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Unpredictable
Unpredictable
Studio album by Mystikal
Released	November 11, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Southern hip hop; hardcore hip hop;
Length	69:47
Label	No Limit; Jive;
Producer	Master P (exec.); Beats By the Pound; DJ Daryl; Rick Rock; Studio Ton; The Legendary Traxster;
Mystikal chronology
Singles from Unpredictable
	"Ain't No Limit"; Released: October 30, 1997;

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Source	^[2]
The Village Voice	A−^[3]

Unpredictable is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mystikal. It was released on November 11, 1997, by No Limit Records and Jive Records, making it his first album for the label. Production was handled by Beats By The Pound, DJ Daryl, Rick Rock, Studio Ton and The Legendary Traxster, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Master P, Silkk the Shocker, O'Dell, B-Legit, E-40, Fiend, Mac, Mia X, and Snoop Doggy Dogg, who made his first appearance on a No Limit Records album, however he had not yet signed with the label and is credited as still being signed to Death Row Records in the album's liner notes.^[4]

The album was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and spawning two the singles "Ain't No Limit" and "The Man Right Chea". It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 24, 1998.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Born 2 Be a Soldier" (featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Fiend and Mac)	Michael Tyler Percy Miller Vyshonn Miller Richard Jones McKinley Phipps, Jr.	KLC	4:56
2.	"Murder 2"	Tyler	Rick Rock	4:14
3.	"13 Years"	Tyler	Craig B	4:37
4.	"Unpredictable"	Tyler George Clinton, Jr. Bernie Worrell William Collins	DJ Daryl	3:29
5.	"Ain't No Limit" (featuring Silkk the Shocker)	Tyler V. Miller	KLC	4:16
6.	"Ghetto Child" (featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker)	Tyler P. Miller V. Miller	KLC O'Dell	5:08
7.	"Did I Do It"	Tyler	O'Dell	3:16
8.	"Here We Go" (featuring B-Legit, E-40 and Master P)	Tyler Brandt Jones Earl Stevens P. Miller	Studio Ton	4:11
9.	"We Got the Clout" (featuring Mia X)	Tyler Mia Young	O'Dell	3:38
10.	"Still Smokin'"	Tyler	The Legendary Traxster	2:24
11.	"U Can't Handle This"	Tyler	Craig B	3:23
12.	"The Man Right Chea"	Tyler	Craig B	3:42
13.	"Dick on the Track"	Tyler	Craig B	4:34
14.	"Sleepin' with Me" (featuring O'Dell)	Tyler	Craig B	4:28
15.	"It Yearns"	Tyler	KLC	4:56
16.	"Gangstas" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg and Master P)	Tyler Calvin Broadus P. Miller	Craig B KLC	4:16
17.	"Shine" (featuring O'Dell)	Tyler	KLC	4:19
Total length:				1:09:47

Sample credits

Track 4 contains a portion of the composition "Sir Nose D'voidoffunk" written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins
Track 6 contains a portion of the composition "Out on a Limb" written by Mary Christine Brockert
Track 9 contains a sample from "Who Got The Clout" written by Mia Young, Michael Tyler and Odell Vickers Jr.
Track 15 contains samples from "The Champ" written by Harry Palmer and performed by The Mohawks, "It's Yours" written by Rick Rubin as recorded by T La Rock, "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" written by Antonio Hardy and Marlon Williams

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[7]	35

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	100

Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	17

Certifications

Certifications for *Unpredictable*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mystikal - Unpredictable Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ Alvarez, Gabriel (December 1997). "Record Report: Mystikal – Unpredictable". The Source. No. 99. New York. pp. 182, 184. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ Christgau, Robert (June 30, 1998). "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide June 30, 1998". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ Mystikal – Unpredictable. No Limit/Jive Records. 01241-41620-2
^ "Mystikal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ "Mystikal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ "Mystikal Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Mystikal – Unpredictable". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

External links

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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mystikal - Unpredictable Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[2] Alvarez, Gabriel (December 1997). "Record Report: Mystikal – Unpredictable". The Source. No. 99. New York. pp. 182, 184. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[3] Christgau, Robert (June 30, 1998). "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide June 30, 1998". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[4] Mystikal – Unpredictable. No Limit/Jive Records. 01241-41620-2

[ac_Billboard200_Mystikal-5] "Mystikal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Mystikal-6] "Mystikal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Mystikal-7] "Mystikal Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[8] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

