Achievement Quote by Rick Rubin

If you're trying to be hip, be hip.

— Miles Davis

I don't know why this concept of what is hip became so important to me.

— Paul Shaffer

I think you create your own hipness.

— Peabo Bryson

Hipness is the only asset that matters.

— Paul Saffo

I think it's very important for hip-hop, when an artist reaches a certain level, to ascend to executive work.

— Jay-Z

So, you wanna be hip. Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?

— Minnie Mouse

Hip Hop is an idea. It is the pursuit of one's authentic being through the arts. It is not a physical thing; it is…

— KRS-One

You don't decide you're hip. It just happens that way.

— Cannonball Adderley

Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. It never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as…

— Questlove

Hipness is not a state of mind, It's a fact of life!

— Cannonball Adderley

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is…

— Barack Obama

Between New York and LA, there's 200 million people that aren't hip, and they don't want to be hip.

— Jeff Foxworthy