Your body's just a vehicle, transporting the soul. It's what's inside of people, is beauty to behold.

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

Politicians 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.

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

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.

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.

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