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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 coined by rapper Keak da Sneak.

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Instance of
music genre
Subclass of
hip-hop
Country of origin
United States
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inception
1998-01-01
different from
high fidelity
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