For other uses, see Ghost Rider (disambiguation). For the film, see Ghostride the Whip (film).
Ghost-riding, frequently used in the context of "ghost-riding the whip" (a "whip" being a vehicle) or simply ghostin', is when a person exits their moving vehicle, and dances beside, and around it. Ghost riding is also another term used for car surfing.
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Background edit:
Ghost riding is an activity that has been practiced in the Bay Area for years during what are called sideshows. The popularization of ghost riding is a byproduct of popular Bay Area music, and the hyphy subculture in general.
In pop culture edit:
The term "ghost ride the whip" received nationwide exposure in E-40's 2006 song Tell Me When to Go.,
Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B.'s hit song "Ghost Ride It", further popularized it. A single from the unreleased studio album "Da Yellow Bus Rydah" by Bay Area rapper, Mistah F.A.B., and produced by Sean T., the song references actor Patrick Swayze, lead star in the 1990 film Ghost, sparking internet references to ghost riding as "going (Patrick) Swayze". While Mistah F.A.B's studio album remains unreleased, the song itself (written in 2006) was released on a compilation album entitled "Hyphy Hitz", released as a digital download (iTunes) on September 18, 2009. The song runs 3:52, and is owned by the Faeva Afta Entertainment/Thizz Entertainment/Atlantic label. The song imitates the theme song of Ghostbusters.,
MTV asked that Mistah F.A.B's video be edited after people were reported killed while ghost riding. (The video explains what "hyphy" and "ghost riding" are.) MTV stopped playing it after Columbia Pictures protested the unlicensed use of their Ghostbusters logo.,
"Ghostride the Whip" is a featured song on Family Force 5's album, "Dance or Die with a Vengeance.",
Ghost riding is a minigame in the hip-hop-culture-centered video game Pimp My Ride.,
Ghost riding has been featured on episodes of Spike's 1000 Ways to Die.,
Danger edit:
As with car surfing, ghost riding can be dangerous and has resulted in between two and eight deaths in North America. Ghost riding is often featured in similarly risky urban sideshows, which also originated in Oakland, California.
