I used to buy records in high school. Mainly dancehall: Super Cat, Buju Banton.

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.

Toasting is basically what you call rapping. It came off of playing the beats at the parties, however it be. You find a space in the beat, and you have somebody live just basically saying rhymes over the beat.

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.

Did you know that I exist before the earth and did you know my eyes are windows to the world.

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

Body have to physically strong and sturdy. Spiritually balanced fi clean and purge me. Mentally advanced fi always urge me. Read a couple books and challenge the clergy. Read a couple psalms up in the morning early.