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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 ]
We Were Hyphy is a 2022 documentary film about Hyphy, a sub-genre of hip-hop. The term hyphy ( / ˈ h aɪ f iː / HY -fee ) is Oakland slang meaning "hyperactive". [ 1 ] More specifically, it is an adjective describing hip hop and the culture associated with the area. [ 2 ]
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. On the strength of "Hyphy" and their second single "Donkey", the group's self-titled debut album was released under Virgin Records to critical reception
List of genres of subgenres, micro, and umbrella terms of rap music. Historical time periods. Roots of hip hop; ... Mobb music and hyphy - from the San Francisco Bay ...
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]
As rap celebrates its 50th anniversary, the genre also marks a lengthy history of having its artistic expression viewed through a criminal lens in the justice system.
"Not Like Us" is a "club-friendly" West Coast hip hop track with strong hyphy stylings. [10]Several elements of its production, including the "stirring" violins, piano and brass instruments, were taken from samples of Monk Higgins's 1968 rendition of "I Believe to My Soul", a cover of Ray Charles's 1961 composition. [11]
Twenty-seven men listened to “misogynous rap music” and twenty-seven listened to “neutral rap music.” Participants then viewed neutral, sexually violent, and assaultive film vignettes and ...