Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US black) the aspect, the point of view, the angle, e.g. on the art tip, from the artistic point of view; on the sales tip, from the aspect of sales; ult. synon. with SE thing.

1940		Pittsburgh Courier (PA) 10 Feb. 7/1: I did a memory lane tip about the many hide pushers of color who are laying the same jive for java and no sugary dough.
1944		D. Burley Orig. Hbk of Harlem Jive 16: You’re too mellow ’n’ yellow to come up on that slave tip. [Ibid.] 122: We crumb-crushed your spiel about the ‘Seven Skulls’ just killing themselves on the gauge tip, lippin’ a lone giggle stick.
1946		Mezzrow & Wolfe Really the Blues 32: We just began to eat when in breezed these two pounders on the bloodhound tip.
1948		Dan Burley ‘Back Door Stuff’ 27 Nov. [synd. col.] They’re in New Yawk now and have to come straight on the glamour tip.
1950		Dan Burley ‘Sports’ 7 Jan. 20/3: Let’s not allow another season [...] with Howie Cann operating on a strict Jim Crow tip.
1951		D. Stivens Jimmy Brockett 292: My tip was that he still had a soft spot for Sadie.
1970		B. Seale Seize the Time 46: The brother got busted on a bullshit tip.
1974		V.E. Smith Jones Men 30: I sure would hate to get blown away on some bullshit tip.
1988		Ice-T ‘Heartbeat’ 🎵 I’m on a hype tip, this ain’t no ego trip.
1993		Snoop Doggy Dogg ‘Gz and Hustlas’ 🎵 Its Snoop Doggy Dogg on the solo tip.
1996		UGK ‘One Day’ 🎵 So I’m a take care of my business on the smooth tip.
1998		Source Oct. 88: On the Slick Rick or Biggie-type lyrical tip.
2000		J.J. Connolly Layer Cake 129: Guys who have got too far into that tip have ended up causing themselves and people working with them a whole lotta grief.
2001		Source Aug. 168: Aspirin’ MC, Tai-Chi, and his man Terrence keep it thoro on the fashion tip.
2008		Simon & Burns ‘Transitions’ Wire ser. 5 ep. 4 [TV script] I know you all want to keep things on the hush-hush tip.
2016		A. Wheatle Crongton Knights 21: He’d out there somewhere on a low profile tip.