Mind Of Mystikal

Performer: Mystikal
Artist: Black Menace; G Slimm
Engineer: L. "Precise" Edwards
Producer: David Faulk; L. "Precise" Edwards
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Mystikal, J-Dawg, G-Quikk, G-Slimm, Black Menace, The Boot Camp Clicc (rap vocals); Insane, Michelle Tyler (vocals); L. "Precise" Edwards (vocals, various instruments, scratches); D. Faulk (various instruments). All songs written by M. Tyler and L. Edwards except "Mr. Hood Critic" (M. Tyler/L. Edwards/R. Jones). MIND OF MYSTIKAL is a re-designed package of MYSTIKAL which was originally released through Big Boy Records (12). Jive's version contains four new songs. Personnel: Leroy "Precise" Edwards (vocals); David Faulk (guitar, keyboards). Like many hip-hop albums of the mid-'90s, Mystikal's Mind of Mystikal is rooted in Dr. Dre's G-funk. While nothing in the production is particularly original, Mystikal's rapping is distinctive. Where many G-funk rappers are laid-back, Mystikal is hyper, zipping between obscure pop culture references and standard gangsta boasting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Like many hip-hop albums of the mid-'90s, Mystikal's Mind of Mystikal is rooted in Dr. Dre's G-funk. While nothing in the production is particularly original, Mystikal's rapping is distinctive. Where many G-funk rappers are laid-back, Mystikal is hyper, zipping between obscure pop culture references and standard gangsta boasting. No matter how good his verbal skills are, he can't help the fact that his backing tracks are flat-out boring and that is what sinks his record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Vibe (12/95-1/96, p.157) - "...an example [that] New Orleans has also fallen victim to the G-funk beast....showcases pop culture referencing tendencies that rival only Das EFX's....definitely worth a listen if you're anxious for a hyper gangsta who sounds like he has way too much sugar in his diet."

One of the most successful soldiers in Master P's No Limit Army and the first Dirty South MC to garner genuine mainstream attention, Mystikal scored big with 1997's UNPREDICTABLE and '98s GHETTO FABULOUS. The rapper jumped ship from No Limit in 2000, moving to Jive Records where he topped the Billboard album charts with LET'S GET READY, thanks in part to the infectious, James Brown-inspired single "Shake Ya Ass." Despite the release of another promising album in 2001, various troubles with the law led to a career-crippling stint in prison.

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