I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.

Everything I've experienced, things that my friends have experienced and we talk about, things that are on the news - all aspects of life are in my message.

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

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.

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

In Jamaica, them always have throwback riddims, recycled old beats, and the hardcore reggae scene is always present. You have faster stuff like the more commercialized stuff, but you always have that segment of music that is always from the core, from the original root of it. This year, you have seen a lot of it explode on the international scene. It's great. People are looking for something different. Maybe there was too much of one thing, and now they're looking for something fresh.

The average man can't prove most of the things that he chooses to speak of, and still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of