Mystikal (Mystikal album)

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Mystikal
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ReleasedJune 14, 1994
Recorded1993–94
Genre Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop
Label Big Boy Records
Producer Leroy "Precise" Edwards
Mystikal chronology
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(1994)
Mind of Mystikal
(1995)
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Mystikal is the debut studio album by American rapper Mystikal, released on June 14, 1994, by Big Boy Records. It was produced and written by Leroy "Precise" Edwards. The album was re-released under the title Mind of Mystikal on October 10, 1995, by Jive Records, with several new tracks. The re-release debuted at number one on the US Billboard 's Top Heatseekers Chart.

Track listing

#TitleLength
1."Y'all Ain't Ready Yet"5:54
2."Murderer"5:30
3."Mr. Hood Critic"4:06
4."Not That Nigga"5:59
5."Smoke Something"2:03
6."That Nigga Ain't Shit!"3:17
7."Mind of Mystikal"3:42
8."Not That Nigga" (Radio Version)5:57
9."Y'all Ain't Ready Yet" (Radio Version)4:44
10."Dedicated to Michelle Tyler"1:09

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References

  1. Allmusic review