Mannibalector

''Mannibalector'' is the 8th studio album by American rapper Brotha Lynch Hung. It was released on February 5, 2013, by Strange Music. It serves as the third and final installment of this "Coathanga Strangla" trilogy, following these albums; including ''Dinner and a Movie'' (2010) and ''Coathanga Strangla'' (2011). It would be his last full-length album for Strange Music, as he left the label in 2015. The album features guest appearances from Wrekonize, Bernz, Yelawolf, COS, Irv Da Phenom, Trizz, Bleezo, G-Macc, Tech N9ne and Hopsin.

Background

Brotha Lynch Hung has been working with a record producer Seven for “over a year” producing his new album, called ''Mannibalector''. Seven said, “Lynch’s mind works differently”, his way of “constructing songs” is different than 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”. 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”

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”. 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”, adding to that Hung “used Mannibalector to get out some of those feelings” from his past.

Reception

Critical response

''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, at number 8 on the Top Rap Albums and at number 13 on the Top Independent Albums charts, with first-week sales of 8,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

;Notes
* Track listing and credits from album booklet.
* "Newsflash" features additional vocals by Seven, Robert Rebeck, Chandra Rebeck, Andrew Ross and Neil Simpson.
* "Bacon N Eggs" features additional vocals by Trizz and Lauren Brinson.
* "Fucced Up" features additional vocals by Dave Weiner.
* "Something About Susan" features additional vocals by Tallcann G.
* "The River" features additional vocals by Don Rob and Robert Rebeck.
* "Mask and Knife" features additional vocals by Alex Glass.
* "Instruments" features additional vocals by G-Smooth.
* "Body On the Floor" features additional vocals by Seven.
* "Have You Checked the Children?" features additional vocals by Lauren Brinson.
* "Sweeney Todd" features additional vocals by Lauren Brinson.
* "Dead Bitch" features additional vocals by Travis O'Guin.

;Courtesy
* Yelawolf appears courtesy of Shady/ DGC/Interscope Records.

Personnel

Credits for ''Mannibalector'' adapted from the album liner notes.

* Richie Abbott – publicity
* Axis – producer
* Tom Baker – mastering
* Aaron Bean – marketing & promotions, street marketing
* Bernz – featured artist
* Bleezo – featured artist
* Brent Bradley – internet marketing
* Lauren Brinson – additional vocals
* Brotha Lynch Hung – primary artist
* Violet Brown – production assistant
* Valdora Case – production assistant
* Jared Coop – merchandising
* COS – featured artist
* Glenda Cowan – production assistant
* Penny Ervin – merchandising
* Braxton Flemming – merchandising
* Evan "NonStop" Fountaine – producer
* G Macc – featured artist
* G-Smooth – additional vocals
* Alex Glass – additional vocals
* Ben Grossi – project consultant, general management
* Mary Harris – merchandising
* Hopsin – featured artist
* Irv da Phenom – featured artist
* Robert Lieberman – legal
* Ryan Lindberg – internet marketing
* Liquid 9 – art direction & design
* Korey Lloyd – production assistant, project management, publicity coordinator
* James Meierotto – photography
* Brett Morrow – internet marketing
* Jeff Nelson – internet marketing
* Cory Nielsen – production assistant
* Jose Ramirez – street marketing
* Chandra Rebeck – additional vocals
* Robert Rebeck – mixing, producer, additional vocals
* Don Rob – additional vocals
* Chris Rooney – internet marketing
* Andrew Ross – additional vocals
* Victor Sandoval – internet marketing
* Brian Shafton – project consultant, general management
* Neil Simpson – additional vocals
* Michael "Seven" Summers – A&R, producer, additional vocals
* Tallcann G – additional vocals
* Tech N9ne – featured artist
* Dawn O'Guin – production assistant
* Travis O'Guin – executive producer, A&R, additional vocals
* Trizz – featured artist
* Dave Weiner – A&R, associate producer, additional vocals
* Wrekonize – featured artist
* Yelawolf – featured artist

References

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Brotha Lynch Hung albums
2013 albums
Albums produced by Seven (record producer)
Strange Music albums
Rap operas
Concept albums