2010s Archives - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/tracks/decade/2010s/ 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=6.8.5 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 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/i-whip-my-sword-out-like-uma-in-kill-bill/feed/ 0 500 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 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 I’m picking words like the best crops https://ihhsdb.com/im-picking-words-like-the-best-crops/ https://ihhsdb.com/im-picking-words-like-the-best-crops/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:44:49 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1169 Put down that mouse burger, it's time to look at the similes in The Four Owls' 2015 track Rice Torture.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/im-picking-words-like-the-best-crops/feed/ 3 She like a white-rumped sandpiper https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/ https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:32:44 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1086 Swet Shop Boys take us on a whirlwind tour of birdlife in this lovely little track.

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]]> https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/feed/ 6 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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