Kevin Danell Mann (born January 10, 1969), known artistically as Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper, songwriter and

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from

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who is a

horrorcore Horrorcore (also called shock rap, horror hip hop, horror rap, death hip hop, death rap, or murder rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed and often darkly transgressive lyrical content and imagery. Its origins derived from ...

pioneer of his own sub-category called “Rip-gut”. The Rip-gut collection created in 2003. He is also a former 24th Street Garden Blocc Crip

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member, which is a Crip-affiliated street gang based in Meadowview, Sacramento.

Early life

Mann grew up in Sacramento. He became a fan of East Coast rappers such as

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and

Slick Rick Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick, is an English-American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence as part of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. His songs " The Show" and ...

. He started rapping at the age of 13. He became a member of the 24 Street Garden Blocc

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by age 16 during the 1980s. He was once shot in the side after trying to break up a confrontation between a Crip and a

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at a

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; the bullet was never removed.

Career

Musical style

Although often credited as being a major pioneer and even the main creator of the

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

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, 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

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(PCP).

1993–2002: Black Market Records

In 1993, Mann signed to

Black Market Records Black Market Records is an American record label based in Sacramento, California, founded in 1989. Its acts included Brotha Lynch Hung and X-Raided. Although Black Market Records is an independent label, it operates in multiple countries on a sca ...

and released his debut EP, '' 24 Deep''. followed by the album '' Season of da Siccness'' in 1995. ''24 Deep'' reached No. 91 on ''Billboards

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chart, and ''Season of da Siccness'' reached No. 26. Mann appeared on several

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1997 releases such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and Mr. Serv-On's ''

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''. He wrote and produced all of his appearances. 2000 marked the release of Mann's first and only starring role in a film, ''

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'', a

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based on his music, while an album of the same name was released to coincide with the film. After Mann released his second LP, ''Loaded'', he began a long-standing feud with label head Cedric Singleton over the rights to his back catalog. Singleton released Mann's next album ''

EBK4 ''EBK4'' is the third studio album by American rapper Brotha Lynch Hung, released through Black Market Records on June 27, 2000, as a follow-up to 1997's ''Loaded (Brotha Lynch Hung album), Loaded''. Some of the songs on the album were not complet ...

'' without Mann's permission, using other artists off the label to complete unfinished songs. This practice continued with his next solo album '' The Virus'' in 2001, and three compilations, '' Appearances: Book 1'', ''Remains: Book II'', and ''Book III'', in 2002.

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

Mann left Black Market in 2003 and had three releases on different record labels during the next few years. He released '' Lynch by Inch: Suicide Note'' in June 2003 under Madesicc Music. He then released ''The Ripgut Collection'' compilation on Madesicc in 2007 and ''Snuff Tapes'' "mix tape" in 2008 available on Siccness.net. Both releases enter the

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peaking at 55 and 78 respectively.

2009–2013: Strange Music

In May 2009, Mann signed a contract with

Strange Music Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999. History In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label. In ...

. He released three albums on the label, '' Dinner and a Movie'' (2010), '' Coathanga Strangla'' (2011), and '' Mannibalector'' (2013). The label offered to extend his contract after the third album was released, but he decided to stay on his own label Madesicc Musicc.

2013–present: Madesicc Musicc

After leaving Strange Music, Mann released several independent EPs and a collaboration album with Ren Da Heatmonsta titled ''Premeditated'' (2017). In 2023, Mann released a compilation album titled ''Choice Kuttz: Da Best of Brotha Lynch Hung'', marking his return to the hip-hop scene.

Discography

Studio albums * '' Season of da Siccness: The Resurrection'' (1995) * '' Loaded'' (1997) * ''

'' (2000) * '' The Virus'' (2001) * '' Lynch by Inch: Suicide Note'' (2003) * '' Dinner and a Movie'' (2010) * '' Coathanga Strangla'' (2011) * '' Mannibalector'' (2013) * ''Season of da Siccness 2: Kevlar'' (2024) Collaborative albums * '' Blocc Movement'' (with

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) (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 Aaron Bernard Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced "MC Eight"), is an American rapper. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's nam ...

) (2006) * ''Suspicion, Vol. 2'' (with COS) (2009) * ''Premeditated'' (with Ren Da Heatmonsta) (2017)

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