A Baltimore-based rapper named HAZMATCAZ has taken the internet by storm. No, it’s not her ability to spit sick bars, but rather her astonishingly on-point Siri impression.
Check it out below.
SHE should JUST take the name ‘SIRI MC’ GO Ahead get it now @HAZMATCAZZ use the AKA like the WU cats do ⚡️ “This rapper can make her voice sound exactly like Siri ?”https://t.co/N7UQXPC8vF
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) December 23, 2018
Footage of the impression, which features HAZMATCAZ reciting navigation instructions in the style of Siri, was recently posted online. It has already gone viral, with hundreds of thousands of likes and retweets on Twitter.
HAZMATCAZ has been accused of lip-synching to the video. However, she claims that it really is her natural speaking voice, rather than any kind of trickery.
The real original Siri voice was voice actress Susan Bennett, who carried out the recordings way back in 2005: six years before the iPhone 4s introduced Apple fans to Siri. Since then, Siri has expanded to include multiple voices and accents.
Hey, maybe the next one could be a female rapper. Who wouldn’t want their voice assistant dropping some dope rhymes to let them know when they’ve reached their destination?
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
