West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States. West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early to-mid 1990s with the birth of G-funk and the emergence of record labels such as Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row Records,Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records,the continued success of Eazy-E's Ruthless Records,Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment,and others.
Charles Kente Williams,better known by his stage name Keak da Sneak,is an American rapper from Oakland,California. He is known for his gravelly voice,for coining the term hyphy in 1994,and for his contributions to the hyphy movement.
The term hyphy is an Oakland,California slang meaning "hyperactive". More specifically,it is an adjective describing the hip hop music and the culture associated with the Oakland area. The term was first coined by Oakland rapper Keak da Sneak.
Stanley Petey Cox,better known by his stage name Mistah F.A.B.,is an American rapper,songwriter,entrepreneur,community organizer and activist.
My Ghetto Report Card is the ninth studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on March 14,2006,by BME Recordings,Sick Wid It Records and Warner Bros. Records. My Ghetto Report Card was supported by two singles:"Tell Me When to Go" featuring Keak Da Sneak,and "U and Dat" featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl.
Earl Tywone Stevens Jr.,better known by his stage name Droop-E,is an American rapper and record producer. He is the son of the Bay Area rapper E-40.
Brandt Jones,better known by his stage name B-Legit,is an American rapper from Vallejo,California.
Turf Talk,is a Bay Area rapper involved with the hyphy movement. He is a cousin of Bay Area rapper E-40,and is signed to his record label Sick Wid It Records.
Ghost riding,frequently used in the context of "ghost riding the whip" or simply ghostin',is when a person exits their moving vehicle,and dances beside and around it.
Sultan Banks,better known as Traxamillion,was an American hip hop producer from San Jose,California. He produced records such as Keak da Sneak's "Super Hyphy" and Dem Hoodstarz "Grown Man Remix". His first album,The Slapp Addict,was a compilation of Bay Area hyphy artists and was released August 22,2006.
Steve Davison,better known as PSD,PSD Tha Drivah or Stevie Dee,is a rapper and producer from Vallejo,California,who is closely associated with the late Mac Dre.
Trackademicks is an American Hip-Hop artist. He was born and raised in Alameda,California and is also part of the San Francisco-Bay Area music collective,the Honor Roll Crew.
Thizz Iz Allndadoe is a solo album released by rapper,Keak da Sneak. It was his first for Thizz Entertainment,one of the largest Hyphy labels in California.
Starters in the Game is a 2007 compilation album by hyphy Bay Area rapper Mac Dre.
Dre Day:July 5th 1970 is a posthumous 2008 album by Hyphy Bay Area rapper Mac Dre.
The Best of Mac Dre is the first "best of" album by Mac Dre. It was released in 2002 by Sumo/Thizz Entertainment ©. It is the first compilation of his hit songs,later followed by The Best of Mac Dre,Vol. 2 &3. Though Mac Dre was killed by gunshot on November 1,2004,his Bay Area legacy lives on through his music. This album features other Bay Area hip hop legends such as Keak da Sneak,Messy Marv,and San Quinn.
"All My Life (In the Ghetto)" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jay Rock,released October 16,2008,as his commercial debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album,Follow Me Home (2011). The song,which was released under Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and Warner Bros. Records,was produced by American production team Cool &Dre and features vocals from fellow American rappers,Lil Wayne and will.i.am.
Jae Synth is an American music video director,music producer and disc jockey from Sacramento,California
Phillip Anthony Beasley,known professionally as Philthy Rich is an American rapper and convicted criminal from Oakland,California.
We Were Hyphy is a 2022 documentary film about Hyphy,a sub-genre of hip-hop.
