"Wish You Would" is a song by American hip hop recording artist

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

, released September 2, 2008 as the first single from his sixth studio album '' Theater of the Mind'' (2008). The song, produced by

DJ Toomp Aldrin Davis (born August 2, 1969), professionally known as DJ Toomp, is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ. DJ Toomp received his start in 1985, with Atlanta MC Raheem the Dream, producing Raheem’s self-titled record when he was ...

, features Ludacris' former rival, fellow Southern

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T.I. At the

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, the song was nominated for an award in the category of

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. The song ultimately lost to T.I.'s respective single, " Swagga Like Us".'Wish You Would' Ludacris & T.I. on Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
'Grammy.com'' 51st Grammy Award info. ('Wish You Would' on Category 32) Accessed on December 7, 2008. In October 2008, American hip hop production duo Play-N-Skillz composed a remix, giving it one of their own productions.

Background

After the song was leaked, MTV interviewed both Ludacris and T.I., who were involved in a high-profile dispute for several years. Ludacris said, "I felt like there was no bigger event in hip-hop at this moment than me and T.I. working together."Ludacris Talks About Joint Track With Former Rival T.I.: 'There's No Bigger Event In Hip-Hop At This Moment'.
/ref> T.I. said, "We had figure if it ain't no problem and we don't have no issues, no

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, then there's no reason we shouldn't be able to get together and make music." Artists from both

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and

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were as surprised as anyone else. T.I. and Ludacris also collaborated on T.I.'s 2008 studio album ''

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'', on the song "On Top of the World", also featuring

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Chart positions

References

2008 singles 2008 songs Ludacris songs T.I. songs Def Jam Recordings singles Song recordings produced by DJ Toomp Songs written by Ludacris Songs written by T.I. Songs written by DJ Toomp {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub