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title: "4 Hyphy Movement Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Hyphy Movement quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Hyphy Movement sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I started making music, I was so heavy into the hyphy movement. That's something you only know so much about if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/when-i-started-making-music-i-was-so-heavy-into-the-hyphy-movement/)

[G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/g-eazy-1910_about_when-i-started-making-music-i-was-so-hea_269774.jpg)

> [If I wanted to contribute to the hyphy movement, what good is it making a hyphy record that isn't embraced by that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dj-shadow/if-i-wanted-to-contribute-to-the-hyphy-movement-what-good-is-it/)

[DJ Shadow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dj-shadow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/dj-shadow-9306_community_if-i-wanted-to-contribute-to-the-hyphy-m_470075.jpg)

> [I grew up in Oakland, California, and there was a really active scene in the Bay Area. Everyone else knew it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/i-grew-up-in-oakland-california-and-there-was-a-really-active-scene/)

[G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/g-eazy-1910_bay-area_i-grew-up-in-oakland-california-and-ther_2335701.jpg)

> [When I was 12 or 13, the hyphy movement was beginning to bubble. And you had local acts such as the Federation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/when-i-was-12-or-13-the-hyphy-movement-was-beginning-to-bubble-and/)

[G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/g-eazy-1910_beginning_when-i-was-12-or-13-the-hyphy-movement-w_2443802.jpg)

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