Brotha Lynch Hung- Mannibalector

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Mannibalector

Brotha Lynch Hung

Friday 8th March, 2013 by juggalotus0069 | 0 Comments

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Hip-hop ambitions are often described in terms of “hunger”, but no known MC has an appetite quite like Brotha Lynch Hung. This is not simply the peckishness of a seasoned artist still making music while his former contemporaries have long passed their sell-by date. This is the ravenous hunger of Mannibalector, Brotha Lynch Hung’s flesh-chomping, gore-streaked altered ego and the antagonistic protagonist at the dark heart of Coathanga Strangla, the genuinely stunning new album by Brotha Lynch Hung.

Coathanga Strangla re-introduces listeners to the not so nice but strangely sympathetic guy they met on Lynch’s 2010 album Dinner and a Movie. The “autocratic automatic reaper” instantly joined the entertainment biz pantheon of indelible killers like Mannibalector’s cinematic predecessor, Silence Of The Lambs sicko Hannibal Lector. “I watch a lotta horror movies and I really love meat,” says Lynch, “so I put that together and out came Mannibalector.”

Longtime fans will, of course, recognize these deviant tendencies. Brotha Lynch Hung’s 1993 debut, 24 Deep (Black Market Records) found his “human meat pot luck” already underway (who can forget the image: “find your brain cookin’ in a barbecue pit“?). The 1995 release of the Sacramento (CA) native’s certified Gold classic, Season of da Siccness, followed and Lynch has released a steady stream of music ever since, making him an ideal match for the do-or-die work ethic of his current label home, Strange Music.

Kansas City-based Strange Music is currently the most successful outfit in independent hip-hop and home to Tech N9ne. Dinner and a Movie was Lynch’s first album released by Strange, but Tech N9ne and Brotha Lynch have history: Tech appeared on “187 On A Hook” from Lynch’s Blocc Movement in 2001, and in 2006 Lynch delivered a standout verse on “My World” from Tech N9ne’s Everready album. “Strange Music understands me, they’ve really given me a fresh start,” says Lynch. “As strange as it sounds, I feel like I’m just getting going with my career.”

Make no mistake however: what feels like a fresh start for Lynch is coinciding with a high point in his artistic evolution. Always one to look to movies for inspiration, Lynch says that repeated viewings of the Hostel films had a direct effect on Coathanga Strangla. “Some horror movies are too ridiculous,” he says, “but Hostel has a very realistic feeling. It’s not scary like boo! — it’s more like this could happen. That’s an authenticity I’m going for in my music.”

It’s that sense that gives Coathanga Strangla its compelling core. With its bowel-bothering bass line and toothpick percussion (courtesy of producer Michael “Seven” Summers), “Mannibalector” is a cannibal lecture (replete with requisite slaughter) the reveals the crucial facet of Lynch’s artistry: his alter ego is not a two-dimensional creation but a character full of humanizing doubts, fears and paranoia. Allmusic’s David Jeffries has noted Lynch’s facility at going “from gross to scary to sympathetic and personal, and then back again, all without losing a step or trying your patience.”

When it comes to digesting Lynch’s art however, it helps that his raps are leavened by what can only be called “gallows humor.” Who else would refer to his manner of cooking victims as “Operation McPasta”, as Lynch does on the new album’s “Mannibalector”? While Brotha Lynch Hung is often credited as the originator of the rap genre known as “horrorcore”, most so-called horrorcore rappers would be content with a standard disemboweling; Lynch goes all the way, a meal plan immortalized on the new album’s “Spit It Out” wherein Lynch chortles: “If anything taste funny spit it out.”

“Friday Night” features Lynch’s fellow rap madman C.O.S., thumping production by Michael “Seven” Summers, and Brotha Lynch’s “body sweatin’ like a Juggalo.” “I love the Juggalos man,” says Lynch of the cult-like, face-painted fans who have embraced him. “They’re good people with good hearts who are looking for an outlet from life’s pain. I can relate to that.” Standout cut “Blinded By Desire” is a sadistic travelogue following Lynch as he drives from California’s Bay Area southward towards Los Angeles (“524 miles to SoCal…” begins Lynch) where mayhem will undoubtedly ensue.

