"#1 Hunny" is certainly the most popular song so far from Long Island Baby. It's origins are quite comical. Maddox's friend Steven Stark sent him a song by one-hit-wonder rap artist Montell Jordan entitled "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz." Maddox found the song to be funky, footstompin', and hilarious all in one. Maddox thought a parody of the song would be a good idea to make Stark laugh.
The first part of this song written was the rap. Maddox compiled a list of every word that even halfway rhymed with "hunny." Among the words NOT used: bunny, junky, monkey, clunky, yummy, and gumby. The rap itself is inspired by the other *big3* member, Nikki Cummiskey. The verses were written shortly thereafter.
To Maddox's surprise, a rough demo of the song, with Maddox on guitar, became a hit on internet radio. Dissatisfied with the demo, Maddox enlisted the help of Charles Dysan. A drumbeat was decided upon and Dysan laid down a funky guitar riff. The final version was done of February 13, 2003 just in time for Valentine's Day.
The song is FILLED with inside jokes. Here's an attempt to explain them all:
Chorus: #1 Hunny (from a 5’8 brother from the South Side) I’m the kind of guy that likes a hunny on his shoulder/Maddox likes them younger, but Mossy likes them older/And if you don’t already know, well I won’t teach you/And if you ain’t down with the funk, well I don’t need you/You can go on fucking your hell^2/To the back of the bus where the non hunnies dwell^3
I’m not a wealthy man, you know I don’t have lots of money/But I’d take out a fucking loan/To do something for a hunny/And you can ride up in my car/When the stereo is bumpin/Hop in to the backseat/For a little somethin-something
Listen up this aint funny/My nose is still runny/I lost all my money/On blackjack and rummy/But I aint no dummy/So back away from me/Cuz I’m about to tell you about my #1 hunny
She’s funky, spunky, likes hunky dory/Smores poptarts, doesn’t read the pop charts/Sunny, funny, and when she gets hungry/You best not make hunny’s mashed potatoes lumpy/She’s JUMPY, this girl ain’t frumpy/She’ll knock yo’ ass like like Gene Tunney^4/The road gets bumpy/But she don’t get grumpy/And that’s why she’s my #1 hunny
Tell me where the party’s at/Show me where the hunnies at/And you might have a man but the man ain’t me/And I’m not trying to hear that see/What’s your man got to do with me?^5/And yrusocruel2me/yrusocruel2me?^6
1. NH's-non hunnies
2. fucking your hell-term used in broken English by an Italian woman named Marcie
3. back of the bus-reference to Rosa Parks' Civil Rights stand
4. Gene Tunney-Heavyweight Champion, 20's and 30's
5. "what's your man"-reference to Positive K's "I Got A Man"
6. yrusocruel2me-Maddox's satire of a Prince song title