Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.
War destroys people's souls. Most people focus on physical injuries, but the invisible injuries can take a lifetime to heal and affects the lives of generations to come.
Music - it's the only thing that can enter your system, your mind, your heart, without your permission.
Knife crime and gun crime is poverty-driven, and poverty leads to insecurity.
If I sleep for more than half an hour, I get horrible dreams in which I'm firing a gun and helicopters are coming down.
A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone.
When I was in south Sudan, people used to rap in my village. But the rapping was more in the mother tongue, Nuer.
The first time I experienced war, I thought the world was ending.
In Africa, you know, if you're poor, at least you can go to the forest and share some mangoes with the gorillas and monkey.
I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.
I don't know anywhere where the people are hungrier for education than South Sudan.
I would advise dancers, musicians and others in the entertainment industry to take up yoga, as it clears the mind and creates a sense of balance and stillness which is important for any performing artist.
For many Sudanese, it's for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later.
I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.
The only foreign policy advice I heard from China was when they said to Sudan, 'Don't go back to war.' That's all they said. They didn't push anything else.
I'm rapping in English but in an African way. I'm not trying to sound like an American.
I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.
As a child, I didn't know what they mean by 'to die.' So I grew up in a place where people used to die all the time, but a child is not allowed to see a dead body. When you ask, 'Where is so-and so?' you're told, 'He's gone to another world where we all go to live in the future.'
I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.
What music does to me, it helps me balance my inner pressure so that I can deal with the forces outside that are trying to pressure me.
