Mystikal
Michael Lawrence Tyler (born September 22, 1969), better known by his stage name
Mystikal, is an American rapper and actor from
New Orleans, Louisiana. He is noted for brash, obstreperous vocal delivery, characterized by a Southern
rasp. He signed with local record label
Big Boy Records to release his self-titled debut studio album (1994), which was re-released by
Jive Records the following year as his major label debut, ''
Mind of Mystikal'' (1995). He then parted ways with the former label in favor of its local competitor,
Master P's
No Limit Records, through which he released his second and third albums, ''
Unpredictable'' (1997) and ''
Ghetto Fabulous'' (1998), as well as ''
Goodfellas'' (1999) as a member of its flagship group,
504 Boyz. Following his departure from No Limit, he remained with Jive to release his 2000 singles "
Shake Ya Ass" (featuring
Pharrell Williams) and "
Danger (Been So Long)" (featuring
Nivea), which peaked at numbers 13 and 14 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. Both preceded the release of his fourth album, ''
Let's Get Ready'' (2000), which debuted atop the
''Billboard'' 200.
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