X-mas 8: Federation
The year of the Stunna Shades. It seems like most of the club nights this summer was about either getting people to put their Stunna Shades on or Ghostriding their Whip. Being Swedish, none of these to really worked out too well. But we learned to love hyphy anyway and thought it had to be represented on this yearly round up.
Federation - I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Nite (YSI)
Federation - I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Nite (zShare)
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December 9th, 2006 at 01:36
wikipedia says:
Like many Bay Area trends, Hyphy has a unique culture of slang. Below is a partial list of notable slang terms in hyphy culture:[3][4]
This is a core list of slang associated with hyphy culture, it is not meant to be exhaustive.
“Gas-brake dippin’” - Driving while quickly alternating between stomping on the gas and the brake. Also known as “Yokin’”.
“Ghost ride the whip” - Driver walks alongside slow-rolling car with the door open, giving the appearance that the car is driving itself. Passengers ride with all the doors open and sometimes leap out of the moving cars, sometimes dancing on top of the hood.
“Going or getting dumb/stupid/ignorant/retarded/hyphy/Ridin’ the yellow bus” - is the main concept, which means having a good time while ignoring society’s negative opinion of “uncivilized” behavior.
“Runner”/”Ripper” - A girl who is known to get around.
“Scrapers” - Vintage four-door American sedans with whistling pipes, oversized spinning rims and a powerful stereo system. They hang low in the back and send off sparks when one is “gas-brake dippin”.
“Slapper/Slumper” - A song with particularly loud bass and/or Hyphy connotations.
“Stunna shades” - aviator style glasses with dark, reflective mirror lenses. They are more elaborate and/or attention getting than regular aviators.
“Thizz” - Street slang for being up on Ecstasy, popularized by the late Andre “Mac Dre” Hicks. Thizz is also the name of Mac Dre’s record label.[5]
“Yadadamean?/Yadadamsayin?” - A phrase popularized by Keak Da Sneak meaning “Do you know what I mean?” and “Do you know what I am saying?” The ‘dada’ usually sounds like rolling the letter ‘R’, however, for effect and for people who cannot roll their ‘R’s, the informal ‘didi’ (pronounced did-I) is appropriate.
“Yay Area” - The Bay Area of California.
“Yee” - Originating from the streets of Richmond, California meaning “HEY” or “WASSUP”.
“Flambosting” - All manner of showing off.
“Punk Rock’” - A term used to describe a woman who is dressed like a prostitute.