"I don’t think that the Hyphy Movement would’ve even reached international attention without Turfin. We brought the Hyphy in Hyphy and exalted the culture." The Bay Area dances a little different.

View the full episode transcript. In the spring of 2006, I filmed and posted a video to Youth Radio’s YouTube page titled “Stomper Go Dumb.” The video shows the Oakland A’s mascot, a big plush ...

Los Angeles may be known as the birthplace of gangsta rap, but just 500 miles away in northern California, the Bay Area boasts its own distinct hip-hop sound and culture in a vibe that can only be ...

WE WERE HYPHY is a love song to the Hyphy Movement of the early 2000's. WE WERE HYPHY is a love song to the artists, dance, music, clothes, cars and people who came of age during the Hyphy Movement.

Did we lose you? If we did, what we said, more or less, was "Check it out, player, it's time to get crazy." If we didn't, you have the San Francisco Bay Area to thank. Northern California has long ...

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, ...

Garion Morgan, a.k.a. Icecold 3000 of the Turf Fienz, dancing near the Port of Oakland in 2019. In recent years, turf dancing has undergone a revival, extending and building upon its hyphy-era origins ...

"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, ...

"Mac Dre in the Bay Area is a god. He is how the rest of us see Eminem or Elvis Presley. He's seen as larger than life." —Wendy Day Although E-40 is the mainstream face of the Hyphy Movement, Northern ...