Green’s Dictionary of Slang

hip adv.

[hip adj. (1)]

smartly, fashionably.

[US](con. 1953–7) L. Yablonsky Violent Gang (1967) 66: They both spoke very ‘hip’, and greeted Duke: ‘Hello, Duke daddy – what’s shakin’? Who’s this cat?’.
[US]‘Master Pimp’ Pimp’s Rap 177: Everyone wants to feel important. That’s why niggers dress hip, why Whitey wants to rule.