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The Hyphy Movement's resurgence in early 2006 was cited by prominent Bay Area rapper E-40 as a new opportunity for the Bay Area's unique sound to reach a nationwide audience. [5] Hyphy music was not only popular in The Bay Area, but in Portland, Oregon and Seattle as well.
Thizz Entertainment is a Sacramento-based, originally independent record label, started in 1999 by rapper and music producer Andre Hicks, who was professionally known as Mac Dre, a poster child of the hyphy movement that swept through the Bay Area in the early 2000s. The label was relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after his ...
In the late 1990s, Mobb Music's influence began to fade as the Bay Area's sound evolved, particularly with the rise of the hyphy movement in the early 2000s. Hyphy, driven by faster, bass-heavy beats, contrasted Mobb Music's darker, street-oriented sound. Hyphy Movement and Key Figures. The hyphy movement emerged in Oakland, with Traxamillion ...
Under Thizz ENT, F.A.B. blossomed as a front runner in the Bay Area's hyphy movement. With songs like "Super Sic Wit It," "N.E.W. Oakland," and "Kicked Out The Club," F.A.B.'s Son of a Pimp album was an instant success around the Bay Area, with featured collaborations Dre, E-40, Turf Talk, and G-Stack of Oakland heroes the Delinquents—as well ...
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]
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]
In 2005, the four formed the group the Pack. They continued to experiment with music, and would record together at Young L's house. [1] [2] As the Bay Area hyphy movement began to emerge, the Pack released their mixtape Wolfpack Muzik, Vol. 1 in 2005. It saw moderate success locally. [2] In March 2006, The Pack released Wolfpack Muzik, Vol. 2. [3]
Traxamillion's productions, including "Super Hyphy" by Keak da Sneak and "Grown Man" by The Federation, were often played on KMEL and other local radio stations around 2005. [ 3 ] Traxamillion also released a mixtape called The Slapp Addict Mixtape , which features mainstream artists as well as local Bay Area artists, and was responsible for ...