This study presents a systematic empirical review of the two language variation studies. This review presents a comparison between a recent African study and a study that serves as a leading light in sociolinguistics. Employing phonological variation studies as the methodology with the data purposively selected, this study discusses the variation studied by (Labov, 1966), (Cyril et al, 2014). The study reveals the results of studies conducted in similar ways but yields varying results. This is premised on the fact that while one was conducted in North America, the other was conducted in Africa.