BOBBY VALENTINO and LUDACRIS

The singer insists the split is amicable, and calls his time with Ludacris' company and its parent company Def Jam a "great stepping stone and learning experience".

In a statement Valentino says, "I look at this as my going off to college. It was time for me to step out on my own and show the world who Bobby Valentino the artist really is."

Source: WENN