Nas is someone who can communicate with the streets and can still keep it real in terms of being human, he doesn't try to be this super perfect person, but has respect for his history and for his ancestors and for spirituality. So Nas always displayed that in his music, while at the same time keeping it hard and something that you can relate to.
Damian MarleyEveryone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.
Damian MarleyPoliticians need to stop the violence because it has become a way of life in Jamaica. It's the thing to do - be violent in Jamaica.
Damian MarleyIn 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.
Damian Marley