american football Archives - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/tag/american-football/ Cataloguing similes in hip-hop, one track at a time Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:54:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 It’s like bedtime without your PJs https://ihhsdb.com/its-like-bedtime-without-your-pjs/ https://ihhsdb.com/its-like-bedtime-without-your-pjs/#respond Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:41:51 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1819 Image: Annie Spratt via Unsplash If I’m going to catalogue every hip-hop simile ever, I’m going to have to get a wriggle on. In 2024,…

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/its-like-bedtime-without-your-pjs/feed/ 0 Swimming in beats like a dolphin https://ihhsdb.com/swimming-in-beats-like-a-dolphin/ https://ihhsdb.com/swimming-in-beats-like-a-dolphin/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:12:49 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1337 Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth let us explore their big basement in this classic posse cut.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/swimming-in-beats-like-a-dolphin/feed/ 2 I stick around like hockey https://ihhsdb.com/i-stick-around-like-hockey/ https://ihhsdb.com/i-stick-around-like-hockey/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:12:29 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1205 A corking collection of sporting similes sees Pharoahe Monch's Official go straight to the top of the simile league table.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/i-stick-around-like-hockey/feed/ 2 She talk so big like she could fit Godzilla in her mouth https://ihhsdb.com/she-talk-so-big-like-she-could-fit-godzilla-in-her-mouth/ https://ihhsdb.com/she-talk-so-big-like-she-could-fit-godzilla-in-her-mouth/#comments Sun, 10 May 2020 14:04:34 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1024 Serial-killing gynaecologist Dr. Octagon is on the road and driving recklessly. Another good reason to stay at home.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/she-talk-so-big-like-she-could-fit-godzilla-in-her-mouth/feed/ 5 I’m spraying like a fountain https://ihhsdb.com/im-spraying-like-a-fountain/ https://ihhsdb.com/im-spraying-like-a-fountain/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2019 18:51:08 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=633 Things get a little heavy (literally) as we look at the similes in porky NY rapper Action Bronson's White Silk.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/im-spraying-like-a-fountain/feed/ 3 Swingin’ through your town like your neighbourhood Spider-Man https://ihhsdb.com/swingin-through-your-town-like-your-neighbourhood-spider-man/ https://ihhsdb.com/swingin-through-your-town-like-your-neighbourhood-spider-man/#comments Sun, 12 May 2019 10:00:33 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=85 It had to start here really. Wu-Tang's debut single kicks off with a solid simile and never stops throwing them at you.

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