The most comprehensive list of hip-hop similes on the internet*
- Tracks ‘analysed’: 31
- Similes catalogued: 491
- Latest track: The Trilogy (Remix) by Jehst feat. Chester P and Kyza
- Similiest track (similes per minute): Official by Pharoahe Monch
- Similiest track (words per simile): Suntoucher by Groove Armada feat. Jeru the Damaja
- Similiest track (total similes): Three Tha Hard Way by Bahamadia feat. K-Swift and Mecca Starr
*probably
The tracks
| Track | Artist | Similes | Words per simile | Similes per minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | Pharoahe Monch | 25 | 25.04 | 6.61 |
| White Silk | Action Bronson | 19 | 29.32 | 6.55 |
| Three Tha Hard Way | Bahamadia feat. K-Swift and Mecca Starr | 26 | 24.35 | 6.22 |
| Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That) | Digable Planets | 25 | 23.44 | 5.75 |
| It Ain't Nuttin' | Herbaliser feat. MF DOOM | 14 | 24.21 | 5.03 |
| Just a Test | Beastie Boys | 11 | 25.18 | 4.96 |
| Good to You | Talib Kweli | 20 | 35.60 | 4.60 |
| It Ain't Hard To Tell | Nas | 15 | 22.53 | 4.52 |
| Bang for the Buck | Ugly Duckling | 14 | 39.79 | 4.40 |
| The Trilogy (Remix) | Jehst feat. Chester P and Kyza | 16 | 40.69 | 4.36 |
| Protect Ya Neck | Wu-Tang Clan | 21 | 42.33 | 4.33 |
| Rice Torture | The Four Owls | 17 | 33.06 | 4.30 |
| Pump Me Up | Melle Mel and the Furious Five | 13 | 44.92 | 4.22 |
| Rhyming is Forever | Blak Twang | 18 | 33.67 | 3.96 |
| How Many Mics | Fugees | 17 | 44.71 | 3.81 |
| Know How | MC Young | 15 | 40.87 | 3.73 |
| Make 'Em Pay | Gang Starr feat. Krum Snatcha | 16 | 43.31 | 3.69 |
| Talk Like Sex | Kool G Rap and DJ Polo | 18 | 42.67 | 3.50 |
| You're a Customer | EPMD | 18 | 47.80 | 3.35 |
| Style Police | Del The Funky Homosapien | 13 | 35.46 | 3.33 |
| Bluffin' | Quasimoto | 9 | 34.22 | 3.23 |
| 3 Feet High | DJ Format feat. Abdominal and D-Sisive | 14 | 53.71 | 3.18 |
| The Process | Jazz Liberatorz feat. Apani B Fly | 13 | 43.15 | 3.10 |
| Once Again (Here to Kick One for You) | Handsome Boy Modeling School feat. Grand Puba and Sadat X | 12 | 46.75 | 3.05 |
| The Basement | Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (feat. Heavy D, Rob-O, Grap & Dida) | 16 | 40.38 | 2.98 |
| Suntoucher | Groove Armada feat. Jeru the Damaja | 19 | 20.11 | 2.92 |
| I'm Singin' | Biz Markie | 14 | 56.57 | 2.69 |
| Birding | Swet Shop Boys | 13 | 50.75 | 2.62 |
| Polka Dots | Dr. Octagon | 12 | 42.58 | 2.62 |
| Join the Dots | Roots Manuva feat. Chali 2na | 10 | 65.00 | 2.52 |
| Peter Piper | Run-DMC | 8 | 49.63 | 2.35 |