Contraction of "Hype" & "Fly"
Originally used by bay area rap group, The Federation & E-40,
"Hyphy, the same way the south get Crunk"
Originally used by bay area rap group, The Federation & E-40,
"Hyphy, the same way the south get Crunk"
by Higher than giraffe coochie April 25, 2005
Getting stupid dumb and retarted. Mac Dre made it almost everybody in cali getting hyphy going stupid getting dumb and retarted.
by Lil' Rome April 10, 2006
Hyphy (pronounced high-fee; IPA: ˈhaɪfi¢°) is a style of music and dance associated with San Francisco Bay Area hip hop culture. It began to emerge in early 2000 as a response from Bay Area rappers against commercial hip hop for not acknowledging the Bay for setting trends in the hip hop industry.67 Although the "hyphy movement" has just recently seen light in mainstream America, it has been a long standing and evolving culture in the Bay Area. Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak takes credit for coining the term when he was a young boy, as his mother would often tell him he was hyper. He would repeat the word "hyper" as "hyphy", and to this day, continues to use the word "hyphy" to describe his behavior.
It is distinguished by gritty, pounding rhythms, and in this sense can be associated with the Bay as crunk music is to the South. An individual is said to "get hyphy" when they act or dance in an overstated and ridiculous manner. Many in the Bay Area would describe this as acting "Retarded", "Riding The Short Bus", "Stupid" or "Going Dumb". Contrary to popular belief, the musical aspect of the movement has very few similarities to crunk music, as it is dictated by more uptempo beats. E-40 is seen by many in the Bay Area as the "door opener" to a much bigger movement yet to be exposed to the world in its entirety.
It is distinguished by gritty, pounding rhythms, and in this sense can be associated with the Bay as crunk music is to the South. An individual is said to "get hyphy" when they act or dance in an overstated and ridiculous manner. Many in the Bay Area would describe this as acting "Retarded", "Riding The Short Bus", "Stupid" or "Going Dumb". Contrary to popular belief, the musical aspect of the movement has very few similarities to crunk music, as it is dictated by more uptempo beats. E-40 is seen by many in the Bay Area as the "door opener" to a much bigger movement yet to be exposed to the world in its entirety.
by King Of The O August 29, 2006
by Young Dre January 31, 2004
Comming to you straight from the Bay Area! Northern Cali iz wat it iz! the HYPHY MOVENEMT started around the 1990's by a rapper known as "MAC DRE" Born in Oakland but raised in Vallyjo! the HYPHY MOVEMENT is now going real big.Rappers that were born and raised from here are now out and huge all over the states. Living in the bay is HELLA sick, we got out own type of music, we got our own type of dance, n we talk our own slang. But the rappers who were raised here, rappin elseware are killin it.Now people are begining to jock our shit!!!
STOP BITING THE BAY!!!!
If you aint from here "DONT HATE" AND ESPECIALY DONT BE ACTING LIEK YOU CAN GET DOWN TO OUR SHIT
THIZZ OR DIE
707 YOU SQUARE BEEZY
STOP BITING THE BAY!!!!
If you aint from here "DONT HATE" AND ESPECIALY DONT BE ACTING LIEK YOU CAN GET DOWN TO OUR SHIT
THIZZ OR DIE
707 YOU SQUARE BEEZY
by GIZZLLE October 10, 2006
1.Gettin stupid/retarted.
2.Stupid enough to ride the yellow bus.
3.Same way the south get crunk, but with the thizz face
2.Stupid enough to ride the yellow bus.
3.Same way the south get crunk, but with the thizz face
1.Thodo! 2+2 is not 22, stop gettin hyphy!
2."Im the fisrt mexican to ride the yellow bus mayn"
3.Now that you think about it, lil john can pass off as bein in the hyphy game....
2."Im the fisrt mexican to ride the yellow bus mayn"
3.Now that you think about it, lil john can pass off as bein in the hyphy game....
by CH33Z-!TZ June 15, 2006
by rebma September 9, 2006