Biz Markie

hype

adjective

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

exciting

Collocates shit⁵, crazy³, shit³, tight³, aight², beat², hype-man², kick², yo², 9, crew, crib, crunk, crunk, cut, dope, drop, feel, flavor, game, ghetto, gun-clapper, hip-hop, in effect, it's on, jawn, keep it real, MC, nuff, on point, posse, put it down, rap, rhyme, rock, spit, spray, TEC-9, trife, wack, what up, whip, wreck

Domains Music

Synonyms cavi, crunk, def, dope, fresh, hot, John Blaze, John Blazed, John Blazin, off the chain, off the heezy, off the hizzle, off the hizzy, off the hook, peng, spank, tight

1988-02-23 Biz Markie "This Is Something For The Radio" [Goin' Off]
Because you're the one that make the radio hype
1988-10-04 Ultramagnetic MCs "Feelin' It" [Critical Beatdown]
Yo, whattup, Ced Gee, this beat is hype, I'm feelin' it
1989-01-23 Tone Lōc "Wild Thing" [Lōc-ed After Dark]
Posse in effect, hangin' out is always hype

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Origins of Cited Artists

Eric B. & Rakim

hype

adjective

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

excited

Collocates coke², spit², -ass, a-alike, and shit, beat, bow, buck, bust, chicken, club, crunk, def, dope, head, heater, hip-hop, hoe, in the house, jam, paper, peep, rock, sucker, tight, trife, word

Etymology perhaps from hyped up

Synonyms geeked, geeked out, geeked up, hyphy, turnt, turnt up

Related concepts geek

1987-07-07 Eric B. & Rakim "I Know You Got Soul" [Paid In Full]
I get hype when I hear a drum roll
1988-06-07 MC Lyte "Kickin' 4 Brooklyn" [Lyte As A Rock]
You know where the people get hype
1989-04-17 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Jazzy's Groove" [And In This Corner...]
He'll get you hype, no kiddin, as def as Jeff is

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