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Meek or Cassidy both dont have the quintessential or most popular form of the the black Philly accent but they both have a variation of it. Also Meek doesn't even sound like he is from Philly when he actually raps, he has it more when he is speaking regularly. A prime example of a quintessential black Philly accent is actually closer to someone like Dion Waiters.
From my experience the black Philly is similar to how the man holding the baby in this video sounds like. Especially when he said "start shooting". Somewhat of a twang but not completely southern.
From my experience the black Philly is similar to how the man holding the baby in this video sounds like. Especially when he said "start shooting". Somewhat of a twang but not completely southern.
No. As someone experiencing being around, and being a born and raised still residing in black Philadelphian myself, Dion Waiters is the black born and raised Philadelphian accent to a tee. That guy that you are referencing doesn't even sound like he is from Philly. Other prominent examples of quintessential black Philadelphia accents would be Marcus and Markieff Morris, Bernard Hopkins, Young Chris, Oschino, Peedi Crack etc.
For the life of me, I cannot quite fathom why a thread about how black people talk and whether we mostly sound "southern" could go on for 87 pages. With everything else going on in thee world, is our speech really all that fascinating? Evidently it is, at least on C-D. Glad the real world isn't like this.
For the life of me, I cannot quite fathom why a thread about how black people talk and whether we mostly sound "southern" could go on for 87 pages. With everything else going on in thee world, is our speech really all that fascinating? Evidently it is, at least on C-D. Glad the real world isn't like this.
Not only do we not all sound alike when we talk. We also don't think alike. Thank goodness.
In fact some of us don't think at all.
Aren't you special.
What's your damn problem with strangers on the internet discussing a cultural topic? Of course people aren't doing this in real life... that's why they're doing it on an internet forum... specifically and purposefully dedicated to discussing topics related to cities in the US...
"With everything else going on in the world" does that mean people can't discuss and talk about things that somehow aren't related to everyday survival/COVID/politics? Jee, I'm sure that we would be living in such an interesting world if that were the case.
You really need to find more productive things to do than complain about what other people do, or don't do, online. Get a life.
West coast black people sound less “southern” the further up the coast you go. Once you reach Seattle-they just sound like they’re from the northwest. Seattle blacks sound similar to Oaklands to me.
Cleveland blacks often sound totally northern too. Often but not always. I think you could say the same for Pittsburgh..
I actually had a guy from Baltimore think I was from Boston. I couldn't figure out why. I really thought he was just messing around with me. I agree a whole lot about Ohio cities too. The further I think Cincinnati the more flat and north American general sounding. Columbus, OH more southern. And most midwest cities sound southern unless they're from ther burbs. In the west coast Seattle and Portland definitely sound western no southern. But, in Cali people in Oakland, SF, LA area sound like someone with maybe a mild southern accent trying to be proper. Like there's western urban in there, but southern.
Most of the posts over the past few pages focus on the variations within a distinctly southern derived accent/diction that dominates among black Americans. But there are many of us who dont have a hint of southern in our voice and are not distinguishable from non-blacks by speech. I find that it varies greatly by region. I have lived on both the east and west coast and can say that the middle-class western blacks tend not to have a strong southern derived speech. Whereas various east coast populations have obvious southern influence in speech, even as they vary regionally.
I find that broadly, the accent difference correlates with differences in culture, tastes and nuanced workings of the mind. The majority AA population with southern speech influence tend to also have other cultural affinities with southern roots (soul food, gospel music, protestant christianity, a bit of clannishness and ethno group insularity). Contrast that with the minority, distinctly non-southern AA population, who tend to have more eclectic tastes in music, culture and associate with other groups more fluidly.
Besides some areas of the west coast, you will also find areas of the upper midwest where a larger than average % of the black population has no discernable southern influence in speech and are not distinguishable from the whites in those regions.
Below is a clip from a gathering in Grand Rapids, MI. They dont sound much different from black Canadians like the actors in the 2nd clip.
For the life of me, I cannot quite fathom why a thread about how black people talk and whether we mostly sound "southern" could go on for 87 pages. With everything else going on in thee world, is our speech really all that fascinating? Evidently it is, at least on C-D. Glad the real world isn't like this.
With everything else going on in the world, I'd think a rather innocuous topic like would serve as a welcome respite, providing some sense of normalcy. *shrugs*
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