I Would Never Say That

Toasting Is Basically What You Call Rapping. It Came Off Of Playing The Beats At The Parties, However It Be. You Find A Space In The Beat, And You Have Somebody Live Just Basically Saying Rhymes Over The Beat.

The Victory's Found In Truth, Like Innocence Found In Youth Self Defeat Is Your Own Dispute

In Jamaica, Them Always Have Throwback Riddims, Recycled Old Beats, And The Hardcore Reggae Scene Is Always Present. You Have Faster Stuff Like The More Commercialized Stuff, But You Always Have That Segment Of Music That Is Always From The Core, From The Original Root Of It. This Year, You Have Seen A Lot Of It Explode On The International Scene. It's Great. People Are Looking For Something Different. Maybe There Was Too Much Of One Thing, And Now They're Looking For Something Fresh.

Technology Has Changed Things, Same As Everywhere. But The Economy Has Changed Drastically. When Jamaica First Won Independence, Our Dollar Was Stronger Than The U.s. Dollar. Now Ours Is About 90 To One. That's Had A Big Impact On Crime And Poverty.

I Find It Very Fascinating That One Person Or A Group Of People Can Get Together As A Choir And Come Up With A Song That Ends Up Inspiring People To Create Emotions, Love And Togetherness. Communication, Which Comes From This Idea That Sparks Off Of Humanity And Becomes Something That Is Cherished And Loved By The People, Is Very Fascinating To Me.