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By Demetria Osei-Tutu 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 mili…

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