Hyphy was touted as the Next Big Thing. Then the movement's momentum appeared to have stalled, at least in music industry circles. Critics had their reasons, everything from the lack of a big hit ...

Just more than a year ago, the Bay Area seemed poised to become the center of the hip-hop universe. The hyperactive party music known as “hyphy” was ubiquitous at clubs, on the streets and on local ...

It's just now getting national attention. The godfather of hyphy, the rapper E40, has an album in Billboard's Top 100. As Youth Radio's Tapan Munshi explains that hyphy is defined by its fast pace and ...