Mystikal interview / No Limit Records / Master P / KLC / U.N.L.V. /Cash Money

Interview with Mystikal (rapper) 2013 0:05 Name, upbringing, his sister’s murder, murder in NO hiphop/rap 2:55 His first show at Autocrat, 7th ward, Big Boy Records showcase, joining the army, the beginning of his career 7:15 When he came back to NO, KLC, Charles Temple signing him to Big Boy Records 8:00 What producers like KLC and Cise added 9:00 Cise and KLC’s production techniques, connecting with No Limit for Bout It Bout It soundtrack (missed film) 9:55 “Not That N*gga,” some of his most memorable shows 13:20 Bounce, “Dragrap” (Showboys), his first shows in NYC, being booed at one—Tim Smooth was his hype man, meeting Janet Jackson 19:40 Stigma against Southern rap? Today: Southern rap takeover, Southern influences? Cadences, gospel, secondlines 21:15 On his favorite song—“Murderer” about his sister’s death 22:50 “Yall Aint Ready” in 1994, fighting with bounce hegemony, the UNLV diss song written for Mystikal “Drag Em in the River” 25:50 Tim Smooth and other underrated NO musicians, MC Dart 28:00 Other influences, LL Cool J 29:50 Rebuilding his career after prison 32:10 His favorite tour, “Shake Ya Ass,” another show with Juvenile, the making of “Shake Ya Ass,” old-school Jive Records politics 39:20 The creative control he’s had in his work, Master P 40:45 Master P 44:15 Supposed lack of lyricism in NO rap 45:45 His fans staying with him through his troubles