The hype man is more than a supporting act, bodyguard, or glorified weed carrier. Save for a half-hearted Wikipedia entry and a page on Urban Dictionary, there are few words dedicated to the hype man. It's a legendary profession with its own class of heroic relationships-Flavor Flav and Public Enemy, Proof and Eminem, or Freaky Tah and The Lost Boyz.įor a figure this ubiquitous to rap, though, the hype man’s job description and exact history are blurry. He amps up the crowd with shouts and towel-waves, he dances and stomps his way across the stage, he keeps the crowd engaged when things go sour, and stalls when the star runs out of breath. He’s that voice that tells you to “throw your hands in the air!” Or he might ask that “all the ugly people be quiet!” You know, “When I say _, y’all say _!” He’s the hype man. You may not have seen him, but you’ve heard him.
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