Self-described king of slang E-40 didn't invent the word "hyphy," an adjective used to describe the wild antics associated with participants in and onlookers at spontaneous, usually illegal car ...

When it comes to cultural exports of the Bay Area, hyphy is in a league of its own. The subgenre of hip-hop has an up-tempo, hyperactive beat that makes you want to dance. In the early 2000s, artists ...

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East Oakland, Calif. — IN the early morning hours most weekends, finding hyphy isn’t difficult, it’s just a matter of knowing what to look for. Pull off Interstate 580 near the San Leandro line and ...

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Running a restaurant isn't easy, but a local food influencer is taking on the challenge. He's opened up a bold new burger joint in West Oakland, paying tribute to Bay Area hip-hop culture. Darion ...

It's easy to identify hyphy music, but it's not so easy to chart its origins and evolution. In an attempt to compile the genre's “oral history,” Complex gathered ...

"Let me tell you a story, about a movement that almost was ..." It only takes a few seconds. The first throb of bass, the palpitations of the 808s, the bars spoken through gold teeth. From the ears, ...

The genre suffered the steepest sales plunge of any popular musical form in the last year, losing 20.7% of its tally from ’05 to ’06, according to SoundScan. Similarly, not a single hip-hop artist ...