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Brotha Lynch Hung performing in 2011
Background information
Born	(1969-01-10) January 10, 1969 (age 56)
Origin	Sacramento, California, US
Genres	Hip hop hardcore hip hop death rap gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper record producer songwriter
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Priority EMI Madesicc Muzicc/Siccmade Muzicc Strange Music Black Market

Kevin Mann (born January 10, 1969), better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Sacramento, California who was described in 2005 as "the creator of horrorcore rap". He is also a former 24th Street Garden Blocc Crip gang 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 Rakim and Slick Rick. He started rapping at the age of 13. He became a member of the 24 Street Garden Blocc Crips 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 Blood at a house party; the bullet was never removed.

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, which specifically emphasizes (usually) graphic violence.

1993–2002: Black Market Records

In 1993, Mann signed to Black Market Records and released his debut EP, 24 Deep. followed by the album Season of da Siccness in 1995. 24 Deep reached No. 91 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Season of da Siccness reached No. 26.

Mann appeared on several No Limit Records 1997 releases such as West Coast Bad Boyz II, I'm Bout It, and Mr. Serv-On's Life Insurance. He wrote and produced all of his appearances.

2000 marked the release of Mann's first and only starring role in a film, Now Eat, a horror comedy 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 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.

2009–2013: Strange Music

In May 2009, Mann signed a contract with Strange Music. 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

• 24 Deep (1993)
• Season of da Siccness: The Resurrection (1995)
• Loaded (1997)
• EBK4 (2000)
• The Virus (2001)
• Dinner and a Movie (2010)
• Coathanga Strangla (2011)
• Mannibalector (2013)
• Season of da Siccness 2: Kevlar (2024)

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)