Ludacris Says He's The 'MVP' Of Rap; Shawty Lo Proves He's Still Da Man : Mixtape Monday

Plus: D.O.E. gets a new lease on life, thanks to Timbaland. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Ludacris Photo: Bob Levey/ WireImage Artist : Shawty Lo Representing : You have to ask? "Baaaayyynk-Headdddddd!" Mixtape : I'm Da Man 2K9 411 : Shawty Lo is preparing for his March LP, Carlos — that's his name by the way. As 2008 closes out, the Bankhead former D-boy just relinquished his new mixtape, I'm Da Man 2K9, over to the streets. DJ Scream helped him out. "When I got out of jail in 2004, people said, 'D4L ain't nothin' without Fabo,' " he said of the tape's title. "I was like, 'What?' I went in the studio, and the first song I ever recorded was 'I'm Da Man.' People liked it. In the back of my mind, I thought it was luck. But I kept it going. They tried o blackball me, but I came up. It feels good to be here." Joints To Check For » "Man in My City." "I was basically talking, telling people I wasn't ... (link)