Master P Speaks On Mystikal's 20-Year Prison Sentence

During an interview on the We in Miami podcast, Master P the No Limit Records founder spoke on Mystikal’s sentence, focusing the conversation on drugs. At his sentencing hearing, the rapper reportedly said, "If that's what I did, I deserve every day of this sentence. I'm sorry. I hope you heal," in response to his victim alleging the rapper sexually assaulted and tortured her for hours. Master P spent much of the interview steering the conversation toward mental health treatment, arguing that asking for help still carries a stigma. “I don’t think he ever got the right medicine he need,” Master P said. “Drugs is killing our culture…they’re self medicating.” "When you look at mental health, man, a lot of people are afraid to say they're dealing with this," he said. He also refused to write off Mystikal's run with the label. "Man, Mystikal has helped us build an empire.” He added that in live performances, Mystikal’s son Jimi Nu pays tribute to his father. Mystikal signed with No Limit in 1996, released Unpredictable and Ghetto Fabulous on the label, and parted ways with the imprint in July 2000 while recording Let's Get Ready. The rapper, whose legal name is Michael Tyler, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape on March 17 under a 20-year sentencing cap, stepping back from a first-degree charge that carried an automatic life term. Days before his hearing, his attorney filed a motion to withdraw the plea, arguing Tyler "did not have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences" of it. A judge dismissed it. He was sentenced on June 16 to 20 years for the 2022 assault of a woman at his home in Prairieville, Louisiana, and ordered to keep complying with sex offender registration requirements.

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