1. We got hyphy in da parking lot after the club let out!
2. Dat bitch was trying to get hyphy cuz her friends was wit her
2. Dat bitch was trying to get hyphy cuz her friends was wit her
by Ya Kno March 22, 2004
by BayAreaPimpstress August 13, 2004
Hyphy, Pronounced Hi-Fee is a term originated in Oakland, California by Keak Da Sneak in 1999. Mac Dre was release from jail in 2002, and helped evolve the term into a movement. It mainly described the scene in Oakland where sideshows and turf dancing often takes place. Its orginal meaning was hyper, bold, and violently responsive! Thizz is the drug aspect of it. As it began to go national, it turned into a gimmick by E-40 and has been introduced as the cousin of Crunk as a marketing scheme, when in reality it is nothing like Crunk and it isn't a response to it. E-40 just works with Lil Jon and decided to market that idea. And no it did not start in Vallejo, Vallejo isn't a hyphy city, Oakland is. This directly reflects the Oakland culture of Sideshows, losing yourself, popping extacy, and fighting.
Town Biz! Oakland started the hyphy movement, and believe that it's nothing like Crunk. And E-40 shouldn't rep it. We have better rappers.
by JJWilkins May 27, 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.1 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. The term is a combination of the words "hype" and "fly".2
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 Yellow Bus", "Stupid" or "Going Dumb".
by Cabatian June 05, 2006
origin Bay Area(rapper keak da sneak) from oakland means to get stupid, go dumb and dance while hanging out of the door,sunroof or on top of an automobile.
by Mrs.Sneak November 05, 2005
the northern california way of life that includes going crazy, stupid, dumb, and retarded... to get hyphy you can get angry, hella happy, or just have a lot of energy... this is NOT a bay area version of crunk... this is a lifestyle that goes hand in hand with thizz... you can also get superhyphy which is doin hella much at one time... this takes hyphee to the next level and you gotta be really feelin yo self to feel that good...
keak da sneak: my definition of hyphy man is thizzin man is sniffin lines...
mac dre: i'm amped feelin good/ i'm hyphy/ in a bitch face with the thizz face off of nike/
mac dre: i'm amped feelin good/ i'm hyphy/ in a bitch face with the thizz face off of nike/
by Nikita Davis March 24, 2006
Both a genre of music and a lifestyle from the Bay Area, Oakland, San Fran, San Jo, Vallejo, and more. E-40, Mac Dre (r.i.p), The Pack, Keak Da Sneak, and The Federation are all hyphy artists. Hyphy basically means to go dumb, retarded, lose control and not care what anyone thinks. You can do this by dancing, getting in a fight, scraping, and ghost riding your car. This is the Bay CALIFORNIA. Not Tampa Bay, not Green Bay, Not any other bay. Hyphy is mainly underground but over the years its getting more exposure.
by jersey kid November 22, 2007