Hype Explained

Hype (derived from hyperbole) is promotion, especially promotion consisting of exaggerated claims.

Hype or The Hype may also refer to:

Film and television

• Hype (TV series), an American comedy television series
• The Hype (2015 TV series), an Australian television series
• The Hype (2021 TV series), an American reality television series
• Hype!, a documentary about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid 1990s

Music

• The Hype (band), fronted by David Bowie
• "The Hype", an early name of the Irish rock band U2
• DJ Hype, British drum and bass DJ
• Hype Williams (born 1970), music video director
• Hype (album), 1981 album by Robert Calvert
• Hype! (soundtrack), a 1996 soundtrack to the Hype! documentary
• "Hype" (song), a 2016 single by Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris
• "Hype", a 2016 song by Drake from the album Views
• "The Hype", a 2011 song by The New Cities from the album Kill the Lights
• "The Hype" (Shopping song), a 2017 song from the album The Official Body
• "The Hype" (Twenty One Pilots song), a 2019 song from the album Trench

Other uses

• Hype (magazine), South African magazine
• Hype (marketing)
• , a 1999 PC role-playing game by Playmobil
• Hype Energy, brand of high-energy drinks
• Skywalk Hype, a German paraglider design
• Hype dance, a Fortnite dance based on a move from the music video of "Shoot" by BlocBoy JB