Comments on Live and Uncensored!: Revisiting the Roots of Hyphy

It's supremely teeny bopper, but the feel of it is...

2006-09-21T19:38:00.000+02:00

It's supremely teeny bopper, but the feel of it is also unique to the territory.

Considering you care so much about this topic, I salute you for your corrections, mang

I"m not into this Hyphy nonsense, but a few matter...

2006-09-21T18:23:00.000+02:00

I"m not into this Hyphy nonsense, but a few matters of clarification E40's lyrics go
"The SOIL where the rappers be getting their lingo from.
And I think the Vallejo style your talking about is the philipino and asian assimilation of hip hop culture into their own style. I see The Vallejo Fairfield style as something I would have called "Teeny Bopper" six years ago its just a little more hip hop.
Oh yeah and Hyphy began in Oakland. E40 borrowed it from Keak just like fasheezy.

I'm not a fan of hyphy in the way that it's evolve...

2006-09-12T21:26:00.000+02:00

I'm not a fan of hyphy in the way that it's evolved for the commercial audience, but I can certainly appreciate the roots from which it grew. It's too bad that ongoing mainstream popularity results in the slow decay of passion's fruits.

Regarding your question: I'm really not sure.

I don't get hyphy. maybe it is a semi-generationa...

2006-09-11T23:11:00.000+02:00

I don't get hyphy. maybe it is a semi-generational thing, but given that the creators are older than me, i don't see that as possible. the internet has filled me with enough hyphy video footage to wonder where the subculture will go in the next few years and whether it will self destruct beneath its super-kinetic weight.

are those Pharell's BBC shoes in that pic???