On Tarantula, Mystikal's first album in the wake of his commercial breakthrough in 2000, he's just as wild as ever-blunt-smokin', Big Truck-drivin', Ass-slappin' James Brown for his generation With No and few pretensions. The Coast-to-Coast of Shake Ya Ass thankfully didn't tame Mystikal too much. * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions. Even with reliable collaborators like Neptunes, Scott Storch, and KLC, song on LP felt like a half-baked imitation of his previous work. Complex editor Chris Yuscavage called it Let-down compared to his previous Album saying, With all eyes on rapid-fire spitter, Mystikal seriously dropped the ball With Tarantula, his phoned-in that dropped only one year later. In 2011, Complex ranked album number 43 on its list of 50 Worst Albums fail. In 2003, album received two nominations at 45 Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album and Best Male Solo Performance for Boucin' Back but lost both awards to Eminem's Eminem Show and Nelly's Hot in Herre, respectively.

Vibe writer Shawn was critical of Mystikal's delivery, complimenting it for being distinctive but lacking in lyrical creativity, saying that he has potential to be ringmaster, but right now he seems content just clowning around. Nathan Rabin of AV Club found Album more focused and consistent than Let's Get Ready because of Mystikal's production team showing improvement, saying Tarantula suggests that the raspy-voice rapper's run at the top of the charts won't abate any time soon. Kitty Empire of NME comments on how Mystikal is able to deviate from typical hip-hop cliches and deliver tracks that express different topics, singling out the post-9 / 11 track bouncin' Back for providing real substance finding it strangely compelling for show of strength. Despite finding filler in the album, HipHopDX writer Wise Q praised it for continuing the previous album's formula of great production and wordplay, concluding that, on the whole, haired Lyricist has made a good attempt at follow-up and although it may not be five star status, it is definitely one for collection. AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier praised the album for production, complimenting Mystikal's frenetic delivery, saying that he has recorded his second great album in a row. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Album receive score out of 68, based on 7 reviews. Tarantula received generally positive reception from music critics who saw it as an improvement over Let's Get Ready in of production and topics.

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