Born and raised in South West London before moving to the States as a teen, Monie Love's dual heritage has played a massive role in shaping the artist she grew up to be.

Here she is in a solid gold interview (unearthed by @DrinkSolaPop) talking about her mid-Atlantic accent — a fusion of London and New York — and how that shaped the way she raps. Bear in mind, of course, this was a time when it was all but unheard of to rap in a British accent, doubly so if you actually lived and worked in the US.