race Archives - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/tag/race/ Cataloguing similes in hip-hop, one track at a time Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:55:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Their lips look like crispy bacon https://ihhsdb.com/their-lips-look-like-crispy-bacon/ https://ihhsdb.com/their-lips-look-like-crispy-bacon/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:05:17 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1709 It's time to see how the West Midlands’ diss track whizz kid likes to throw down similes.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/their-lips-look-like-crispy-bacon/feed/ 2 Writing like Shakespeare on the top tier https://ihhsdb.com/writing-like-shakespeare-on-the-top-tier/ https://ihhsdb.com/writing-like-shakespeare-on-the-top-tier/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:24:18 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1549 Some disturbing, some gross and some strangely normal similes in this disquieting DJ Shadow and Danny Brown number.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/writing-like-shakespeare-on-the-top-tier/feed/ 2 Our funk zooms like you hit the Mary Jane https://ihhsdb.com/our-funk-zooms-like-you-hit-the-mary-jane/ https://ihhsdb.com/our-funk-zooms-like-you-hit-the-mary-jane/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:20:02 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1309 Digable Planets exploit the law of the one-sided simile to get a potentially controversial top five spot.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/our-funk-zooms-like-you-hit-the-mary-jane/feed/ 4 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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