After
the Geto Boys
, it seemed that
rap
couldn't get any more extreme or hardcore. But in 1994,
Season of da Siccness
proved that in fact it could. Thriving on shock value and outrageousness,
Brotha Lynch Hung
is to
what
grindcore
bands like
Cannibal Corpse
and
Carcass
are to
metal
. On this very twisted CD, the obscure and underground Sacramento MC calls himself "the Ripgut Cannibal" and portrays a psycho who's part
Jeffrey Dahmer
, part
Hannibal Lecter
, and part ghetto gang-banger.
Lynch
's accounts of cannibalism and dismemberment must be taken for exactly what they are: outrageous entertainment, pure and simple. Obviously,
Siccness
isn't for everyone. But those interested in the
hip-hop
equivalent of a slasher movie may find
(whose rapid-fire delivery brings to mind
Spice 1
) quite entertaining. ~ Alex Henderson