Is it true that Former No Limit rapper, Mystikal, was released from prison late Thursday?”
Hip-hop star Mystikal is to begin rebuilding his rap career after his six-year prison sentence came to an end on Thursday. The Grammy-nominated star – real name Michael Lawrence Tyler – was jailed in 2004 on charges of sexual assault and battery. He pleaded guilty after his hairstylist accused him of forcing her to perform sex acts on him and his bodyguard, according to Allhiphop.com. Tyler was released from jail this week and has vowed to pursue his music career with renewed vigor. He says in an interview, “I’m back. It almost feels like a dream. Six years off the scene for most rappers, it would be over with, but it’s a new beginning for me. Wait ’til I shake the world up now.
Jan. 14, 2010 Mystikal Released From Prison By Kim Osorio New Orleans-based rapper Mystikal was released from prison earlier today (Jan. 14), according to various sources. Back in January of 2004, Mystikal was sentenced to six years after he plead guilty to sexual battery. The rapper, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, was accused of forcing his hair stylist to perform sexual acts on him while his two bodyguards (Leland “Pokie” Ellis and Vercy “V” Carter) filmed it. Mystikal believed that the hair stylist had stole $80,000 in checks from him. The video tape of the incident was later found, forcing Mystikal to confess to the crime. Mystikal gained popularity back in the late 90’s as an artist signed to Master P’s successful No Limit Records. In 2000, he released the hit single “Shake It Fast,” produced by the Neptunes. Mystikal phoned into New Orleans’ radio station Q93 for an interview. “It was tough. I took it in stride,” he said of his situation. “I’m back. It almost feels li
Former No Limit rapper Mystikal was released from prison late Thursday evening (Jan. 14) after serving a six-year sentence in Louisiana’s Elayn Hunt Correction Center. In 2002, Mystikal, born Michael Lawrence Tyler, was arrested and charged for forcing his former stylist to perform oral on him, with the help of two bodyguards in his Baton Rogue apartment. Although he originally entered a not guilty plea, the rapper was forced to change his story in 2003 when the prosecution presented a video tape of the incident during his trial. Mystikal and his accomplices were slapped with extortion charges, some which were eventually dropped. He reportedly paid the victim $350,000 in a civil suit.
