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This article is about Mystikal's 2000 album. For the US non-profit, see Let's Get Ready (organization). For the 2019 song, see My First Album (Peppa Pig album).
Let's Get Ready
Studio album by
Mystikal
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (US)
Recorded1999–2000
GenreHip hop
Length76:52
LabelJive Records
Producer
Mystikal chronology
Ghetto Fabulous
(1998) 		Let's Get Ready
(2000) 		Tarantula
(2001)
Singles from Let's Get Ready
  1. "Shake Ya Ass"
    Released: July 18, 2000
  2. "Danger (Been So Long)"
    Released: December 12, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
NME[3]
RapReviews8/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Let's Get Ready is the fourth studio album by American rapper Mystikal, released on September 26, 2000. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 330,663 copies in its first week [6] It has sold approximately 2,227,536 copies and was certified double platinum in the U.S.[7] The album featured Mystikal's two biggest singles, "Shake Ya Ass", which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Danger (Been So Long)", which peaked at #14. It serves as Mystikal's first album since parting ways with No Limit Records

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ready to Rumble"
The Medicine Men4:51
2."Shake Ya Ass" (featuring Pharrell Williams)
The Neptunes4:16
3."Jump"
  • Tyler
  • Williams
  • Hugo
The Neptunes4:06
4."Danger (Been So Long)" (featuring Nivea)
  • Tyler
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes3:31
5."Come See About Me" (featuring Da Brat & Petey Pablo)
  • PA
  • Ralph Cacciurri
  • Blake Eiseman
4:41
6."Big Truck Boys"
  • Tyler
  • Lawson
KLC5:15
7."I Rock, I Roll"
  • Tyler
  • Poole
MO B Dick4:31
8."U Would If U Could"
  • Tyler
  • Vickers
Odell5:09
9."Mystikal Fever"TylerBink!3:52
10."Family" (featuring Latrelle)
  • Tyler
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes4:51
11."Ain't Gonna See Tomorrow"
Earthtone III4:28
12."The Braids"
  • Tyler
  • Benjamin
  • Patton
  • Sheats
Earthtone III4:06
13."Smoked Out"Tyler
  • David "D-Funk" Faulk
  • Leroy "Precise" Edwards
3:57
14."Murderer III"
  • Tyler
  • Lawson
KLC4:20
15."Neck uv da Woods" (featuring Outkast)
  • Tyler
  • Benjamin
  • Patton
Earthtone III4:05
16."I'm Throwed Off" (Hidden Track) KLC4:33
17."Lookin' for Me" (Hidden Track) 
  • KLC
  • Craig B.
4:53
18."Petey Pablo Snippets" (Hidden Track)  2:17

Personnel[edit]

  • Vincent Alexander – assistant engineer and mixing assistant (11)
  • Won Allen – engineer (3)
  • Warren Bletcher – assistant engineer (11)
  • Ralph Cacciurri – engineer (11, 12, 15)
  • Andrew Coleman – engineer (2, 10)
  • Myrna "Peach" Crenshaw – background vocals (11)
  • Preston Crump – guitar (5), bass guitar (11, 12, 15)
  • Supa Engineer Duro – mixing (2-4, 10)
  • Earthtone III – keyboards (12)
  • Leroy "Precise" Edwards – engineer and mixing (13)
  • David "D-Funk" Faulk – engineer and mixing (13)
  • Chad Hugo – instruments (2, 4)
  • Steve Fisher – assistant engineer (11)
  • John Frye – engineer and mixing (11, 12)
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
  • Joi Gilliam – background vocals (11)
  • Rajinder "Conga Man" Kala – congas (15)
  • KLC – engineer and mixing (1, 6-8, 13, 14)
  • Daniel Fresco – mixing assistant (15)
  • Latrelle – background vocals (10)
  • Craig Love – guitar (5)
  • Donny Mathis – guitar (12)
  • Odell – remixing (13)
  • Kevin Parker – engineer (11, 12)
  • Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards (11, 12), synthesizer (15)
  • Neal H Pogue – mixing (15)
  • Jason Rome – assistant engineer (15)
  • Amos Singleton – bass and lead guitar (6)
  • Alvin Speights – mixing (5)
  • Pat Viala – engineer (2, 4, 5, 9, 10), mixing (9)
  • Pharrell Williams – instruments (2, 4)

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Let's Get Ready
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Let's Get Ready
  3. ^ Let's Get Ready
  4. ^ RapReviews review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-10-05/entertainment/18158325_1_eminem-album-copies-album-list [dead link]
  7. ^ www.riaa.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061015203840/http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/press2001/033001.asp. Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Mystikal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Mystikal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on November 22, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Mystikal – Let's Get Ready". Music Canada. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Mystikal – Let's Get Ready". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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