This EP from 1993 jump-started
Kevin Mann
's career as
Brotha Lynch Hung
, instantly drawing attention to itself with
Mann
's controversial approach toward morbid extremity. With each successive album throughout the 1990s, he would progressively move away from such exploitative attempts to shock listeners, but this EP showcases exactly why he developed such a cult following. Still, cult status is about all
24 Deep
deserves, as his debut album,
Season of da Siccness
, comes across as much more realized without sacrificing any brutality. ~ Jason Birchmeier