My Alphabets Part 2

“M is for the Money, E is for the Evil
The other M for Memphis, the P is for the People
The H is for the Hoes and the I is for Ice
The S is for your Soul, it can come with a price”

Duke Deuce – I Get Crunk
(From CRUNKSTAR album; 2022)



It’s a testament to how timeless LL Cool J’s I Need Love is that it’s already inspired two remakes so far this year. DJ Fresh & J.Stalin’s I Need A Plug is a nice little requel, but Duke Deuce’s I Get Crunk is bigger and deffer enough to qualify as a legit revamp. This shit needs a proper video where Duke struts his stuff because he’s half B-Boy, half D-Boy. Old skool like Beat Street, Duke got more funk than Popmaster Fabel’s feet.

True story: the universe aligned with the algorithm and YouTube recommended me this documentary about LL Cool J’s Bigger And Deffer album as I was writing this post. Let Marty lead you away from drugs and petty crime, lead you away from wack beats and rhymes, lead you to that ticket line so you can watch 11 minutes of LL in his prime.


PS: If LL doesn’t shout out Duke like he did Peewee Longway then we riot.