Mystikal has an estimated net worth of $2 million as of 2022. He accrued this wealth through his profession as a rapper, songwriter and actor.
The New Orleans native Mystikal is a rapper and actor.
He attended Cohen High School and subsequently joined the United States Army as a combat engineer.
As an aspiring rapper, he opened for Run-DMC and Doug E. Fresh at an outdoor concert at the Treme Center. Leroy “Precise” Edwards, the house producer for Big Boy Records, was in the audience and granted him a contract.
Mystikal’s debut album, Mystikal, was released on New Orleans-based independent record label Big Boy in 1994. The album was one of Big Boy’s most successful albums and gained major success for Mystikal.
He has other tracks to his credit including Did I Do That, Danger, Bouncin’ Back, I Smell smoke, Here I Go, Grab da Wall, and many more.
In 2003, Mystikal starred in the film 13 Dead Men. That same year, he was indicted on charges of sexual battery and extortion.
On January 15, 2004, Mystikal was sentenced to six years in prison 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.
On August 21, 2017, Mystikal turned himself into the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Department following a warrant issued for his arrest. He was then charged with rape.
Mystikal was held at the Caddo Correctional Center on a $3 million bond until February 14, 2019, when he was able to post bond. The rape charges were dismissed due to a lack of evidence on December 17, 2020.