Keak Da Sneak of Oakland and Vallejo comrade Mac Dre carved out history with their regional hit “Hyphy,” and introduced this ever-blossoming subsection of Hip-Hop commercially in the late ‘90s.

The subgenre of hip-hop has an up-tempo, hyperactive beat that makes you want to dance. In the early 2000s, artists like E-40 and Too Short had audiences around the world loving this distinctly Bay ...

A documentary that takes a look back at the rise of a remarkable hip-hop subculture in the Bay Area two decades ago, the new film "We Were Hyphy" is set to be screened as part of Cinequest ...

Produced by Atlanta hip-hop star Lil Jon for his Warner Bros.-affiliated BME label, the single is included on E-40's first album in three years, "My Ghetto Report Card," set for release Tuesday.

He's opened up a bold new burger joint in West Oakland, paying tribute to Bay Area hip-hop culture. Darion Frazier knows good food. He's spent years eating it, reviewing it, and telling his more ...

Oakland’s hottest new burger joint is an ode to Bay Area hip-hop culture Hyphy Burger, with its 1950s-style menu of just four things, is drawing huge lines in West Oakland.

MODESTO — “Ghost riding the whip,” a stunt in which a driver gets out of his car and dances around and on top of the slowly moving vehicle to a thumping hip-hop beat, has gotten at least two ...

When I first heard the word hyphy, I thought it might be a new word game like Scrabble or Boggle. Maybe the latest puzzle craze, like Sudoku. But words and numbers are not trivial in the world of ...

This episode stars Bay Area hip hop legends Too Short and E-40, rappers G-Eazy, members of Hieroglypics, Saweetie, Kamaiyah, and Nef the Pharaoh. Other interviews include KMEL DJ Big Von, Q102.1 ...

When black and brown teenagers experimenting with turntables invented hip-hop at house parties in the Bronx, they no idea they were creating the foundation for what would become the single biggest ...

Hyphy is a rap style out of the suburbs of San Francisco, defined by its fast pace and intricate wordplay. It's now getting national attention, as rapper E-40 has an album in Billboard's top 100.