7 Artists Who've Used Accents In Songs
Britney Spears is back on pop's radar with her most recent single, “Work Bitch.” The bass-thumping track finds Spears singing with a British accent, similar to her previous song with Will. i. Am, “Scream & Shout.” The “Toxic” singer isn’t the first and most certainly won’t be the last artist to belt out lyrics in an accent that's not his/her native tongue. Check out a few other musicians who’ve adopted another sound in song.
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Artist: Snoop Lion
Song: "La La La"
Snoop Lion took his Rastafarian-rebirth seriously, dropping a few lyrical gems in patois.
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Artist: Jay Z
Song: "Brooklyn We Go Hard"
If you didn’t know Jay Z was from Bedford-Stuyvestant, Brooklyn, you would think he was born and raised in the East Flatbush section of the borough, taking one too many dollar van trips.
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Artist: Eve
Song: "No, No, No"
Off her groundbreaking album Scorpion, this song sampled Dawn Penn’s classic Reggae tune, “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)." Eve kept the irie vibes on this collabo with Damian and Stephen Marley. Rememba?
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Artist: Big Sean
Song: "10 2 10"
Get into this Detroit rapper’s accent as he travels south of the border.
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Artist: Willow Smith
Song: "Summer Fling"
With a change-up in vocals, Willow Smith displayed her British verbiage on this breezy melody.
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Artist: Lil' Wayne
Song: "This Is Why I’m Hot (Remix)”
Lil’ Wayne is no stranger to spitting rhymes in a different tone, and on this track Weezy doesn’t miss a breath with his Jamaican vernacular.
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