It's not like I go into the studio and say I'm going to try to make music to prove to somebody that I can make music.

I'm a fan of hip hop music, so I always used a hip hop element in my music anyway.

Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.

My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.

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

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

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