HYPHY as defined by WikiPedia
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== Culture ==
The word "hyphy" was originally coined by British Rapper Slick Rick.<ref>According to his comments in the July 2006 issue of Vibe magazine, he was the first to use the word "Hyphy" on record on The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. He was having Trouble Pronouncing "HYPHER" so he just said it as "HYPHY"
The word "hyphy" was originally coined by British Rapper Slick Rick.<ref>According to his comments in the July 2006 issue of Vibe magazine, he was the first to use the word "Hyphy" on record on The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. He was having Trouble Pronouncing "HYPHER" so he just said it as "HYPHY"
this is what it says this morning:
Hyphy (pronounced high-fee; IPA: [ˈhaɪfiː]]) is a style of music and dance associated with 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 momentum that the movement has been getting in recent media lately gives the indication that the Bay Area hyphy movement is long over due to be the next big thing in Hip Hop. The term is a combination of the words "hype" and "fly".[2]
It is distinguished by gritty, pounding rhythms, and is characterized by uptempo beat patturns as opposed to the slower, heavy bass feel of crunk music in 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".
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Hyphy (pronounced high-fee; IPA: [ˈhaɪfiː]]) is a style of music and dance associated with 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 momentum that the movement has been getting in recent media lately gives the indication that the Bay Area hyphy movement is long over due to be the next big thing in Hip Hop. The term is a combination of the words "hype" and "fly".[2]
It is distinguished by gritty, pounding rhythms, and is characterized by uptempo beat patturns as opposed to the slower, heavy bass feel of crunk music in 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".
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