Comments on: Like fudge and caramel, they’re not the same https://ihhsdb.com/like-fudge-and-caramel-theyre-not-the-same/ Cataloguing similes in hip-hop, one track at a time Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: If I lie my nose will grow like a little wooden boy named Pinocchio - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/like-fudge-and-caramel-theyre-not-the-same/#comment-79 Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:29:09 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=582#comment-79 […] with fellow ‘new school hip-hop’ pioneers and New Yorkers Beastie Boys, Run-DMC took a pretty minimalist approach to beat-making. They also had a fondness for rocky […]

]]> By: I got lungs like a vacuum - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/like-fudge-and-caramel-theyre-not-the-same/#comment-32 Sat, 08 Aug 2020 12:28:47 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=582#comment-32 […] appreciate it when an artist uses straightforward and literal similes (I’m looking at you here Beastie Boys). It makes understanding the references and cataloguing them for future generations of hip-hoppers […]

]]> By: Begin like a violin end like Leviathan - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/like-fudge-and-caramel-theyre-not-the-same/#comment-15 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:36:35 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=582#comment-15 […] second simile of the double is much more straightforward. After the Beastie Boys dropped one, this is our second diamond-related simile to go into the […]

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]]> By: H https://ihhsdb.com/like-fudge-and-caramel-theyre-not-the-same/#comment-11 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:35:58 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=582#comment-11 “As refreshing as being slapped in the face with a flannel soaked in cold cider.” Beautiful!

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