We take for granted electricity, water, even concerts. Count your blessings.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

The greatest thing to me about Obama is not the individual, it does not have to do with Obama himself - it's really about the people who have elected Obama. It demonstrates that people are ready for change, and I think Obama knows that, because he really came up from the people, the young generation especially. He motivated a lot of African Americans who never voted before to go and vote.