An extra special and incredibly nerdy look back at our first 500 (and two) hip-hop similes.
Who sells sea shells on the sea shore? It’s Run-DMC, picking a peck of pickled similes in 80s classic Peter Piper.
Do you know what ‘protagging’ and ‘copacetic’ mean? I’m not sure EPDM do, but they both feature in this simile-laden track that’s two minutes too…
The Furious Five, probably the biggest misnomer in hip-hop, take us on a simile-laden journey via exploding killer sharks and a greased up bodybuilder.
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…