While attending Austin’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival last month, Louisiana rapper Mystikal caught up with HOT 97’s Peter Rosenberg for Rosenberg’s one and only SXSW interview.
A great portion of the interview focused on the several years Mystikal spent in prison before being released on January 14, 2012.
“It was tough. The first thing I had to do was just adjust to the difference in the situations they self,” Mystikal explained. “Coming from being able to do whatever the fuck I wanted to to doing nothing without permission….Seriously though it was a lot of respect. A lot of guys were fans there. And they had a lot of talent inside that place too. And I’m sitting my talented ass in there with ‘em.”
While speaking on the biggest visit he received while incarcerated the rapper spoke on a visit he received from former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, a visit that he says carried him for years.
“The first big visit I got was Shaquille O’Neal,” said Mystikal. “He came through, it was eight o’clock. ‘Come put your visiting clothes on, get a haircut.’ I’m thinking it’s an attorney visit. I’m thinking I’m finna go home. I didn’t know what the fuck it was. Shaq’s big ass, ‘You alright brother? I’m checking on you. You got money on your books and shit?’ I’m talking about he – that shit carried me. That shit carried me for years. Just that regard. Just him thinking about me enough to come through and check on me.”
Unfortunately, Mystikal will be heading back to jail on May 14th to serve three months due to a probation violation.

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Mystikal is a gangsta. we tha YMCMB family is with u nigga. real niggas go to prison c dont read books. thats gangsta. YMCMB we on fire. swag
Mystikal is a gangsta. we tha YMCMB family is with u nigga. real niggas go to prison & dont read books. thats gangsta. YMCMB we on fire. swag
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You are really retarded for saying that “real niggas don’t read books”. If you wanna know, any “real” nigga don’t see nothing real about being ignorant.
THE BEST SEX I’VE EVER HAD WAS IN PRISON YOLO TIL YOU GOYO
LMFAO is you retarded?.. real niggas go to prison and don’t read books hahaha you dumb fuack!! dipshit
Mystikal fucked me on my house a couple of weeks ago. I thought his cock was a little bigger than that but it was OK though.
Yeah he penetrated his pennis on my anus too. It was tight before he fucked me; now it’s wide open and everytime a take a shit blood comes out of my ass.
I’ve just lost respect for Shaq.
And Shaq could care less. He don’t even play ball anymore so your fan ticket money doesn’t matter.
sony from “A Bronx Tale”: “If your dad ever can’t pay the rent and needs money, go ask Mickey Mantle. See what happens. Mickey Mantle don’t care about you. Why care about him? ”
classic
shaq sold more records than your fav rapper
What I wanna know is how did Mystikal violate his probation? Anybody know?
He beat a woman. This coming after he spent years in prison for orchestrating a vicious sexual attack and rape on a woman that allegedly took some cash from him one way or another.
So what has he learned? Nothing apparently.
So what have we learned? He must like prison and probably got his ass poked in there cause they don’t take kindly to women beaters and child molestors and rapists in prison. Guess he couldn’t go without that bomb sex in the joint. smh
Don’t beat women, kids. If you get locked, some man will beat you in your ass.
THE FIRST TIME I WATCHED OZ IT MOVED ALL BY ITSELF YOLO TIL YO GOYO
damn what’s up with all these rappers gettin their eyes brush done and shit ???
terrible ladies man
I have a new respect for Brother Shaq now.
Dont support this woman beater and rapist.
“And Shaq could care less”
Read his new book. He actually does care when people talk about him.