Denzel Curry’s incredible 2022 Melt My Eyez See Your Future album has been enjoyed by rock and hip-hop fans alike – but who inspires him and his sound? The alt. rap titan picks out five of the most important artists from his life… Big L “He was the punchline king before Lil Wayne was even in the picture. Guy was saying, ‘Mad hoes, ask Beavis, I get nothing Butthead / My game is vicious and cruel, fucking chicks is a rule / If my girl think I’m loyal, then that bitch is a fool.’ He had the sickest wordplay to me – ‘I got slugs for snitches, no love for bitches / Puttin’ thugs in ditches when my trigger finger itches.’ Because of the way he was formulating things, and the way he was evolving, he would have been the greatest of this time-frame, probably bigger than Jay‑...