Rapper Mystikal \u2014 best known for his 2000 hit \u201cShake Ya Ass\u201d \u2014 has been sentenced to two decades behind bars over\u00a0a 2022 rape case.<\/p>\n
According to ABC affiliate WBRZ<\/a>, the Louisiana hitmaker was handed down a 20-year sentence on Tuesday for third-degree rape.<\/p>\n Per the outlet, the rapper, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, responded in court Tuesday after the victim requested the maximum sentence.<\/p>\n Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to two decades behind bars over\u00a0a 2022 rape case. AP<\/p>\n The rapper, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, has been held without bond at the Ascension Parish Jail since 2022. His mugshot is seen above. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office\/Facebook<\/p>\n \u201cIf I did that to you, I deserve the max sentence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Grammy-nominated rapper pled guilty<\/a> in March in an Ascension Parish, Louisiana court \u2014 though on Friday, ahead of the sentencing, Tyler\u2019s attorney filed documents asking to withdraw<\/a> the guilty plea.<\/p>\n Per WBRZ, the motion stated that the musician \u201cdid not have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences\u201d of the plea deal prior to accepting it, which downgraded the charge from the intial charges of first-degree rape.<\/p>\n The Grammy-nominated hitmaker pled guilty in March in an Ascension Parish, Louisiana court. (He\u2019s seen here in 2013.) Cindy Ord<\/p>\n The encounter left the victim with minor injuries, for which she was hospitalized. Getty Images for BET<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The filing \u2014 which was dismissed \u2014 insisted that Tyler, 55, was \u201cunder significant emotional distress and felt substantial pressure to make an immediate decision\u201d when he agreed to the plea deal.<\/p>\n A rep for Tyler did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment on Tuesday evening. <\/p>\n Prosecutors in the case opted against pursuing additional charges, including false imprisonment, simple criminal damage, simple robber, and domestic abuse battery by strangulation and simple robbery, through a filing called as nolle prosequi, according to People<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I did that to you, I deserve the max sentence,\u201d he said to the victim in court Tuesday. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n The musician \u201cdid not have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences\u201d of his plea deal prior to accepting it, which downgraded the charge from the intial charges of first-degree rape, per his counsel. Getty Images<\/p>\n The encounter, which took place in 2022<\/a>, left the victim with minor injuries, for which she was hospitalized.<\/p>\n