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 ...

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 ...

The music documentary captures the hugely kinetic Hyphy movement and brings the sights and sounds of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most influential musical movement of the past 30 years to life on the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

An occasional series: A look at Bay Area hip-hop personalities The Bay Area hip-hop scene is on the cusp of something big. In an occasional series, Marian Liu will profile the people at the forefront ...

Laurence Madrigal’s debut documentary originated as a passion project that was envisioned as a 15-minute ode to a music scene he was drawn to. The focus was on the hyphy movement that emerged out of ...

Hyphy Burger recently opened up in West Oakland and customers having been raving about the restaurant's offerings. The burger joint is a nod to the Bay Area's hyphy movement. Co-owner Darion Frazier, ...