Mystic first rose to fame with 2001's Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom, which contained the hit single "The Life". Since then she has released a European only album that included appearances from Talib Kweli, Bilal, Planet Asia, Kam and more. She is currently working on her official follow up to Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom. The project is currently untitled and should be released. "Beautiful Resistance" is one of the tracks from that upcoming album.