- Tanzania's music sensation Diamond Platnumz delighted fans with his fake American accent while talking about his life
- The artiste was talking about why he goes by the alias 'Simba' name and, in the process of his explanations, swallowed words to a point it was hard to hear what he was saying
- His fans wondered if that is how he speaks to foreign fans who cannot understand Swahili
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Wasafi Records owner and renowned musician Diamond Platnumz has amused fans after sharing a video of himself faking an American accent.
In the shared video, the Jeje singer can be heard talking about what drives him and why people call him the lion.
He shared the video on his Instagram page:
"You know how we do men! The reason why they call me Simba is because I'm a tough and aggressive person. I'm a go gerra. Wha-ever I wan, a go gerrit man. That's the lion's spirit. I'm hot. Wha-ever i want I'm gonna hunt it. Can come straight to your face and take it (sic),'' he said.
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Diamond swallowed most of the words he was saying, trying to speak like the black American rappers. However, based on his mastery of the queen's language, he really tried.
He explained that he was in the middle of recording a song.
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Here are some of the reactions to his post:
@mishi_west said:
"You are really struggling to speak in English, my goodness."@saphiastone.ss commented:
"Is that English or you speaking Hebrew?"@wamzitz said:
"Why are you swallowing the English words? Even the teachers teaching in the universities cannot understand what you are saying."@vincentokode commented:
"This is the reason decided to stop forcing issues with the English language."@_huzzymemes said:
"Is this the kind of English you use to speak to foreign people? Aisee! I have not understood anything, and all I could hear was dance and lion."
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A week ago, the Kosa Langu artiste was covered on TUKO.co.ke after he reacted to a fake Forbes list that placed him at position 38 on the richest African artistes in the continent.
Diamond asked them to Google his worth before adding him onto their list next time.
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