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

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

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

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.

A revolution is to bring on change and we're spiritual people trying to bring on spiritual change. It might sound like I'm a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasn't evolved is mankind's spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago.

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.

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