[9] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[10] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[United_StatesMystikalUnpredictablealbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Mystikal – Unpredictable". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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-'''''Unpredictable''''' is the second album by the rapper [[Mystikal]]. It was released on November 11, 1997, on [[No Limit Records]] and [[Jive Records]]. It is his second solo album, and his first with [[No Limit Records]]. It featured production from the label's production team [[Beats By the Pound]]. The album was a huge success, peaking at #3 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and #1 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]], and spawning 2 the singles "[[Ain't No Limit]]", which peaked at #63 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] & "The Man Right Chea" which peaked at "[[# 29 on hot R&B/HipHop singles and tracks]]"  The album was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]] on April 24, 1998. This album marks [[Snoop Dogg]]'s first appearance on a No Limit Records album, however he had not yet signed with the label and is credited as still being signed to [[Death Row Records]] in the album's liner notes.<ref>Mystikal – Unpredictable. No Limit/Jive Records. 01241-41620-2</ref>
+'''''Unpredictable''''' is the second solo studio album by American rapper [[Mystikal]]. It was released on November 11, 1997, by [[No Limit Records]] and [[Jive Records]], making it his first album for the label. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by [[The Medicine Men|Beats By The Pound]], DJ Daryl, [[Rick Rock]], Studio Ton and [[The Legendary Traxster]], with [[Master P]] serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Master P, [[Silkk the Shocker]], O'Dell, [[B-Legit]], [[E-40]], [[Fiend (rapper)|Fiend]], [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]], [[Mia X]], and [[Snoop Dogg|Snoop Doggy Dogg]], who made his first appearance on a No Limit Records album, however he had not yet signed with the label and is credited as still being signed to [[Death Row Records]] in the album's liner notes.<ref>Mystikal – Unpredictable. No Limit/Jive Records. 01241-41620-2</ref>
+The album was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and topped the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, and spawning two the singles "[[Ain't No Limit]]" and "The Man Right Chea". It was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on April 24, 1998.
 ==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
+| all_writing =
+| extra_column = Producer(s)
+| title1 = Born 2 Be a Soldier
+| note1 = featuring [[Master P]], [[Silkk the Shocker]], [[Fiend (rapper)|Fiend]] and [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]]
+| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Mystikal|Michael Tyler]]|[[Master P|Percy Miller]]|[[Silkk the Shocker|Vyshonn Miller]]|[[Fiend (rapper)|Richard Jones]]|[[Mac (rapper)|McKinley Phipps, Jr.]]}}
+| extra1 = [[KLC]]
+| length1 = 4:56
+| title2 = Murder 2
+| writer2 = Tyler
+| extra2 = [[Rick Rock]]
+| length2 = 4:14
+| title3 = 13 Years
+| writer3 = Tyler
+| extra3 = Craig B
+| length3 = 4:37
+| title4 = Unpredictable
+| writer4 = {{hlist|Tyler|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton, Jr.]]|[[Bernie Worrell]]|[[Bootsy Collins|William Collins]]}}
+| extra4 = DJ Daryl
+| length4 = 3:29
+| title5 = [[Ain't No Limit]]
+| note5 = featuring Silkk the Shocker
+| writer5 = {{hlist|Tyler|V. Miller}}
+| extra5 = KLC
+| length5 = 4:16
+| title6 = Ghetto Child
+| note6 = featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker
+| writer6 = {{hlist|Tyler|P. Miller|V. Miller}}
+| extra6 = {{hlist|KLC|O'Dell}}
+| length6 = 5:08
+| title7 = Did I Do It
+| writer7 = Tyler
+| extra7 = O'Dell
+| length7 = 3:16
+| title8 = Here We Go
+| note8 = featuring [[B-Legit]], [[E-40]] and Master P
+| writer8 = {{hlist|Tyler|[[B-Legit|Brandt Jones]]|[[E-40|Earl Stevens]]|P. Miller}}
+| extra8 = Studio Ton
+| length8 = 4:11
+| title9 = We Got the Clout
+| note9 = featuring [[Mia X]]
+| writer9 = {{hlist|Tyler|[[Mia X|Mia Young]]}}
+| extra9 = O'Dell
+| length9 = 3:38
+| title10 = Still Smokin'
+| writer10 = Tyler
+| extra10 = [[The Legendary Traxster]]
+| length10 = 2:24
+| title11 = U Can't Handle This
+| writer11 = Tyler
