Dinner and a Movie (album)
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| Dinner and a Movie | ||||
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| Released | March 23, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 77:40 | |||
| Label | Strange Music | |||
| Producer | Travis O'Guin (exec.) | |||
| Brotha Lynch Hung chronology | ||||
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Dinner and a Movie is the sixth studio album by American rapper Brotha Lynch Hung.[1] It was released on March 23, 2010, by Strange Music.[2]
The album debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard 200, selling 7,900 copies in its first week of release.[3][4] It is his best debut on the charts since his album Loaded (1997). Dinner and a Movie sold 3,100 copies in its second week of sales, bringing total sales to 11,000 copies.[5] According to an interview with the Strange Music's Travis O’Guin, the album was under-shipped by retailers. Strange Music was planning to have this shipped between 35,000 and 40,000 copies, and yet it only have sold 12,120 units that were shipped due to difficulties with their distributor, Universal Fontana.[6] To date, the album has sold over 45,000 copies in the US.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [7] |
| HipHopDX | [8] |
| RapReviews | (9/10)[9] |
| JuggaloNews | (favourable)[10] |
Dinner and a Movie received critical acclaim from music critics. David Jeffries of Allmusic remarked that Brotha Lynch Hung is "not only on top of his game on this 2010 effort, but he’s also found a perfect match when it comes to labels." Jeffries also praised the plot, mentioning that the story "goes from gross to scary to sympathetic and personal, and then back again, all without losing a step or trying your patience."[7] HipHopDX also gave the album a positive review, saying that its "honesty and delivery that mixes with the horror make this album both a brilliant comeback story, and a career milestone."[8] iHipHop affirmed this, describing Dinner and a Movie as "one of the best albums of 2010 thus far, and is easily the most polished effort in Brother Lynch Hung's catalogue." All three reviewers gave the album four stars out of five.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Interrogation (Intro)" (featuring First Degree The D.E. & Don Rob) |
| 1:14 |
| 2. | "Colostomy Bag" (featuring C-Lim & G-Macc) | Axis | 4:05 |
| 3. | "D.O.A." (featuring First Degree The D.E.) | Seven | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Fucc Off! (skit)" (featuring Record Executive) |
| 0:34 |
| 5. | "Sit In That Corner Bitch!" | DJ Epik | 3:03 |
| 6. | "I Know Who Did Dis (skit)" (featuring First Degree The D.E., Don Rob & C.N.I.) |
| 1:05 |
| 7. | "Murder Over Hard (featuring G-Macc) + End Skit (featuring BZO)" | Axis | 7:37 |
| 8. | "G (skit)" |
| 0:28 |
| 9. | "I Tried To Commit Suicide + End Skit" (featuring G-Macc) | Young MC | 5:44 |
| 10. | "Split Personality" (featuring G-Macc) | Axis | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Meat + End Skit" (featuring First Degree The D.E. & G-Macc) | Axis | 5:12 |
| 12. | "Siccem!" (featuring First Degree The D.E. & G-Macc) | Freddy Machete | 6:14 |
| 13. | "Don't Worry Momma, It's Just Bleeding (featuring Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko & First Degree The D.E.) + End Skit (featuring C-Lim, BZO & G-Macc)" | Seven | 5:34 |
| 14. | "The Police Is Here! Ama Hit U Bacc (skit)" (featuring Don Rob & Ron Danzy) |
| 0:44 |
| 15. | "I Plotted (My Next Murder)" | N-Pire | 3:13 |
| 16. | "Nutbagg" (featuring First Degree The D.E.) | Seven | 5:28 |
| 17. | "Highspeed (skit)" (featuring Don Rob & Ron Danzy) |
| 0:53 |
| 18. | "I Heard That Song B 4 (featuring C-Lim, Tall Cann G & COS) + End Skit (featuring G-Smooth)" | Freddy Machete | 5:44 |
| 19. | "I Hate When Niggaz Get On The Phone When They Around Me (skit)" | Axis | 1:38 |
| 20. | "Anotha Killin'" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Tha Dogg Pound) | Brotha Lynch Hung | 6:10 |
| 21. | "Ama Catch Up (skit)" (featuring First Degree The D.E. & Ron Danzy) |
| 1:44 |
| 22. | "We Played You Like A Violin (skit)" (featuring C.N.I. & First Degree The D.E.) |
| 1:23 |
| Total length: | 77:40 | ||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23. | "She Thinks I'm a Psycho" | Phonk Beta | 4:20 |
