You’ve arrived!!!! On the inaugural episode of the Quarter Mark, I chop it up with New Orleans native and longtime music journalist, Keith Spera, as we went down memory lane and reminisced on the 25th year anniversary of Mystikal’s “Mind Of Mystikal.”

Keith Spera is a writer for the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and the author of the 2011 book “Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal and the Music of New Orleans.” Keith is also a member of his newspapers Pulitzer Prize winning team for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

1:05 Keith talks about his upbringing.

6:55 Mystikal & Big Boy Records.

11:40 Mystikal’s style, and is he respected?

16:40 Mystikal’s legacy.

23:10 The tragic death of his sister, Michelle Tyler.

34:44 What should people know about Mystikal?

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