Mystikal

Mystikal is a reminder that the voice itself can be the instrument. Coming out of New Orleans, he brings a brash, rasping Southern delivery that grabs you before the lyrics even register, and that's exactly what I admire about him. Plenty of rappers write sharp verses; very few have a sound this instantly recognizable. He acts and writes too, but the throat is the weapon. That voice, however, cannot outweigh his crimes: he served prison time for sexual battery in the 2000s, and in 2026 he pleaded guilty to rape and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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Name (English)

Mystikal

Name (Japanese)

ミスティカル

Reading

みすてぃかる

Born

September 22, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Occupation

rapper / actor / songwriter / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

High school

Cohen College Prep High School

University

Cohen College Prep High School

• Official sitehttps://www.mystikalonline.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/ItsMystikal
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystikal
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%20(%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962811

Tags

• Louisiana
• rapper
• actor
• songwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.