hep 

where hip came from, originated around the 50's and 60's
SKA kids use it

"reel big fish is totally hep!"

hep by kayla. July 18, 2005

hep 

A word used in southern california mid 60's early 70's a word/expression meaning of: In full and total agreement of:,to go along with,To:Agree,Concur.

dude#1:Oh man! that car looks like a piece of S#!T! dude#2:I'm hep!(2) dude#1:hey man,I'm thinking about going down to mickey dee's for a quarter pounder you hep?dude#2:I'm hep to it(3)dude#1:Wow!that looks so cool the way everything is arranged dude#2:I'm hep to that!.

hep by mikel t August 26, 2006

hep 

old timey black-american slang meaning hip, cool. used alot by cab calloway as in "are you hep to the jive?". i have that CD, by the way.

hep by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003

hep 

someone who knows the score. someone who understands 'jive talk'. someone who is 'with it'. the expression is not subject to definition because, if you don't 'dig' what it means, no one can ever tell you.

he was hep to the New York junk scene, so he could score for it easily.

hep by pleased to meet you April 26, 2006

Hep 

1.Keenly aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.
2.Very fashionable or stylish.

Hey, I'm hep to that!

Hep by Tony Firefaces September 26, 2005

hep 

The word that birthed the term "hip". Largely used by black Rude Boys and hipsters in Jamaica and the United Kingdom in the late 50's and early 60's, and is sometimes associated with ska.

Reel Big Fish is not hep, my friend.
Desmond Dekker is hep.

hep by ModSoulBrother September 4, 2006

hep 

this word once meant what "hip" came to mean, and what "phat" or "tha bomb" means today

That cat playing on the bongos is hep, man!

hep by David October 31, 2003