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The term hyphy (/ ˈ h aɪ f iː / HY-fee) is an Oakland, California slang meaning "hyperactive". [1] More specifically, it is an adjective describing the hip hop music [1] [2] and the culture associated with the Oakland area. [3]
This music documentary traces Hyphy's genesis on Bay Area streets and examines its influence with interviews from well-known Hyphy figures including Keak da Sneak and Mistah FAB to modern-day artists such as Kamaiyah, Rafael Casal, P-Lo, and G-Eazy who grew up during the Hyphy movement and were deeply influenced by it.
Mobb music and hyphy - from the San Francisco Bay Area. Jerkin' - from Los Angeles; Ratchet - from Los Angeles; West Coast trap - from Long Beach, California; Northwest hip hop - from Oregon and Washington
Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper from Vallejo, California. [1] He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s. [2]
The group is best known for their local hits "It's Gettin' Hot" (2004) and "Hyphy Juice (The Remix)" (2006). The Team re-gained popularity in late 2005 after releasing the singles "Just Go" and "Bottles Up" to promote their new album, World Premiere , which peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , and number 50 on the ...
Their first single "Hyphy", featuring E-40, debuted in 2003, the title was based on a slang term established by Keak the Sneak in the 90s Bay Area hip hop music. Hyphy became an instant hit in the Bay Area. The song even induced a riot when The Federation performed "Hyphy" during halftime of the AND1 Live Tour at Oracle Arena in June 2004.
Charles Kente Williams (né Bowens; born October 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Keak da Sneak, is an American rapper from Oakland, California.He is known for his gravelly voice, [1] [2] for coining the term hyphy in 1994, [3] and for his contributions to the hyphy movement.
F.A.B. is known as one of the most prominent and colorful figures of the hyphy scene since the late 2000s, and is sometimes hailed as the scene's "Crown Prince". [5] He quickly become a central figure of the hyphy movement, a musical and cultural offshoot of hip-hop from the Bay Area that carries a bass-heavy beat, blaring synthesizers and an ...