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.

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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.

🎤 Ladies first, there's no time to rehearse
I'm divine and my mind expands throughout the universe
A female rapper with the message to send
The Queen Latifah is a perfect specimen

Queen Latifah and Monie Love, "Ladies First" (All Hail the Queen, 1989, Tommy Boy Records)

✏️ Excellent is used to describe someone or something as being outstanding, but divine goes even further, suggesting supernatural superiority. Divine is often used hyperbolically to express the utmost appreciation for someone or something, such as a person’s world-class talents.

Tune in to tomorrow’s Synonym of the Day for a perfect word choice from a track by A Tribe Called Quest.

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.

🎤 One love, one game, one desire
One flame, one bonfire, let it burn higher
I never show signs of fatigue or turn tired
Cause I'm the definition of tragedy turned triumph

The Roots, "The Fire (feat. John Legend)" (How I Got Over, 2010, Def Jam Recordings)

✏️ Triumph is a stronger word than victory. Triumph refers to a particularly noteworthy or important victory. While victory could mean a single success, triumph implies a complete, overwhelming success or one that was finally achieved after much difficulty.

Tune in to tomorrow’s Synonym of the Day for a perfect word choice from a track by Queen Latifah.