Editing Mystikal (section)

===2000–2004: ''Let's Get Ready'', ''Tarantula'' and prison===
In 1999, he had begun recording his fourth album before leaving No Limit. ''[[Let's Get Ready]]'' was released in 2000 and contained "[[Danger (Been So Long)]]", which featured rising pop star [[Nivea Hamilton|Nivea]], and was the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] [[List of number-one R&B hits (United States)|number-one single]] in June 2001. ''Let's Get Ready'' debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making it Mystikal's only chart-topping album to date. The album also featured the popular, [[The Neptunes|Neptunes]]-produced hit "[[Shake Ya Ass]]". The song attained cult-like popularity and can be heard in the background of numerous movies.

Mystikal's most recent solo release was the 2001 album ''[[Tarantula (Mystikal album)|Tarantula]]'', which contained the hit single, "[[Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)|Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall)]]". Though it presented Mystikal's typical and funky flow style, which had the distinction of drawing comparison to legendary R&B soul screamers [[Little Richard]] and [[James Brown]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mystikal |title=Mystikal Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=September 22, 1970 |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> the song also saw a blending of [[jazz]] and [[Swing (genre)|swing]] elements with [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]]. The well received album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]] in 2003, and Mystikal was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance]] that same year.<ref name="Rapper Mystikal sentenced to six years">{{cite news | url = http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/16/mystikal.sexcharge.ap/ | access-date = September 23, 2006 | title = Rapper Mystikal sentenced to six years | publisher = CNN.com | date = January 16, 2004 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060909041151/http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/16/mystikal.sexcharge.ap/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 9, 2006}}</ref> Mystikal was also featured prominently in the single, "[[Move Bitch]]" by [[Ludacris]] as well as "[[Kings of Crunk|I Don't Give a Fuck]]" by [[Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz]] along with [[Krayzie Bone]], both in 2002. In 2003 he starred in the film ''[[13 Dead Men]]''. In 2003, Mystikal was indicted on charges of [[Sexual assault|sexual battery]] and [[extortion]]. On January 15, 2004, he was sentenced to six years in prison{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} after pleading guilty to forcing his hairstylist to perform sex acts. He served the full six years of his sentence and was released on January 14, 2010.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}