Yo, why can't I speak out and then have fun? Why can't I just be a human? Why can't I just do what I want? People just want to keep you in one type of box or lane.

We're very far from harmony. The only thing that's going to bring world harmony has to be from the outside. It has to be external. It has to be us versus an external thing.

Jamaica's probably the most dominant island as far as influence goes, as far as music and dancing and culture.

Regardless of anything, my dad wants me to get that piece of paper! - degree over everything.

I was watching lectures by Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Dr. Sebi and Umar Johnson. It's super mind opening when you listen to those words and think about how much they still resonate today. Think about how true those words are, and how much they predicted the future. That was what was really mind-boggling to me.

I was never blinded by the American dream. I have my own dreams. You know what I'm saying? The Joey dream.

Hate is a strong word. I don't really try to hate anything. Yeah, you could say I have a complicated, domestic relationship with America for sure.

I'm a really humble person and I'm a really on-the-go person. For me, it's never that serious.

Got dragon balls like my name was Vegeta

Once you dive into the African-American struggle or whatever you want to call it and you look past that, you realize that it's not a black people problem, it's a human problem. We all can't be at peace until we are all at peace. If there's a piece of us suffering, then we are all suffering. That's what it's about. That's the macro level.

I believe I am of the natural.

I'm a person who likes to develop. I like for people to see me grow.

I would never know how that person felt when they first heard my song. They coulda been at rock bottom and my song could have literally been the thing that saved them, but I would never know that.