In which I talk to Mystikal, one of the greatest rappers of all time, about his rap songs. This was the most fun I’ve had on a phone interview in a minute, dude is as hilarious and energetic in conversation as he is on record. You’ll notice that a few of the entries start with the denotation [Whistles]. I had to cut like a dozen such [Whistles] from the piece because that was his first response to every other record I mentioned. And they weren’t short [Whistles], either, they made seconds seem like minutes. He was carpet bombing my call recorder.
Beyond that he seems genuinely humbled by the second chance he’s been given. I look forward to hearing him make the best of it.
