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.

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.

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

I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.

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

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.

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.