I grew up in the Bay Area (the 'sico). I moved away a few years but I still try and keep up with the stuff going on. Have a question for anyone who follows West Coast hiphop:
What happened to hyphy and what is jerkin?
I came across jerkin about 6 months ago. At first I thought it was just some pretty intelligent rebranding by a highschool student (Jhawk). Hyphy had clearly fallen out of media favor and rebranding it as jerkin seemed a good way of getting press.
Hell, there was even a shitty dance to go with it.
So...Has this what hyphy has come to? Did they send all their 'purple' drank to Bristol? Why is E-40 in a Brokencyde song? If anyone knows better, let me know. Its hard getting info here in the UK.
For randoms wanting to check out more:
Pink Dollaz: I'm Tasty, by the far the best track with the Jerkin' label
New Boyz: You're a Jerk (sample of Steve Urkel)
JHawk: Check out his mixtape where he basically lays the scene at his feet
http://www.myspace.com/jhawkproductions
http://www.zshare.net/download/575196508d0e657a/ h
What happened to hyphy and what is jerkin?
I came across jerkin about 6 months ago. At first I thought it was just some pretty intelligent rebranding by a highschool student (Jhawk). Hyphy had clearly fallen out of media favor and rebranding it as jerkin seemed a good way of getting press.
Hell, there was even a shitty dance to go with it.
So...Has this what hyphy has come to? Did they send all their 'purple' drank to Bristol? Why is E-40 in a Brokencyde song? If anyone knows better, let me know. Its hard getting info here in the UK.
For randoms wanting to check out more:
Pink Dollaz: I'm Tasty, by the far the best track with the Jerkin' label
New Boyz: You're a Jerk (sample of Steve Urkel)
JHawk: Check out his mixtape where he basically lays the scene at his feet
http://www.myspace.com/jhawkproductions
http://www.zshare.net/download/575196508d0e657a/ h