Burning Bridgesby Ludacris
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- The title track of Ludacris' Burning Bridges EP, the rapper explained to Billboard magazine the song is about, "where you talk about friends that have crossed you and you think everything is gonna be cool."
He added: "But you realize being in the industry and having fame and fortune, it's inevitable you're going to have to sacrifice certain relationships just because when you get all this success, people think you're the one changing, but they're the ones that changed based on your success." - Ludacris recorded a second version for the deluxe edition of his Ludaversal album, this time featuring vocals by country star Jason Aldean.
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