Michael Lawrence Tyler (born September 22, 1970), better known by his stage name

Stage name

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 Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 from New Orleans.
Mystikal's debut album, Mystikal

Mystikal (album)

Mystikal is the self-titled debut album released by Mystikal. It was released on June 20, 1995 for Big Boy Records and was produced by Leroy "Precise" Edwards. Jive Records would later re-release the album in 1995 with several new tracks with the title Mind of Mystikal. The album peaked at #1 on...

, was released on New Orleans-based independent record label

Independent record label

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 Big Boy Records in 1994. He found himself in conflict with fellow New Orleans rappers signed to Cash Money Records

Cash Money Records

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 including U.N.L.V., Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...

 and B.G.

B.G. (rapper)

Christopher Dorsey , better known by his stage name B.G. , is an American rapper and actor, from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his music career signed to Cash Money Records in 1993 with Lil Wayne as half of the duo The B.G.'z...

. They dissed him on tracks like "Drag 'Em in Tha River" by U.N.L.V.