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.

Music is an expression of what's inside of you. And that's how I make music.

Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.

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

In 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.

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

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.