1980s Archives - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/tracks/decade/1980s/ Cataloguing similes in hip-hop, one track at a time Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:50:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 500 simile stat attack New Year special extravaganza https://ihhsdb.com/500-simile-stat-attack-new-year-special-extravaganza/ https://ihhsdb.com/500-simile-stat-attack-new-year-special-extravaganza/#respond Sun, 02 Jan 2022 14:21:32 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1591 An extra special and incredibly nerdy look back at our first 500 (and two) hip-hop similes.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/500-simile-stat-attack-new-year-special-extravaganza/feed/ 0 If I lie my nose will grow like a little wooden boy named Pinocchio https://ihhsdb.com/if-i-lie-my-nose-will-grow-like-a-little-wooden-boy-named-pinocchio/ https://ihhsdb.com/if-i-lie-my-nose-will-grow-like-a-little-wooden-boy-named-pinocchio/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:28:55 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1480 Who sells sea shells on the sea shore? It's Run-DMC, picking a peck of pickled similes in 80s classic Peter Piper.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/if-i-lie-my-nose-will-grow-like-a-little-wooden-boy-named-pinocchio/feed/ 2 I make a move like chess https://ihhsdb.com/i-make-a-move-like-chess/ https://ihhsdb.com/i-make-a-move-like-chess/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:14:29 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=972 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 long.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/i-make-a-move-like-chess/feed/ 0 It’s just like Cowboy riding on a saddle https://ihhsdb.com/its-just-like-cowboy-riding-on-a-saddle/ https://ihhsdb.com/its-just-like-cowboy-riding-on-a-saddle/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:02:10 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=829 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.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/its-just-like-cowboy-riding-on-a-saddle/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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