If you’re wondering where pop star Nicki Minaj got her English accent from, look no further because her influences are apparently Scary Spice and Hermione Granger.
Speaking to the Guardian, Minaj says she perfected her British tone by listening to Mel B from the Spice Girls and Harry Potter star Emma Watson. Though she was born in Trinidad, Minaj has been working on her accent for years and credits UK celebrities for giving her the perfect model to mimic.
“There are so many, but the one person I mimicked was Scary Spice. I used to listen to her all the time and try to make the same faces she’d make when she was talking,” she said, according to the Huffington Post. “Oh, and Hermione as well from Harry Potter,” she added.
The singer is currently preparing to release Pink Friday Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up — an extended version of her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It will hit stores November 19, 2012.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 5th, 2012.
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