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.

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

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

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.

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

I record all night and sleep all day.

Music is not like sports, where you can go and do a hundred reps in a gym and come out and be all buffed up.