Street
hyphy
What does hyphy mean?
The behavioural state — going loud, loose, deliberately rowdy. Dancing off-beat on purpose, shouting, ghost-riding cars. Bay Area's answer to crunk.
"Soon as that Mac Dre came on the whole party went hyphy."
Origin
Oakland / Bay Area, late 1990s into mid-2000s. Keak da Sneak is widely credited with popularising the term.
Frequently asked questions
What does hyphy mean?
It's a Bay Area rap subgenre and the wild, hyperactive energy that music celebrates.
How do you use hyphy in a sentence?
You might say 'The whole crowd got hyphy when that beat dropped'.
Where does hyphy come from?
It originated in the San Francisco Bay Area as both a style of music and a movement.
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