Mannibalector

Mannibalector
Studio album by Brotha Lynch Hung
Released	February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)
Genre	Horrorcore, Hip hop
Length	63:54
Label	Strange Music
Producer	Seven, Axis, Madesicc Music, NonStop, Robert Rebeck
Brotha Lynch Hung chronology
Coathanga Strangla (2011) Mannibalector (2013) Suicide Tour: Ten Years Later (2014)
Singles from Mannibalector
"Meat Cleaver" Released: January 15, 2013 "Krocadil" Released: January 29, 2013

Mannibalector is the 9th studio album by Brotha Lynch Hung. It was released on February 5, 2013, through Strange Music.^[1] It is the third and final installment in the "Coathanga Strangla" concept trilogy, following 2010's Dinner and a Movie and 2011's Coathanga Strangla. The album features guest appearances from Wrekonize, Bernz, Yelawolf, COS, Irv Da Phenom, Trizz, Bleezo, G-Macc, Tech N9ne and Hopsin.^[2][3]

Hung worked with Seven “over a year”^[4] to produce Mannibalector. Seven said, “Lynch’s mind works differently”, his way of “constructing songs”^[5] is different then others. Also that Hung will “have the whole album structure: song titles and everything before we’ve made any of the songs. It’s interesting and different to get to work that way with an artist”.^[6] Another aspect that was difficult for Hung was to find features that fit into the storyline. Hung picked Yelawolf and Hopsin as they “fit in with their perspective that they had to follow through on”. Hung never rejected a beat from Seven “because everything just matched”^[7]

Lyrics and production

In an interview with Strange Music, Hung said his “lyrical ability was limited because I had to more so tell stories than mostly worry about lyrics”.^[8] The album is about an era of his life that’s been ended. With Fearnet, Hung discusses about how the character within the album became this serial killer. Hung said “he's lost and friendless at that point, and like I said a lot of that comes from my own life, when I've let a lot of people go and went my way alone”,^[9] adding to that Hung “used Mannibalector to get out some of those feelings”^[10] from his past.

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
HipHopDX	[12]

Mannibalector received generally positive reviews from music critics. In a positive review AllMusic's David Jeffries writes "Hung is a craftsman, kicking off this horror movie on wax with a TV news report that gives up the back-story and then goes full Hollywood, joining skits, numerous sound effects, and a relentless, blockbuster pace, all making this an album worth avoiding if it's dark." Roman Cooper of HipHopDX noted "Make no mistake, BLH’s emceeing arsenal is still quite impressive. Whether it’s the rapid-fire flows over the frenetic and disturbing strings of “Krocadil” or steady delivery over extremely minimalist production on “MDK,” Lynch is unquestionably adept at his craft."

Commercial performance

Mannibalector debuted at number 67 on the US Billboard 200 chart, number 8 on the Top Rap Albums charts and number 13 on Top Independent Albums charts, with first-week sales of 8,000 copies in the United States.^[13]

Track listing

References