Tarantula (Mystikal album)

Tarantula
The cover features Mystikal wearing a red hoodie and bandana against a red background, holding his hands up admist various spiderwebs. Both the artist's name and album title appear below him, colored in red and white respectively.
Studio album by
Mystikal
ReleasedDecember 18, 2001 (US)
Recorded2000–2001
GenreHip hop
Length57:52
LabelJive Records
Producer
Mystikal chronology
Let's Get Ready
(2000) 		Tarantula
(2001)
Singles from Tarantula
  1. "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)"
    Released: December 4, 2001
  2. "Tarantula"
    Released: February 19, 2002

Tarantula is the fifth studio album by American rapper Mystikal, released on December 18, 2001, by Jive Records. The production was done by Rockwilder, Scott Storch, The Medicine Men and The Neptunes, and features artists including Juvenile, Butch Cassidy, and Method Man & Redman.

The album received a generally positive reception from critics who found it an improvement over his previous album Let's Get Ready. It spawned two singles: "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)" and the title track. Tarantula debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 153,000 copies,[1] peaking at number 25 in 2002 and reaching number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart that same year. It was later certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies. In 2003, Tarantula received two nominations at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album and Best Male Rap Solo Performance for "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)".

  1. ^ Dansby, Andrew (December 27, 2001). "Creed Top Holiday Sales". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.