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I've never hidden the fact that I'm Jamaican; I will never disown my roots or influences.

My family were from Jamaica.

I come from a very big family from every economic background. Some of the streets I talk about, I've actually walked on because I have family from there. Jamaica has so many contradictions.

We lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Northwest D.C. I was essentially raised by a Panamanian man and a Jamaican woman. That's why I have such a fascination with Jamaican food.

Thinking about what Jamaicans want is a bit pressuring. So I try not to think about what Jamaicans want until I get the job done.

I can't really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.

Out of all the places in the world, Jamaica is my favorite place.

Jamaica full of ghetto, but boy, I tell you: me never see it like that.

It's Jamaican women and children who are my inspiration.

Being born in Jamaica, race was never an issue. It was always about the type of person I wanted to be, not the colour of my skin.