politics Archives - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/tag/politics/ Cataloguing similes in hip-hop, one track at a time Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:47:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 I whip my sword out like Uma in Kill Bill https://ihhsdb.com/i-whip-my-sword-out-like-uma-in-kill-bill/ https://ihhsdb.com/i-whip-my-sword-out-like-uma-in-kill-bill/#respond Sat, 14 May 2022 12:58:53 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1684 Lizzo whips her sword out and delivers a nice slice of simile action in her 2013 track Be Still

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/writing-like-shakespeare-on-the-top-tier/feed/ 2 MCs be hooked like addicts https://ihhsdb.com/mcs-be-hooked-like-addicts/ https://ihhsdb.com/mcs-be-hooked-like-addicts/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:37:34 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=873 I risk the ire of the farmer-butcher mafia by putting Bahamadia's 1996 track Three Tha Hard Way under my simile microscope.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/mcs-be-hooked-like-addicts/feed/ 2 Pullin’ out rhymes like books off the shelf https://ihhsdb.com/pullin-out-rhymes-like-books-off-the-shelf/ https://ihhsdb.com/pullin-out-rhymes-like-books-off-the-shelf/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:55:31 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=530 Bones are really hard. Discover this, and other underwhelming facts, as we dive into Young MC's 1989 hit Know How to hunt for the juiciest similes.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/pullin-out-rhymes-like-books-off-the-shelf/feed/ 2 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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