Mind of Mystikal

Mind of Mystikal
Studio album by Mystikal
Released	October 10, 1995 (United States)
Recorded	1993-1995
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Jive, BMG 01241-41581
Producer	Charles "Big Boy" Temple, L. "Precise" Edwards
Mystikal chronology
Mystikal (1995) Mind of Mystikal (1995) Unpredictable (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mind of Mystikal is a re-release of the debut album by New Orleans-based emcee Mystikal, released on October 15, 1995.^[2] The songs "Beware" and "Here I Go" were retaliation songs towards The B.G.'z and UNLV whom he was in conflict with at the time.

Track listing

#	Title	Featured Performers	Length
1.	"Y'all ain't Ready Yet"		5:55
2.	"Murderer"	Insane	5:31
3.	"Beware"	Precise	3:35
4.	"Mr. Hood Critic"	G-Quikk, J-Dawg	4:11
5.	"I'm"	Precise	4:28
6.	"Out that Boot Camp Clik"	Black Menace	4:23
7.	"Not That Nigga"	Michelle Tyler	6:02
8.	"Smoke Something"	G-Quikk	2:11
9.	"That Nigga ain't Shit!"		3:04
10.	"Mind of Mystikal"	The Boot Camp Clik	3:45
11.	"Here I Go"		5:46
12.	"Never Gonna Bounce (The Dream)"		3:56
13.	"Y'all ain't Ready Yet (Remix)"	G-Slimm, Precise	6:03
14.	"Not that Nigga (Remix)"	Michelle Tyler	6:09
15.	"Dedicated to Michelle Tyler"		1:10

Mystikal was born on September 22, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[3] Although a respected and revered figure in the underground scene, Mystikal didn't have a huge chart hit until the massive "Shake Ya Ass" was issued in 2000.^[4] In 1994, Mystikal signed to "Big Boy" Records and debuted his first album "Mind of Mystikal" ^[5]

"Back in the day--1967, to be exact--R&B duo James & Bobby Purify exhorted partygoers to "bend over, let me see you shake a tail feather." Since then, E.U. ("Da' Butt"), Sir Mix-A-Lot ("Baby Got Back"), LL Cool J ("Big Ole Butt"), Juvenile ("Back That Thang/Azz Up"), and others have weighed in with their own funked-up anatomical anthems.' (Mitchell) ^[6]

Overall reviews were positive. One such review states: "If anything, this album represents raw lyrics and beats that are combined into a strange mix of Southern beats and the incredibly rapping speed of Mystikal. For those of you that haven't heard Mystikal before he much like Busta Rhymes in style as his words roll out fast and furious. Much like Busta, Mystikal likes to stretch the boundaries of his lyrics to fit the beats into strange and unconventional patterns. His style is very unconventional and that's what makes his works interesting. This is the rawest of his albums, and the one that is the least influenced by outside sources."^[7]

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Augusta Georgia: Applause:Tour has Mystikal quality 07/06/01". chronicle.augusta.com. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/070601/app_220-6699.000.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-13. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Mystikal". The Great Rock Discography. pp. 1058. http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg=PA1058&dq=%22mind+of+Mystikal%22&hl=en&ei=yATSTPHvL4us8Abz-_nADw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Mystikal&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 
4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Mystikal". The Great Rock Disocgraphy. pp. 1058. http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg=PA1058&dq=%22mind+of+Mystikal%22&hl=en&ei=yATSTPHvL4us8Abz-_nADw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Mystikal&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 
5. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Mystikal". The Great Rock Disocgraphy. pp. 1058. http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg=PA1058&dq=%22mind+of+Mystikal%22&hl=en&ei=yATSTPHvL4us8Abz-_nADw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Mystikal&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 
6. ^ Mitchell, Gail. "Mystikal 'Shakes' It Up." Billboard 112.50 (2000): 27. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010.
7. ^ Abbott. "Review of Mind of Mystikal". Ten Rap Commandments. https://www.msu.edu/user/dalrymp6/mindofmystikal.html. Retrieved 2010-11-11. 

• Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Mystikal". The Great Rock Disocgraphy. pp. 1058. http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg=PA1058&dq=%22mind+of+Mystikal%22&hl=en&ei=yATSTPHvL4us8Abz-_nADw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Mystikal&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-04.