Hyphy was touted as the Next Big Thing. Then the movement's momentum appeared to have stalled, at least in music industry circles. Critics had their reasons, everything from the lack of a big hit ...

Imagine a sideshow. Visualize a place for everyone to “stunt” or to show off their high performance muscle cars with a snake-like line of about 300 cars coursing in the street. Hear the music blaring, ...

For the last few years, 26-year-old bedroom producer, YP on The Beat, has been working on a new Yay Area sound, one that combines the booming, gloopy sound of hyphy, with the regimented high hat and ...

It's just now getting national attention. The godfather of hyphy, the rapper E40, has an album in Billboard's Top 100. As Youth Radio's Tapan Munshi explains that hyphy is defined by its fast pace and ...

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