+| extra11 = Craig B
+| length11 = 3:23
+| title12 = The Man Right Chea
+| writer12 = Tyler
+| extra12 = Craig B
+| length12 = 3:42
+| title13 = Dick on the Track
+| writer13 = Tyler
+| extra13 = Craig B
+| length13 = 4:34
+| title14 = Sleepin' with Me
+| note14 = featuring O'Dell
+| writer14 = Tyler
+| extra14 = Craig B
+| length14 = 4:28
+| title15 = It Yearns
+| writer15 = Tyler
+| extra15 = KLC
+| length15 = 4:56
+| title16 = Gangstas
+| note16 = featuring [[Snoop Doggy Dogg]] and Master P
+| writer16 = {{hlist|Tyler|[[Snoop Dogg|Calvin Broadus]]|P. Miller}}
+| extra16 = {{hlist|Craig B|KLC}}
+| length16 = 4:16
+| title17 = Shine
+| note17 = featuring O'Dell
+| writer17 = Tyler
+| extra17 = KLC
+| length17 = 4:19
+| total_length = 1:09:47
+}}
+;Sample credits
-{| class="wikitable"
+*Track 4 contains a portion of the composition "Sir Nose D'voidoffunk" written by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Bernie Worrell]] and [[Bootsy Collins]]
-! # !! Title !! Featured Performers !! Length
+*Track 6 contains a portion of the composition "Out on a Limb" written by [[Teena Marie|Mary Christine Brockert]]
-|-
+*Track 9 contains a sample from "Who Got The Clout" written by [[Mia X|Mia Young]], [[Mystikal|Michael Tyler]] and Odell Vickers Jr.
-| 1. || "Born 2 Be a Soldier" ||[[Master P]], [[Silkk the Shocker]], [[Fiend (rapper)|Fiend]] & [[Mac (rapper)|Mac]]|| 4:56
+*Track 15 contains samples from "[[The Champ (The Mohawks song)|The Champ]]" written by Harry Palmer and performed by The Mohawks, "It's Yours" written by [[Rick Rubin]] as recorded by [[T La Rock]], "[[Ain't No Half-Steppin']]" written by [[Big Daddy Kane|Antonio Hardy]] and [[Marley Marl|Marlon Williams]]
-|-
-| 2. || "Murder 2" |||| 4:15
-|-
-| 3. || "13 Years" |||| 4:37
-|-
-| 4. || "Unpredictable" |||| 3:29
-|-
-| 5. || "[[Ain't No Limit]]" ||Silkk the Shocker|| 4:16
-|-
-| 6. || "Ghetto Child" ||Master P & Silkk the Shocker|| 5:08
-|-
-| 7. || "Did I Do It" |||| 3:15
-|-
-| 8. || "Here We Go" ||[[B-Legit]], [[E-40]] & Master P|| 4:10
-|-
-| 9. || "We Got the Clout"  ||[[Mia X]]|| 3:37
-|-
-| 10. || "Still Smokin'" |||| 2:20
-|-
-| 11. || "U Can't Handle This" ||||  3:22
-|-
-| 12. || "The Man Right Chea" |||| 3:41
-|-
-| 13. || "Dick on the Track "  |||| 4:34
-|-
-| 14. || "Sleepin' with Me" ||[[The Medicine Men|O'Dell]]|| 4:28
-|-
-| 15. || "It Yearns" |||| 4:56
-|-
-| 16. || "Gangstas" ||Master P & [[Snoop Dogg]]|| 4:15
-|-
-| 17. || "Shine" ||O'Dell, [[Sons of Funk]] & Michelle Tyler|| 4:19
-|}
 ==Charts==
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-{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Pop Smoke|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 14, 2021}}
+{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Mystikal|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 16, 2023}}
 |-
-{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Pop Smoke|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 14, 2021}}
+{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Mystikal|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 16, 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|35|artist=Mystikal|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 16, 2023}}
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 ==See also==
-*[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)]]
+*[[List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1997|List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{Discogs master|248787|Mystikal – Unpredictable}}
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-[[Category:Albums produced by Studio Ton]]
+[[Category:Mystikal albums]]
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-[[Category:Mystikal albums]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Rick Rock]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Studio Ton]]
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+[[Category:Albums produced by The Legendary Traxster]]

v t e Mystikal
Discography
Studio albums	Mind of Mystikal Unpredictable Ghetto Fabulous Let's Get Ready Tarantula
Compilation albums	Rich Gang (with YMCMB)
Singles	"Ain't No Limit" "Shake Ya Ass" "Danger (Been So Long)" "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)" "Tarantula"
Featured singles	"Make 'Em Say Uhh!" "It Ain't My Fault" "Woof" "Stutter" "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" "Move Bitch" "Feel Right"