Fans are shocked to learn Shaggy's signature accent is not his real voice
Shaggy dropped a bombshell on fans recently on his TikTok about his signature Jamaican accent.
Apparently, his signature accent is not his “real voice”. The performer, best known for songs such as It wasn’t Me and Mr. Bombastic, was born Orville Richard Burrell in Jamaica but moved to Brooklyn, New York with his mom at 18.
He shared a part of an interview on his TikTok where he admitted playing up his Jamaican accent for his music career. He disclosed that the trademark accent known to many started off as a joke.
"I got this voice by mocking drill instructions in the military, Because in the Marines, the drill instructors would go, ‘Yeah boy, drop and give me 20, let's go’" he explained while doing the voice when impersonating the drill instructors.
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Shaggy discussing the origins of his signature voice in an interview in his TikTok (DiRealShaggy/Tiktok)
Shaggy explaining how his signature voice came to be. (DiRealShaggy/Tiktok)"And I would mock them as a form of joking because it motivated your platoon," Shaggy continued.
The 55-year old rapper served as a Marine Corps Artilleryman in 1988, as confirmed by the U.S Department of Defense. He served with 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Shaggy and his regiment deployed in the Middle East specifically Kuwait for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from December 1990 to April 1991. He discharged from the Marine Corps in 1992 and during his several years in the Marines, he attained the highest rank of lance corporal.
In 1993, Shaggy pursued a musical career with his first single being Oh Carolina. Then the single became a hit. "I just sang that song in that voice because it sounded cool and all of a sudden Oh Carolina blew up and I’m faced with this situation that I’m going to have to sing every song like that."
The Grammy-nominated and winning artist went on to discuss on how if you listen to his other songs Big Up and Mampie, those songs are sung in a different voice and tone than Oh Carolina.
Many comments on TikTok showed how fans were shocked to discover this information. One fan on TikTok said “That’s shaggy’s government voice???” Another fan wrote, “I beg your finest pardon. His voice isnt what I’ve heard since childhood?!”
The international star as shown on his instagram continues to perform around the world. He recently performed at the Ostrich Festival in Arizona.
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