Mann grew up listening to rappers such as Rakim and Slick Rick on Hot 97. Since the release of his debut EP 24 Deep in 1993, Brotha Lynch Hung has sold 3.4 million CDs through 15 different projects independently. He has been described as an innovator of horrorcore and one of the forefathers of the genre, along with being one of the most prominent rappers to emerge out of the Sacramento rap scene. Kevin Danell Mann (born January 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper and record producer from Sacramento, California known for his gallows humor and horror-themed lyrics.
