Michael Lawrence Tyler born September 22, , 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 , which was re-released by Jive Records the following year as his major label debut, Mind of Mystikal 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 and Ghetto Fabulous , as well as Goodfellas as a member of its flagship group, Boyz.
Both preceded the release of his fourth album, Let's Get Ready , which debuted atop the Billboard Tyler grew up in New Orleans , Louisiana's 12th Ward. His father, who ran a small neighborhood store, died when Tyler was seven. Fresh at an outdoor concert at the Treme Center. Leroy "Precise" Edwards, the house producer for Big Boy Records , was in the audience, and granted him a contract. Mystikal's debut album, Mystikal , was released on New Orleans—based independent record label Big Boy in The album was one of Big Boy's most successful albums and gained major success for Mystikal.
Mystikal's sister, Michelle Tyler, sang the chorus on "Not That Nigga" and her fate became a major influence on Mystikal's music after her death in September Mystikal and Lil Wayne would eventually squash their feud and become collaborators. Mystikal signed to Jive and released Mind of Mystikal in He appeared on many of the No Limit albums released from through a chunk of In late , he released Ghetto Fabulous. That was his last album with the label, and he and No Limit parted ways in In , he had begun recording his fourth album before leaving No Limit.
Let's Get Ready debuted at number one on the Billboard , making it Mystikal's only chart-topping album to date. The album also featured the popular, Neptunes -produced hit " Shake Ya Ass ".
The song attained cult-like popularity and can be heard in the background of numerous movies. In he starred in the film 13 Dead Men. In , Mystikal was indicted on charges of sexual battery and extortion. On January 15, , he was sentenced to six years in prison [ citation needed ] after pleading guilty to forcing his hairstylist to perform sex acts. He served the full six years of his sentence and was released on January 14, In an interview in May , he stated that he was still obligated to Jive Records for one more album and would be taking the necessary time to ensure the album would be his best to date.
