Mac Honors His Mother With Son Of Sheila As No Limit Tour Rolls On

Mac is putting his mother at the center of his next project, Son of Sheila (SOS), while revisiting the New Orleans history behind the Cash Money-No Limit tour. The rapper discussed the tribute during a new 92Q interview alongside Silkk The Shocker.

In the station’s account of its Rap Attack Official conversation, Mac and Silkk credited the labels’ Verzuz collaboration with helping set the tour in motion. Mac also said he imagined that kind of reunion while he was incarcerated, years before it became a touring reality.

Family has long been part of how Mac tells his story. In his ACLU biography, he recalled growing up with five siblings and spending time at their grandmother’s home in Uptown New Orleans.

Mac said in that earlier account: “Our parents always showed us love. We didn’t have much growing up, but we had love.” His family tribute arrives after a return to music that followed his June 2021 release from prison, where he spent 21 years.

Mac previously discussed that return and his album Son of the City during a February 2023 appearance on The Daily Show. The interview addressed his songwriting, the use of rap lyrics in court and his decision not to become bitter about his past.

His recording history reaches back much further than No Limit: Mac released Lyrical Midget at 12, with production from Mannie Fresh and Gregory D. He later joined Master P’s roster, releasing Shell Shocked in 1998 and following it with World War III. Shell Shocked reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200, according to his ACLU biography.

The 92Q conversation also covered the unexpected second life of I Can Tell on TikTok.

Mac recalled considering the record album filler, a sharp contrast with the attention it has received from listeners discovering it years later.

Since coming home, Mac has also worked with the Youth Empowerment Project to mentor young people. His ACLU biography describes that effort alongside his plans to keep recording and sharing his experiences.

Silkk also revisited his Mýa collaboration during the 92Q interview, recalling that he heard its potential immediately in the studio.