HYPE MAN Definition & Meaning

hype man

[hahyp man]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in rap music) a supporting performer who energizes and engages the audience and punctuates the rapper’s lyrics with shouted interjections.
The show ran out of steam without a hype man to keep the crowd excited and the rapper on point.
an enthusiastic and vocal supporter or promoter of a person, group, or thing; booster.
His antics from the bench have made this rookie college basketball’s most recognizable hype man.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hype man¹

First recorded in 2000–05

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Michael Sumler, who spent years working with the venerable soul-funk group Kool & the Gang as both an onstage hype man and a behind-the-scenes stylist, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia.

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One vivid demonstration of Stagecoach’s evolution from the festival’s early days: Scott Storch’s appearance inside Diplo’s HonkyTonk, where the producer and songwriter was introduced by his Don Julio-guzzling hype man as the guy who dated both Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.

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Same with Gillie Da King, who became the team’s unofficial hype man during the 2024 season.

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While he speaks to me from his home in Sierra Leone, a rooster crows in the background, punctuating his sentences like a barnyard hype man.

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The pitchside hype man needn't have worried.

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hyped-up hype person

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