Let's Get Ready

Let's Get Ready is the fourth hip hop solo album by New Orleans-based rapper Mystikal, released on September 26, 2000. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 330,663 copies in its first week [5] It has sold approximately 2,227,536 copies and was certified double platinum in the U.S.[6][7] It peaked at 44 on the Canadian album chart and was certified gold (50,000 units exported.)[8] 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

This article is about the album by Mystikal. For the non-profit organization, see Let's Get Ready (organization). For the song, see My First Album (Peppa Pig album).
Let's Get Ready
Studio album by
Mystikal
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (United States)
Recorded1999–2000
Genre Hip hop
Length54:27
LabelJive Records
ProducerThe Neptunes, Earthtone III, P.A., The Medicine Men, Bink!, Leroy Edwards, David Faulk, KLC, Mo B. Dick, O'dell
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]
RapReviews8/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing
#TitleFeatured performersProducer(s)Length
1."Ready to Rumble"KLC4:51
2."Shake Ya Ass"Pharrell WilliamsThe Neptunes4:16
3."Jump"The Neptunes4:06
4."Danger (Been So Long)"NiveaThe Neptunes3:31
5."Come See About Me"Da Brat, Petey PabloPA4:41
6."Big Truck Boys"KLC5:15
7."I Rock, I Roll"Mo B. Dick4:31
8."U Would If U Could"Odell5:09
9."Mystikal Fever"Bink!3:52
10."Family"LatrelleThe Neptunes4:51
11."Ain't Gonna See Tomorrow"Earthtone III4:28
12."The Braids"Earthtone III4:06
13."Smoked Out"David "D-Funk" Faulk, Leroy "Precise" Edwards3:57
14."Murderer III"KLC4:20
15."Neck uv da Woods"OutKastEarthtone III4:05
16."I'm Throwed Off" (Hidden Track)KLC4:33
17."Lookin' for Me" (Hidden Track)KLC, Craig B.4:51

Chart positions
Chart Peak
U.S. Billboard 200 1[9]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Year-End Charts 2000 Top Albums 75[10]
U.S. Billboard Year-End Charts 2001 Top Albums 84[11]
  • "Shake Ya Ass" was featured in the film About a Boy (2002) as a song for the main protagonist, who really enjoys; it gives him more respect in his school for having the album, which was given to him by his older friend played by Hugh Grant.
  • It was also heard in the film Scary Movie 2 (2001), as well as in the 2008's video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
  • "Neck Uv Da Woods" was featured in the film The Wood (1999).
  • Both track "Shake Ya Ass" and "Mystikal Fever" were featured in the Jet Li's film Kiss of the Dragon (2001).
  • "Danger" was featured on many occasions on the Daily Show with John Oliver doing his dangerdance. It was also used for the last seconds of the last segment featuring John Oliver (doing his dangerdance) on December 19, 2013.[12]
gollark: Hey, we should make a standard for an easier to implement FS API!
gollark: Small problem: I was lazy so it relies on properties of the FS API which are hard to implement in VFSes.
gollark: Great idea.
gollark: ~~of course, using crane is better to produce giant unoptimized executables~~
gollark: I think you basically just need to edit https://github.com/SquidDev-CC/CC-Tweaked/blob/984d3589308b57eefd18b0517f2632ec96c3e7b8/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/core/apis/http/WebsocketConnection.java#L178. Somehow.

See also
  • Number-one albums of 2000 (U.S.)

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. RapReviews review
  4. Rolling Stone review
  5. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-10-05/entertainment/18158325_1_eminem-album-copies-album-list
  6. SouthBoard.net [Powered by Invision Power Board]
  7. Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Chart Data: Mystikal
  9. allmusic ((( Let's Get Ready > Overview )))
  10. AllCharts.ru: Музыка: США: Итоговый хит-парад альбомов за 2000 год
  11. AllCharts.ru: Музыка: США: Итоговый хит-парад альбомов за 2001 год
  12. http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/thu-december-19-2013-jonah-hill
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