TechTunes

Empowering Youth
in AI-Driven Music
With Microsoft

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Leadership & Education

Developing Our
Future Leaders

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LudaCares®

Serving the
Needs of Communities

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Living Healthy Lifestyles

Teaching Long-term
Habits for Wellness

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ABOUT US

We inspire urban youth to live their dreams and envision new possibilities for their lives as we create experiences through our programs and partnerships. We work with celebrities, artists, and non-profit organizations in major cities across the country to showcase leadership and examples of success.

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I have so much gratitude to have the ability to connect with youth in schools and communities to make positive impacts in their live for over 20 years.

Since our inception, we have been able to provide meaningful programs focusing on Leadership & Education, developing Healthy Lifestyles and serving our communities with our LudaCares® program. In addition, we have been able to respond to communities all over the world due to devastating disasters.

We value the relationships that we have held with our youth over the years that have transitioned into adulthood. Many of the youth who have benefitted from our programs reach back to give to the communities we continue to serve. It is our greatest achievement to touch communities in an authentic way while our youth and adults share their stories of their compelling experience.

As we persevere in growing and developing our programs and introducing new technology with partnerships like Microsoft, we persevere in connecting to the right partners to get to the right people to serve our communities.

A special thank you to our supporters, partners and participants. I am humbled at the things that we have accomplished in support of my vision for the success of the Ludacris Foundation.

– Roberta J. Shields

OUR PILLARS

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LEADERSHIP & EDUCATION

Leadership & Education Programs focus on developing leadership skills, empowerment, self-confidence and building social awareness in young people, as well as helping them gain access to resources to make relevant career choices.

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LUDACARES^®

LudaCares® Programs focus on serving the needs of communities and letting them know Ludacris cares about them. Activities include hospital visits, community events, food baskets for families and holiday gifts for children.

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LIVING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Living Healthy Lifestyles Programs teach young people how to develop long-term habits for wellness. They learn about growing and cooking food, nutrition, the importance of exercise to overall health, and essential life skills, like swimming.

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STORIES

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BLOG | March 25, 2025

For twenty-four years, the Ludacris Foundation has been a staunch pioneer in community, education, and expansion efforts for young people in Atlanta and worldwide. The launch of TechTunes serves as a trailblazing initiative that is the pinnacle of twenty-five years of music and constant technological changes. The purpose of TechTunes is to decrease the gap between experience and access for young creatives. Utopian Academy of the Arts High School in Morrow, Georgia, was chosen as the pilot for the program that partnered with Microsoft and music students at the school. The program utilizes Microsoft’s Copilot AI software and devices and was instructed by the Chief of Production for Ludacris and the Chief of Arts and Music for The Ludacris Foundation, Gerald Keys. Gerald Keys shared that he is extremely ecstatic about what is to come and emphasized that The Ludacris Foundation is giving students justification to follow their dreams. TechTunes enables students to learn as they grow, but it is a pipeline to much more. The Ludacris Foundation will continue to find ways to impart change, high-level engagement, and advancement ...