Coathanga Strangla is the middle album in a conceptual trilogy, which began with Dinner and a Movie and is slated to conclude with 2012’s Mannibalector. Each of the three albums has spawned three videos, which together will comprise the visual document of the terrifying times of Mannibalector. “The three albums and nine videos are about a rapper who’s having a bad life and is about to give up on the world,” explains Brotha Lynch Hung. “You can hear he’s about to walk the thin line, past the thin line, and then go way over it.”

Track listing

1. Newsflash (Skit)
2. Krocadil
3. Bacon N Eggs (Skit)
4. MDK feat. Trizz
5. Disappeared
6. Fucced Up (Skit)
7. Eating You feat. Wrekonize & Bernz
8. Tha Package feat. Yelawolf
9. Something About Susan feat. COS & Irv Da Phenom
10. The River (Skit)
11. Can I Have a Napkin?
12. Mask and Knife feat. Bleezo & G-Macc
13. Meat Cleaver
14. I Give Up
15. Instruments (Skit)
16. Stabbed feat. Tech N9ne & Hopsin
17. Body on the Floor
18. Have You Checked the Children? (Skit)
19. Sweeney Todd
20. Dead Bitch

Track by track review and rating

1. Newsflash (Skit)- Short Skit. News broadcast about a serial killer. Interesting start. N/A
2. Krocadil– The musical backing on this track is very interesting. The lyrics are very direct and violent. The track is let down by the lyrics not coming through the music as clearly as they should. 7/10
3. Bacon N Eggs (Skit)- Short skit, nothing outstanding here. N/A
4. MDK feat. Trizz– This track has a limited music track but a driving beat. The chorus gets caught in the listeners head easily. 7/10
5. Disappeared- This track has a very simple beat. The lyrics are not to complex and the content is very much as you would expect from BLH. 6/10
6. Fucced Up (Skit)- A really short skit. Once again nothing great added to the CD with it. N/A
7. Eating You feat. Wrekonize & Bernz- The intro of the track is sick and twisted. A simple flow over a limited music track gives way to killer verses from Wrek and Bernz. Great track overall. 9/10
8. Tha Package feat. Yelawolf- A nice beat and hook. The verse Yelawolf has is really well drafted and performed. 8/10
9. Something About Susan feat. COS & Irv Da Phenom- Track has a good old school beat with a nice piano backing. The verses are well done but it lacks originality. The hook is average at best. 7/10
10. The River (Skit)- A longer skit. It works ok with the feel of the CD. N/A
11. Can I Have a Napkin?- Another simple beat. The verses are once again good but nothing that really stands out or is outstanding. 6/10
12. Mask and Knife feat. Bleezo & G-Macc- A nice beat and some of the best flow on the CD are featured here. The hook brings down the enjoyment of the track. 8/10
13. Meat Cleaver- A really nice piano intro on the track flows into a tight flow and a good string backing. A good hook rounds out the track well. 8.5/10
14. I Give Up Feat COS- This is a very solid track. The theme is well written and the hook is simple enough to not overshadow the vibe. 8/10
15. Instruments (Skit)- Another Dang skit! N/A
16. Stabbed feat. Tech N9ne & Hopsin- The strings behind the track add just enough creepy into this track. Tech once again doesn’t disappoint, his verse adds even more edge to the track. Hopsin shows he can keep up with giant like BLH and Tech. The hook hits hard. 9.5/10
17. Body on the Floor- The beat on this track is complex but not so much it detracts from the verses. The verses are well done. Wish the hook was a little more dynamic. 7/10
18. Have You Checked the Children? (Skit)- Last Skit. That is three to many. N/A
19. Sweeney Todd- A simple beat. Tribute track to the story of the murderous barber. 8/10
20. Dead Bitch- The beat in the final track is very disjointed and busy. The verses are alright but the theme of the album seems to drag on and not be varied enough to hold the listeners attention. A decent hook save this track a little. 7/10

Overall Album Rating: 7.5/10

Conclusion- Brotha Lynch Hung is a true legend in the Horrorcore movement. He always puts out material that leaves most people saying “What is his problem?” This CD is no different. The graphic description in the verses and his ability to paint a picture will leave most people with a sick feeling. This album is for fans of extreme Horrorcore and Gore Hip Hop. He adds a lot of really good artists in the features and that boosts the appeal of the album as a whole. Fans of BLH will enjoy this but it may detract new fans with content alone. A very solid release for Strange Music.