Mystikal has headed back into the studio to weave together the soundscapes for Tarantula, the follow-up to last year's Let's Get Ready, and this time around, the self-proclaimed "braided-up pimp" will be rapping to the beat of a different drum.
According to a source close to the New Orleans native, Mystikal will be breaking out the big bucks for the album's production. He's enlisting a dream team of beatsmiths and has already had sessions with Teddy Riley, Timbaland and the Neptunes. The source also said that fans can expect a very different sound from the rapper on this record.
Tarantula is scheduled for release this year. Mystikal's recording process may be hampered, however, by his hefty travel schedule — he'll be hitting the road this summer as a headliner on the Seagram's Gin Live Tour. Helping the fiery lyricist to make audience members shake it fast are openers Jagged Edge, Jaheim and Public Announcement.
Seagram's Gin Live Tour dates, according to Jive Records:
6/12 - Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium 6/14 - Memphis, TN @ Amphitheater 6/15 - New Orleans, LA @ Municipal Auditorium 6/16 - Houston, TX @ Compaq Center 6/17 - Dallas, TX @ Convention Center 6/18 - Dallas, TX @ Convention Center 6/19 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center 6/20 - Lafayette, LA @ Cajun Dome 6/22 - Columbus, OH @ Battle Hall Convention Center 6/23 - Cleveland, OH @ State Theater 6/24 - Flint, MI @ IMA Sports Center 6/25 - Milwaukee, WI @ US Cellular Arena 6/26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theater 6/28 - St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theater 6/29 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theater 6/30 - Grand Rapids, IA @ Welsh Auditorium 7/1 - Chicago, IL @ Arie Crown 7/3 - Augusta, GA @ Arena 7/4 - Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Civic Center 7/5 - Jackson, MS @ Coliseum 7/6 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater 7/7 - Birmingham, AL @ Boutwell Auditorium 7/8 - Fayetteville, NC @ Crown Coliseum 7/10 - Chattanooga, TN @ McKenzie Hall 7/11 - Savannah, GA @ Arena 7/13 - Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater 7/14 - Jacksonville, FL @ Veteran's Memorial Coliseum 7/15 - Miami, FL @ Sunrise Theater 7/16 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Arena 7/18 - Hampton, VA @ Hampton Coliseum 7/19 - Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium 7/20 - Richmond, VA @ Landmark Theater 7/21 - Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall 7/22 - Indianapolis, IN @ Consaco Field House 7/25 - New Haven, CT @ Coliseum 7/26 - Boston, MA @ Fleet Center/Harbor Lights 7/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Liacouras Center 7/28 - New York, NY @ Theater at Madison Square Garden 7/29 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena 8/2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Universal Amphitheater 8/3 - Oakland, CA @ Paramount 8/4 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay 8/5 - Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena 
