Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge GARY GERARD HAMILTON, Associated Press April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Rapper Mystikal poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La. on Jan. 22, 2021. Mystikal, whose birth name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, plans to start work on a live instrumentation project.Rusty Costanza/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6Rapper Mystikal poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La. on Jan. 22, 2021. Mystikal, whose birth name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, wants to make changes to his career — and life — as he tries to find harmony beyond a troubled past. He plans to start work on a live instrumentation project.Rusty Costanza/APShow MoreShow Less