| June 2007 Published by: Ask people in
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| | BAHM: I heard several tracks from your
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| the Bay Area what the Hyphy Movement is
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| | latest album and they are straight
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| all about and you will get many different
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| | Slumper. What is your favorite track,
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| meanings and perspectives. To some, it
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| | what is the album called & when is it
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| refers to a particular style of rap music
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| | getting released? Greenie: My much
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| developed in Northern California. To
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| | anticipated album is due out this month
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| others, it is a lifestyle of going all
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| | however, I keep pushing it back since I
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| out, living life to the fullest and
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| | just received word that Snoop Dogg is
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| partying hard. But a true definition of
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| | only a phone call away. The album will be
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| this movement is hard to come by. So who
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| | named The Legend Of Chester Copperpot. My
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| can truly explain what it's all about?
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| | favorite track on the album would have to
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| In search of such a person, we heard
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| | be "Who Drop," no one has heard it yet
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| about one emerging Hyphy artist getting
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| | cause I wont let anyone listen to it. IT
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| ready to release a new album with guest
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| | IS ONE OF THE BEST RAP SONGS EVER MADE!
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| appearances from Too Short, San Quinn, J
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| | BAHM: What can we expect in the future of
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| Diggs, among others. This artist
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| | Hyphy music? Greenie: Hopefully, you
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| certainly tells it like it is, so we gave
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| | will see a unified Bay where we aint at
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| him a chance to explain the Hyphy
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| | war with each other, right now shit is
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| movement.
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| | outta control with the violence in the
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| Driving around the Bay Area in a custom
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| | rich and in the O. If we could get
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| made limousine with the words "Hyphy
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| | unified, hyphy music could really be a
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| Train" painted across the rear window,
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| | driving force behind rap music in
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| this emerging artist calls himself
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| | general.
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| Greenie. Whether he means to or not, his
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| | BAHM: What other artists should we be
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| deep, raspy voice carries a Hyphy tone
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| | looking for outta Northern Cali?
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| that encapulates this Bay Area movement.
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| | Greenie: Obviously you got the San
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| (THAT'S HYPHY: Press play to hear
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| | Quinn's, E-40's, keek da sneek that make
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| Greenie's "We Hit the Block")
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| | our music dope. Thizz ent has a roster of
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| Greenie recently took a break from the
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| | sick individuals though, Bavgate, and our
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| studio to talk about the Hyphy movement &
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| | famous new Indian dude Haji Springer are
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| what rap music is missing: Interview:
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| | bout to take over. Look for dem to do
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| Part 1 Bay Area Hyphy Movement (BAHM):
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| | some big thangs in the upcoming future
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| From what we understand, Hyphy can be
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| | months.
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| crazy dance moves or just smashing
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| | BAHM: There have been rough times for you
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| someone in the face. How would you define
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| | working on your latest album. Did you
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| Hyphy? Greenie: Hyphy as I understand
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| | ever think about quitting the rap thing
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| it literally means hyper and fly, but
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| | altogether? What kept you going?
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| really its how all da homies from the Bay
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| | Greenie: It's tough in the rap game since
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| get down when we listen to our Bay style
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| | everybody and there mother is tryin to
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| music.
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| | rap. There are times still where I'm like
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| BAHM: Some might say the Hyphy Movement
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| | shit I aint making that money off this
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| is just a fad? Can it last? Greenie:
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| | thing like I thought I would, but than
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| Thats like asking is hiphop or rap a fad,
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| | another thing I've really come to realize
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| hell no it aint a fad, its a lifestle
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| | is that I really enjoy rapping, I love
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| music. I think it will evolve and take
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| | it, that shit is fucken fun when you lay
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| different forms, but now when we refer to
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| | down something dope. Selling records
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| hyphy, we are talking bout Bay style, Bay
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| | these days is all bout marketing. I feel
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| area rap.
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| | like I've surrounded myself with the
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| BAHM: What does the Hyphy movement mean
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| | right people, I've got my features up,
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| to the Bay Area? Greenie: Well, its
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| | and this is the best album I've ever done
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| just like I said rap/hip-hop started in
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| | so regardless of the response I'm still
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| Queens. It evolved took different forms.
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| | happy.
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| Today, the South would refer to there
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| | BAHM: Do you like the direction that hip
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| style of rap as crunk, the Bay would
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| | hop music is going, or would you like to
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| refer to its Style as hyphy. But not
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| | see something different? Greenie: I do
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| everyone who is from the Bay raps with a
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| | not understand how some of this shit
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| hyphy style. I for one only have three
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| | makes it to TV and the radio but I'm not
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| songs on my album that I would classify
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| | gon hate on them for there success.
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| as "hyphy" the rest are just normal rap.
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| | Obviously they were doing something
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| E-40's last album every song was hyphy,
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| | right. Hip hop will never be the same as
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| kick drum slumping hard, beats per minute
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| | it was since it's birth in the early
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| slightly sped up, and e-40 spittin
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| | eighties late seventies. Early on we were
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| somethin vicious, THATS HYPHY at its
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| | learning from each others as emcees, what
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| core, and everybody in the Bay is down
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| | sounded hot and street cred, and what not
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| with it so its important for the Bay in
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| | to say. Now that most shit from the
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| that it brings us all together.
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| | street has been taught by previous emcees
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| BAHM: So tell us about the new album.
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| | it's hard for an artist to express new
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| What should fans expect, who are some of
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| | ideas that haven't really been touched by
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| the guest appearances? Greenie: First
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| | previous rappers. So a lot of what you
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| off I'd like to say that I am a huge fan
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| | here is repetitive like look at the
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| of rap first before ever being an artist.
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| | diamonds I've got, the cars, the bytches,
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| The game is missing a classic element in
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| | the dope, my street life. As long as we
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| that people are rapping whole songs and
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| | keep rappin bout the same shit we're
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| aren't saying shit. It's look what I got,
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| | kinda stuck, so what I've tried to do is
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| whereas before you could pickup a dope
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| | create shit that hasn't really been
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| record and actually learn a lot of street
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| | touched and try to be original as much as
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| shit. In this album you could pick it up
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| | possible. I've also got OG'S from the rap
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| and learn a lot of shit about Northern
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| | game on the album so I can bring that
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| California and this sick ass place we
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| | original flavor of hip hop to the
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| call the Bay Area. I brought several of
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| | present. Too Short, and the Reyes
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| my favorite artists from the Bay Area and
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| | brothers from Cypress Hill, are some of
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| LA together to make this dope album. Look
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| | the artists you'll find on my record and
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| for Too $hort San Quinn, J diggs, and
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| | they are some of my favorite artists of
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| Roscoe of the Dogg Pound, to name a few,
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| | all time as well.
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| and classic producers like One Drop Scott
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| | For more info on the Hyphy Movement music
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| who has worked with Mac Dre, and
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| | and lifestyle, please visit
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| Gennessee, who has a ridiculous roster.
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| | TheHyphyMovement.
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