Number one Hip Hop and rap artist in Kenya, Khaligraph Jones has revealed the secret of the great American accent he has despite not growing up there.
In an interview with blogger Oga Obinna, Khaligraph said that his English accent came from practicing.
Papa Jones, as he calls himself, said that from a young age, he loved to follow great American rappers like Eminem and 50 Cent from whom he learned a lot not only how to rap musically but also how to pronounce English words with an American intonation.
Khaligraph also said he had been focusing on reading some books to improve his English pronunciation.
"My academics only ended at high school after transferring from one school to another. My English is only Kayole, English is a language anyone can speak.
It's just a commitment to improving yourself in pronunciation and things like that. Then also my influences, things that I have been listening to since I was young, I have read books...,” the muscly musician said.
However, Khaligraph admitted that he did not find it easy because when he was growing up, many people criticized him saying his English was fake, saying that even now there are still people who criticize him in that way.
"I just learned the language, the fact that I could not go to further my studies does not mean that I was stupid. From the first day at school, I have been an A student but I had to interrupt my studies because there was no money to pay school fees," he said.
Khaligraph said that right now many people see him as having lived a luxurious life since a young age but that he did not always have the riches he has at the moment.
The artist also went on to recall that the first prize he won was in a rap contest in elementary school.
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