He was perfectly nice, but he travelled with a large crew of bodyguards that, while also perfectly nice, to me at least, boasted of having spent time in jail and threatened people in my presence. I went down to New Orleans to interview him for Vibe magazine in March, 2002. But still, I remember it very well!) And “ Danger,” and “ Bouncin’ Back.” He really caught something special there for a while. (Nowhere interesting in my case, just in a car, parked in front of a friend’s house in Massachusetts. “Shake Ya Ass” is one of those songs that have you remembering exactly where you were the first time you heard it. Recording for Master P’s No Limit Records, the Operation Desert Storm veteran played a major part in putting New Orleans rap on the map in the late ‘90s-remember “ Here I Go,” or “ It Ain’t My Fault” or “ The Man Right Chea?” Then, even as No Limit went into decline, he rose to greater stardom with a string of hits produced by Neptunes that more effectively channeled the spirit of James Brown better than any rapper ever did before or since. Despite the fact that he has one of the most distinctive voices hip-hop has ever known, it’s hard to root for Mystikal.
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