So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag
Ease on in a hip thang
But you ain't exactly sure what is hip
So you started to let your hair grow
Spent big bucks on your wardrobe
Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip

What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know
What is hip?
If you're really hip
The question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip
Maybe hipper than hip
What is hip?

You became a part of a new breed
Been smokin' only the best weed
Hangin' out with the so called "Hippie set"
Seen in all the right places
Seen with just the right faces
You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right

What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know
What is hip?
If you're really hip
The question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip
Maybe hipper than hip
What is hip?

Come on

Hipness is, what it is
Hipness is, what it is
Hipness is, what it is
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't

You went an' found you a guru
In an effort to find you a new you
And maybe even raise your conscious level
While you're striving to find the right road
There's one thing you should know
"What's hip today, might become passé"

What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know
What is hip?
If you're really hip
The question, "Will it show?"
You're into a hip trip
Maybe hipper than hip
What is hip?

Think about it y'all

Hipness is, what it is
Hipness is, what it is
Hipness is, what it is
Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't

What is hip?
Ah
What is hip?
I'd like to know
What is hip?
Is it in the style of your hair?
What is hip?
Is it in the clothes that you wear?
What is hip?
I'd like to know
What is hip?
I'd like to know
What is hip?
What is hip y'all? Hey
What is hip?
Hey, oh
What is hip?
What is hip y'all?
What is hip?
I wanna know
What is hip?
Ah
What is hip?
I wanna know what hipness is


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What Is Hip? Lyrics as written by John David Garibaldi Emilio Castillo

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    this song is AMAZING

    -fool-on September 18, 2005   Link
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    You're tellin' me. I can't sit down when I hear this song.. you really have no choice but to groove along with it. Simply smashing.

    honorc74on January 30, 2006   Link
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    "You became a part of a new breed. Been smokin only the best weed. Hangin' out with the so called Hippie set"

    One of the best lines in any song. Every time i hear it it makes me smile. The instrumentalism of tower of power adds a lot to this song as well. The rhythm is perfect and the melodys great. The bass line in the background holds the song together very well. Love the main idea of the whole song too. Try and do what you do and be yourself, a little cliched but it works.

    Get_out_and_pushon December 16, 2006   Link
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    whenever i hear this song i always think of that episode of the drew carey show with all the dance numbers, and they did this one when lewis thought he wanted a tattoo...i love how it ends, too, when they show lewis shrugging and rubbing the tattoo he drew on his arm off with his thumb

    sugar0magnoliaon January 07, 2008   Link
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    Why does this song even have lyrics? T of P is so unearthly funky, why not just let the band groove for eight minutes, and skip the silly lyrics?

    rockin_royceon August 11, 2011   Link
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    Tower of Power rules. I like the song meaning too and don't agree the lyrics don't add anything (despite how bad ass they play). The song meaning actually is relevant today like it was in the 70s - sometimes, being hip is NOT being a "hipster" and trying too hard. Just be yourself!

    CalebBlantonon February 28, 2014   Link

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