"If the Bay and Atlanta would of shook hands and agreed that we could've all make this sound and push it forward, I think it would of went further." —Iamsu! The fiercely independent nature of the Bay ...

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 ...

When it comes to cultural exports of the Bay Area, hyphy is in a league of its own. The subgenre of hip-hop has an up-tempo, hyperactive beat that makes you want to dance. In the early 2000s, artists ...

"The New Bay movement was goin' on right when the Hyphy Movement started." The word hyphy—short for hyperactive—was first uttered on a song by Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak. Initially, the slang term ...

October 25, 2022 marks the third anniversary of the launch of the Rightnowish podcast! First formed as a radio show in early 2019, Rightnowish, the podcast launched in late October of the same year.

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 ...

When people think of West Coast hip-hop, they tend to refer to the Los Angeles rap scene. However, if you travel up California state a few hundred miles, you'll notice that the Bay Area has always had ...

For the last few years, 26-year-old bedroom producer, YP on The Beat, has been working on a new Yay Area sound, one that combines the booming, gloopy sound of hyphy, with the regimented high hat and ...

WHEN veteran rapper E-40’s wildly infectious single “Tell Me When to Go” became a hit in early 2006, it turned the urban music industry’s spotlight on hyphy, a cultural movement created in Oakland ...

Rest In Peace @traxamillion 🙏🕊️ The San Jose producer who helped create the "Hyphy" sound passed away today. This is a huge loss for Northern California 💔 We send our condolences to his family & ...