I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.

When I rap, I get to express myself in a way where putting words together is like poetry, and sometimes it's better to talk in certain expressions than sing, you know? So I love, I love to rhyme when I want to express certain things.

I think it's cool to do stuff in a different language. Basically, I learned English through listening to rap. A lot of people think it's funny. But it's true; I used to try to get the accents.

I'm not going away fast; I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.

When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.

If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.

I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.