The pirates are serving a purpose right now. They come from regions which have been completely ignored, and Westerners have tried to destroy these regions by their constant plundering of resources and by the illegal dumping of nuclear waste. The pirates really began in order to discourage these actions - initially. And then the business became lucrative.

There's definitely anger, the demand of more from the world, a demand for justice. There's no other way I can perform the vocals than the way you hear them. It's not just the words, it's what is being felt.

When I get older, I will be stronger

You have to let the world speak to you and then you speak, you know, so I'm in that moment now where I'm finding the world's voice.

Hip-hop in Africa has been very often a duplication of an American experience, but in a context that's totally alien to it.

It is the very survival of the streets that makes children pick up guns in Somalia, not some older, wide-eyed rebel leader. My intimate experiences during these years are something which I have shared with people through my music but am very careful about how they are addressed.

Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak.