 Yeah, man, it's your boy, Mr. Fad, man. The yellow bus rider, man. Shanti, the real king of slaps, man. I better act like y'all know who he is, man. Yeah, the streets know just what this is. Hi, I'm Samantha Cox-Para for CalTV Entertainment, here with Bay Area rapper Mr. Fad at the Dope Era clothing store. And we're going to teach you a little hyphy 101. So, to start, what does the word hyphy mean? Extra hyper, hyperactivity, super energy, zuberant, just anything that explains extra energy. Not only was hyphy a Bay Area lifestyle, it was also a movement. So can you talk a little bit about that? Demographically and reasonably, it was a sound that began to galvanize everyone together and they finally had something that they could relate to. How did you personally become involved with the hyphy movement? So we were the voice of what was actually going on out here in the streets and it became popularized by, you know, the legends like B-40 and Too Short and Keep the Sneak, which is like the inventor of it, the king of that. And, you know, of course, Mac Dre, that's the piece of the big homie. And they kind of laid the blueprint and the guidelines to this is what it is to be hyphy. And then what I did was I was some of the younger fresh air, some of the new voice that the younger guys could relate to and when they seen themselves, they saw it in me. So it was like, you know, it kind of gave it hand to hand. So I played a small contribution to it. Just a small one. Speaking of all these artists, what do you think are some of the most iconic hyphy songs? I think if I had to do like a top five list, hyphy definitely do tell me when to go. Definitely do Thistle Dance and Feeling Myself by Mac Dre. Blow the Whistle. And that's my word. So those are like two big, big records, D records that kind of like the epitome of what the hyphy movement was all about in those records. Definitely. It's like if you're from the Bay Area, you know those songs. They come up in the club or at a party, and you know someone's from the Bay Area. If you see them sing everything. If they know those songs, they've definitely got some Bay class. Bay Dester in somewhere. So the hyphy movement has also produced a lot of slang. What are some of the words that come to mind that you feel like hella is a Bay Area term that people throw around? What are other slang terms that have been popularized through the hyphy movement? Just like you said, you know, yadda-da-mean, hella. I mean, people have been saying hella before the hyphy movement. It's like just a Northern California word, hella. Mamas. I mean like tell the truth if somebody be like, if you're saying something, they be like mamas. Put that on mamas. I mean, you know, that's some Bay stuff. Popping the collar. It's so much. Stunner shades. Stunner shades on the scrapers, fizzles. Goes right in the wood. Bay terminology, man. We got to take a minute to just think of it, because it's already embedded in your vocabulary when you're from here, so you really don't take time to say, oh yeah, they don't say that anywhere else. Like, I remember when I first down with the LA and I was saying hella, they was like, what? I was like, yeah, I don't say hella. Oh, that's crazy. Okay, all right. So do you think the hyphy movement has ended, or do you think there's a sort of resurgence with younger rappers who grew up listening to your music? Or is it something new completely, considering that G-E-Z and Marty Grimes and other artists have worked with all of you artists as well and are also popular now? I just think it's the energy. You know, the hyphy, whatever genre it will be called or whatever the title you want to hide behind the music, it's just the energy of what explains the energy. You know, G is doing a great job of taking the worldwide. Yeah. E-Zell, I am Sue. Cool John, H-V-K, D-Lo. A lot of these guys are taking some of the same energy, the same, the science and formula and just applying it now, so it's pretty much the same. It's just, you know, the names will be different. Like, our generation may call something totally different than what our parents called it or what our aunties and uncles called it, but in actuality, it's still the same thing. Like, oh, boy, that ain't nothing but the funky chicken, boy. The thing is, getting hyphy, boy, that's funky chicken, boy. That's the Humpty Dance. So, you know, like, we took the Humpty Dance and everything, you know, MC Hammer was hyphy. Yeah. I was hyphy, man, so he just took it to another level and was like, okay, this is what it is. So, regardless of whatever they call it, it's about just capturing that energy and going out and being proud of where you're from and representing. Definitely. Back in 2014, the Mayor of Oakland honored you for giving back to the community. Are there any projects you're currently working on? I'm always working on some projects. This coming up weekend, we have the 12th annual backpack giveaway. I know. We're doing a fishing trip this weekend as well. We're taking 30 or 50 kids fishing. So, organizing in the community is something that I take a lot of pride in. You know, I take a lot of pride in being. Gotta give back. You have to, man. It's an obligation that should be written, but it's unwritten. Especially artists. We build our whole lifestyles and everything that we've worked up for, feeling what goes on in the neighborhoods. That's awesome. That's really great. And so, just to say goodbye, I brought you some cow TV lighters. All right, all right. And a sticker. They say it's lit. It's lit? Literally. Yeah, it's literally. Literally. Literally lit. It was a sticker, yeah. Appreciate you. Of course. Can we get a Go Bears on three? For sure. All right. One, two, three. Go Bears!