Hyphy not dead Hyphy is a culture that started in Oakland In the 80’s. I remember as a kid going to the original side show where everybody was posted at Eastmont Mall and the old McDonald’s parking lot. You seen Cougars Mustangs on triple gold Dayton’s. All types of flashy cars riding down the strip every weekend! In the 90’s Hyphy in Oakland was a negative word. Meaning you was doing to much calm yo Hyphy ass down. To be real when I first heard Hyphy being used in early 2000’s I was like why th