Toasting is basically what you call rapping. It came off of playing the beats at the parties, however it be. You find a space in the beat, and you have somebody live just basically saying rhymes over the beat.

Every one of my father's songs is a lesson.

I used to buy records in high school. Mainly dancehall: Super Cat, Buju Banton.

Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.

Politicians need to stop the violence because it has become a way of life in Jamaica. It's the thing to do - be violent in Jamaica.

When you do an album about Africa, you can't be too superficial.

Music is an expression of what's inside of you. And that's how I make music.