Mystikal was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape earlier this year.
According to a WBRZ report, published on Tuesday (June 12), Mystikal, born Michael Tyler, received a 20-year prison sentence for a rape that occurred at his Prairieville, La. home in 2022. During his sentencing hearing, the victim asked the judge to give the New Orleans rapper the maximum sentence for punching her, choking her, pulling out her braids and forcibly raping her in his home.
After she delivered her victim impact statement, Mystikal was permitted to address the court. He tried to speak to the victim, but was ordered to make his statement to the judge.
“If I did that to you, I deserve the max sentence,” he said, looking forward in the courtroom.
Afterward, the judge gave Mystikal a two decade-long prison sentence for third-degree rape, falling just five years short of the legal stature.
Mystikal’s sentence comes after he pleaded guilty on March 17, 2026 in connection with his 2022 arrest. According to WRBZ, the 55-year-old rhymer was originally charged with first-degree rape, which carries a maximum life sentence, but pleaded to a lesser charge.
XXL has reached out to Mystikal’s attorney for comment.
