School Me on Bay Area HipHop Options

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I need help from all you Bay kids to drop some knowledge on your region. Since I grew up on the east coast and now live in the south, I'm accustomed to hearing rap/hiphop from both areas. But the problem is, I like West coast hiphop, I just don't know much about it past its uprising in the early 90s.

School me.

[Shahin]

Current Bay Area hip-hop is defined by the hyphy movement.

Hyphy is really hard to explain. It's a mixture of a lot of things. It's mostly like a Bay Area culture, it's always evolving so it never becomes boring and stagnant. E-40 helped birth the hyphy movement describes it as a dance, a culture that is constantly being added to.

The main aspect of hyphy is having fun. It's about having a good time. Goin' stupid, and goin' dumb are both relative to having a ball (usually with the help of some drugs or alcohol, but hey, whatever works). Going stupid is basically a crazy dance (which ive perfected over the years) that has you just...going...stupid? Crazy, dumb, retarded. There's no other way to explain it. I think you downloaded the Tell me When to Go music video, all the people in the big ass house. They're going stupid.

Speaking of Tell me When to Go, that song basically epitomizes the Hyphy movement in the bay. I'll explain the part at the end where he tells you about the hyphy movement.


Thizz Face - Lookin' like you smelt somthin you dint wanna be smellin! The expression one gets when using the drug Exstacy. Yeah, I spelt it wrong. Mac Dre explained it and the Thizzle Dance in a song.

Thizzle Dance -

''First, I do like this, put a look on my face like I smelt some piss,
bounce to the beat til it starts to hurt,
then i dust all the smurf off me shirt,
dip to the ground as I catch the bass,
then I wipe all the sweat off me face
hop back up then i start to slide,
popping my collar as i glide,
then i break the thing down, do the bird,
dust myself off like i jus stole third,
come on everybody, nows your chance
f**k the harlem shake its the thizzle dance!

Ghost-Riding- When the car is moving, but your not driving it. You could either be outside the car or hanging out the door/sunroof/window, it really don't matter. In the song, E-40 says ''Ghostride the whip'' Your whip is your ride.

I'm sure you know what stunna shades are.

More Bay Area slang
Grapes- Purple. A strong form of the drug marijuana. Grapes = love. You prolly already knew that one though.

and damn I really can't think of anymore right now so I'll get back to you on this one.

Bay Area Artists
Mistah FAB- Is probably the most or one of the most lyrically gifted Bay Area rappers at the moment. Is an excellent freestyler. Other than Keak and E-40, is definatly the artist that is making the most noise. Will probably get signed to a major label later on.

Ya Boy- Wowed people with his debut album, Rookie of the Year. This guy comes hard on every single track. If you haven't heard any of his shit, PM me and I'll be happy to send you some. This boy is good.

Yukmouth- One of the King's of the Bay. This guy ranks in the top 5 when it comes to influence in the Bay Area, and along the West Coast in general. Well-known because of his beef with G-unit.

Frontline- Very good at making party music. Not too good at anything else, although the song ''Blackjack'' was very good. Hit song: 'Bang It'

Keak da Sneak- It takes you a good few monthes before you can understand a word this guy says. Nevertheless, he's one of the premier Bay Area artists, and is featured in E-40's hit, Tell me When to Go.

Mac Dre Deceased. But is one of the most played, and respected individuals in the Bay. Hell, people just put ''Mac Dre presents'' on their album covers and it sells.

More later.