Brotha Lynch Hung

Kevin Danell Mann (born January 10, 1974 ),[1] better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Sacramento, California who has been described as "the creator of horrorcore rap."[2] He is also a former 24th Street Garden Blocc Crip gang member, which is a Crip-affiliated street gang based in Meadowview, Sacramento.

Brotha Lynch Hung
Birth nameKevin Danell Mann
Born (1974-01-10) January 10, 1974
OriginSacramento, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active1986–present
Labels
WebsiteMadesicc.com

Early life

Mann grew up in Sacramento.[3] He became a fan of east coast rappers such as Rakim and Slick Rick.[4] He started rapping at the age of 13.[5] He became a member of the 24 Street Garden Blocc Crips by age 16 during the 1980s.[3] He was once shot in the side after trying to break up a confrontation between a Crip and a Blood at a house party; the bullet was never removed.[3]

Career

Musical style

Although often credited as being a major pioneer and even the main creator of the horrorcore rap genre, Mann himself has claimed that his style is less literally “horrorcore” and instead falls more directly under his own distinct category or sub-category of rap called rip gut, which specifically emphasizes (usually) graphic violence.

The ripgut genre itself reportedly stemmed from his love of meat, but this lyrical style is also sometimes considered to be either associated with or connected to the common thoughts and feelings occasionally experienced during manic and/or violent states of mind brought on by the use of certain illicit drugs such as phencyclidine (PCP).

1993-2002: Black Market Records

In 1993 Black Market Records released Mann's first EP, 24 Deep.[6] followed by an album every year or two: Season of da Siccness in 1995,[7] Loaded in 1997, EBK4 and the soundtrack to the horror comedy film Now Eat in 2000,[8] The Virus in 2001, and three compilations, Appearances: Book 1, Remains: Book II, and Book III, in 2002.

Brother Lynch Hung appeared on No Limit Records' May 1997 release I'm Bout It. Brother Lynch Hung wrote, produced, and performed the song "Situation On Dirty."

24 Deep reached No. 91 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,[9] and Season of da Siccness reached No. 26.

2003-2008: Lynch by Inch: Suicide Note, The Ripgut Collection and Snuff Tapes

Lynch had three releases on different record labels during this time period. He released Lynch by Inch: Suicide Note in June 2003 under Siccmade Music. It was the first album since EBK4 to make it to the Billboard 200 and his first solo album not released on Black Market Records. He then released The Ripgut Collection compilation on Madesicc in 2007 and Snuff Tapes "mix tape" in 2008 which is available on the website Siccness.net. Both releases enter the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums peaking at 55 and 78 respectively.

2009-2013: Strange Music

In May 2009, Mann signed a contract with Strange Music.[10] He released three albums on the label, Dinner and a Movie (2010), Coathanga Strangla (2011), and Mannibalector (2013).[11] The label offered to extend his contract after the third album was released, but he decided to stay on his own label Madesicc Musicc.[11]

2013-present: Madesicc Musicc

Currently working on Season of da Siccness 2 to be released in 2023.

Controversy

In September 1996, Joseph Edward "Bubba" Gallegos, an 18-year-old man from Bayfield, Colorado, killed his friends after listening repeatedly to Brotha Lynch Hung's song "Locc 2 da Brain". He was in turn killed by police. His minister suggested that the music played a role in the killings.[12][13]

Discography
Main article: Brotha Lynch Hung discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums
  • Blocc Movement (with C-Bo) (2001)
  • The Plague (with Doomsday Productions) (2002)
  • Uthanizm (with Tall Cann G) (2003)
  • Trigganometry (with COS as Suspicion) (2004)
  • The New Season (with MC Eiht) (2006)
  • Suspicion, Vol. 2 (with COS) (2009)
  • Premeditated (with Ren Da Heatmonsta) (2017)

Extended plays
  • 24 Deep (1993)
  • Bullet Maker (2016)
  • Torment (2019)
  • The Turnmanator (2020)
  • Fundamentals Of Ripgut Cannibalizum The Vault (2020)
  • Fatal (2021)

Notes
  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.), 2005.
  2. "Hall of Fame - Brotha Lynch Hung". Sacramento News & Review. July 14, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  3. "Interview: Brotha Lynch Hung h".
  4. Paine, Jake (October 30, 2007). "Brotha Lynch Hung: Hung Up On Horror". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  5. Etminan, Nima (June 2007). "Brotha Lynch Hung - 2007 Interview". dubcnn.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  6. "Interview with Brotha Lynch Hung". Murder Dog Magazine. Archived from the original on March 26, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  7. Henderson, Alex (2006). "Season of da Siccness > Review". allmusic. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  8. http://www.allmusic.com/album/brotha-lynch-hung-presents-now-eat-the-album-mw0000432224 album
  9. "24 Deep – Brotha Lynch Hung". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  10. "Brotha Lynch Hung Signs with Tech N9ne's Strange Music Label". BallerStatus.com. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
  11. HipHopDX (April 5, 2013). "Brotha Lynch Hung Reveals That Strange Music Offered Him Another Contract". HipHopDX.
  12. Moehringer, J.R.; Wagner, Michael G. (September 27, 1996). "O.C. Trio's Killing Carefully Planned". Los Angeles Times.
  13. H. G., Reza (September 28, 1996). "Rap's Role in Crime Refuels Lyrics Debate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
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