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.

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.

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

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.

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.