The concept of luck is very straightforward. Some people notice opportunities and others don't.
The U. K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.
Everything I've experienced, things that my friends have experienced and we talk about, things that are on the news - all aspects of life are in my message.
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.
Politicians need to stop the violence because it has become a way of life in Jamaica. It's the thing to do - be violent in Jamaica.
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 love hip-hop music,. . . It's rebel music is how I like to speak about it. Hip-hop and reggae come from the same community as far as class. . . they both come from the bottom of society.
We, in America, are so screwed up when it comes to sex. That's all we can see.
Kindness is more powerful than compulsion.
Lay down your cynicism, and believe in the transformational power of love.
I feel shabby - because I've made a name, quite a good name, out of photography. And I still find myself asking the same questions: Who am I? What am I supposed to be? What have I done?