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

The UK crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.

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

I love hip-hop music, ... It's rebel music is how I like to speak about it. Hip-hop and reggae come from the same community as far as class...they both come from the bottom of society.

The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute

Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty.

The greatest thing to me about Obama is not the individual, it does not have to do with Obama himself - it's really about the people who have elected Obama. It demonstrates that people are ready for change, and I think Obama knows that, because he really came up from the people, the young generation especially. He motivated a lot of African Americans who never voted before to go and vote.