I like Nine Inch Nails, and I like hip-hop.

Don’t sell yourself to fall in love, With those things you do.

I went in reverse with this whole thing. People I’ve toured with were kids who consumed as much hip-hop as they could. I didn’t do that until I started rapping.

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

I feel beautiful without makeup on, but when I do put makeup on, it just gives me this extra pop

No matter what part of the country you come from, you can always come together to make ground-breaking hip-hop.

The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.

I get freedom out of hip-hop. I get to be a true artist without any shackles or harnesses.

The thing about hip-hop today is it’s smart, it’s insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.