soon as something is mentioned that doesn't paint him in the best light, it's "can we at least talk about the last 5 years?" I completely understand not wanting to dwell on past negativity, but just keep it real and say that instead of admonishing the interviewer for bringing up the past at all.

[@rastheking]

Lol word. Onyx did that on the breakfast club. Funny thing is I think it was a throwback Thursday theme

[@WILD__THINGS]

rastheking yeah exactly, the were more than happy to talk about their earlier days but as soon as brandy and 50 cent were brought up they didn't want to talk about the past

[@stefblackgenx197]

sakecity7 You make a great point. Didn't even see it that way.*

[@garygrayson3489]

Lol

[@herogibson]

sakecity7 well, a) he didnt admonish them, he asked them to "please" keep the questions current. and, i dont know how much more real someone can get than to object 3 or 4 times to loaded questions about negative events in the past, yet remain respectful. not to mention they need him, he doesnt need them, and he stuck around and delivered for the whole interview. b) if somebody asks me about something i dont want to talk about, i tell them i dont want to talk about it. and thats literally all they get. its not against the law, nor is it against even the smallest degree of a moral code, to avoid talking about topics you would rather not discuss. in this case, its kind of weird, because usually these kind of things are screened before hand. i.e. the interviewee is shown, or in some way made aware of, the questions/topics that the interviewer is going to discuss. not sure if that process was skipped, or what happened there, but if a guy doesnt want to talk about something, why is the expectation that he *has* to talk about it anyway? 9.9/10 people will avoid talking about something if the do not want to talk about, so let's not hold someone else to a different standard than we would hold ourselves. as i said before, he handled this very respectfully. he even gave them a little of what they were asking for, despite not wanting to discuss those topics. better man than me.

[@beaches2mountains230]

Props to Luda for handling this like a Man!

[@kingbobby9389]

Man these fools be doggin luda.shame on you

[@PooWop360]

Seems like he turns the 'Luda' off in interviews lately and now he's Chris Bridges. Maybe just in certain interviews

[@bodent6159]

Wrong platform

[@bryandoom4197]

Love you Luda .dont fall for the ish...love you broski

[@AP-ik2tl]

It should be highly uncomfortable.

[@emilesjoseph6542]

Scratching his face a bit is a sign of embarrassment. Emiles from Haiti.

[@cpcypherful]

These guys blink so much it's distracting.

[@durtysoufboi]

lmao I thought it was just me

[@realrell3]

Now I can't stop but noticing they are blinking like that

[@Bran.man24]

LOL

[@givit2ustr846]

Calm down

[@jakeocho3084]

Lmao hahHH

[@darrylonboxing114]

Ludacris is one cool dude

[@tryp_da_ghost]

Luda in His feeling

[@OJ_Himpson]

Why does Bomani look irritated like all the time lol

[@miket6706]

And this is awkward/uncomfortable how?

[@PrymeMick]

Ludacris is a sharp dude.

[@khalidalahbabi3394]

Ludacris handled like a Pro

[@DopeDude1231]

Put that dude on hush mode

[@drngo477]

Stir fried beef

[@majorharris8194]

What's the dumbest thing...?

[@MarkoPolo530]

yeah definitely not awkward/uncomfortable like say the mike tyson one but Luda just seemed annoyed. what about his recent successes with the fast and the furious movies etc.

[@urwrstntmre]

Lebatard is worse than skip bayless

[@YNTGUNS]

This interview was not awkward?

[@qstar710]

That was akward, what's Luda done in the last decade anyway

[@burtfurt1995]

Haha Papi said " what is the DUMB BEST" thing you ever bought and Ludacris had him repeat it. Lol

[@lowbo47omzascotave94]

*Eastside Low Bottoms shit !* For anyone that's interested, there's an interview with Ludacris, Opie and Anthony and comedian/philosopher/genius Patrice O'Neal. The clip is about an hour or so long, but the interview itself is about 20 mins. At the time, Ludacris was promoting the movie Max Steele. He seemed very "tamed" then as he does here, seemingly not really wanting to answer questions about his past experiences with Bill O'Reilly, the Oprah stuff whn she was "denouncing" rap and rappers. Almost not wanting to ruffle any feathers now that he's in that Hollywood machine. But the most interesting part happens AFTER the interview, whn the guys are discussing wut just happened and wut is it that Hollywood does to ppl whn they become "celebrities". I highly recommend it...search "Patrice O'Neal vs. Ludacris" and enjoy. And in advance, UR WELCOME ! #PatriceTheGreat

[@WeHaveTheRansom]

Luda real as hell

[@nycpolo4438]

Luda!! 🔥🔥

[@antwandarellefenton]

🔥🔥

[@tatiannatorres6388]

I would of walked out.