Hyphy
tagStarted 2002Peak 2005-2008Last big hit 2010From San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Bay Area party-rap at high RPM: hyperactive 100-110 BPM beats, blaring synth stabs, rattling hi-hats, sub-heavy slap and shouted, chant-along ad-libs ('go dumb,' 'ghost ride the whip'). Manic, dance-driving energy built for sideshows and turf dancing — a frenetic regional cousin to crunk, soaked in Bay slang.
History
Coined by Oakland's Keak da Sneak in the early 2000s, hyphy bubbled through Mac Dre and Mistah F.A.B. before E-40's Lil Jon-produced 'Tell Me When to Go' broke it nationally in 2006. Tied to sideshow car culture and turf dancing, the movement burned bright mid-decade, faded by 2010, and later seeded the Bay's 'new-funk' revival.
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphy
- https://djbooth.net/features/2016-03-15-hyphy-movement-10-years-later/
- https://www.complex.com/music/a/steven-j-horowitz/hyphy-oral-history