[During the second Sudanese Civil War] what was actually killing us wasn't the Muslims, wasn't the Arabs. It was somebody sitting somewhere manipulating the system, and using religion to get what they want to get out of us, which is the oil, the diamond, the gold and the land.

I don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond.

I'm constantly seen as a 'foreigner,' and I need my passport to prove my identity, to keep moving and to carry on my work.

I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.

The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye

Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.

For many Sudanese, it's for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later.