In honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, we’re highlighting some of the masterful word choices that exemplify music’s most language-loving genre. 🎤 A rhythm recipe that you'll savor Doesn't matter if you're minor or major Yes, the Tribe of the game we're the player As you inhale like a breath of fresh air A Tribe Called Quest, "Can I Kick It?" (People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, 1990, Jive Records) ✏️ Enjoy and savor both mean to take pleasure or delight in the experience of something. Savor particularly suggests mindfully delighting in sensory experiences, such as taste and smell, as they are occurring, so as to prolong them and commit such sensations to memory. Tune in to tomorrow’s Synonym of the Day for a perfect word choice from a track by GZA. Watch the answers to our question: What does hip-hop mean to you?

@dictionarycom We asked music fans on the street: "how do you define hip-hop?" Listen to their answers, and let us know how you define hip-hop in the comments below! #hiphop50 #hiphopanniversary #hiphop #music #language #hiphop50th #hiphop50thanniversary #vocabulary ♬ original sound - Dictionary.com