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10 songs that feel like Ten Crack Commandments

Matched to Ten Crack Commandments by The Notorious B.I.G. on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Ten Crack Commandments
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Ten Crack Commandments
The Notorious B.I.G.
moderate 56/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Forgot About Dre — Dr. Dre moderate 96 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

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Gossip Folks — Missy Elliott moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same complex texture.

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Still D.R.E. — Dr. Dre moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Would? — Alice in Chains moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same complex texture.

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Table — Kehlani moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same complex texture.

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Holy Grail — Jay-Z intense 82 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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Angry Chair — Alice in Chains moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same complex texture.

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Civil War — Guns N' Roses moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Black Republican — Nas intense 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Ten Crack Commandments is more than you want right now.

The Man in Black by Johnny Cash
The Man in Black — Johnny Cash safe 88 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 56. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down — Tom Petty safe 100 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Goodbye Weekend by Mac DeMarco
Goodbye Weekend — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton — The Mountain Goats safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 14/100, versus the original's 56. Nearly the same tempo, too.

6:16 in LA by Kendrick Lamar
6:16 in LA — Kendrick Lamar safe 73 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 56.

You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) by Loretta Lynn
You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) — Loretta Lynn safe 118 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 27/100.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 31/100, versus the original's 56. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ten Crack Commandments” by The Notorious B.I.G.?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Forgot About Dre” by Dr. Dre, “Gossip Folks” by Missy Elliott, “Still D.R.E.” by Dr. Dre — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Ten Crack Commandments” but calmer?

“The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, “I Won't Back Down” by Tom Petty, “Goodbye Weekend” by Mac DeMarco keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ten Crack Commandments”?

It measures 56/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 76% of songs, calmer than the other 24%. Its intensity reading of 56/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 76% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity56
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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