It’s fine to keep releasing tune after tune if you can keep up with that pace but I can’t. I’m not the guy that will have the hot tune every month. That’s not me! Kano Read Quote
Initially we were spitting lyrics over garage beats, in that eight-bar gap where there wasn’t a vocal. But we were rebellious towards garage because they were rebellious towards us; a lot of their gatekeepers said grime was too violent. Kano Read Quote
I think great art poses questions and doesn’t necessarily give answers and solutions – that’s not what I’m trying to do. Kano Read Quote
I would love young girls to look up and see my string section or my brass section or the steel band and be like, ‘Wow! I never thought I could do that, that’s wicked! I want to be up there doing that.’ Kano Read Quote
Biggie has definitely stood the test of time. He’s the reason Jay-Z and loads of other rappers are who they are. His flow and wordplay is brilliant – the stories he would tell are just nuts. Kano Read Quote
He will go down as a legend along with Elvis and the Beatles and Michael Jackson. Bob Marley is right up there. He was a leader for reggae music – he really made it appeal to a world audience. Kano Read Quote
As an MC, I come from a background where the onstage experience is freestyle-based: you never know who’s going to join you on stage, or what you’re gonna do, or how long you can stay on. You kind of lose that, once you get on to recording albums and going on tour. Doing Africa Express has brought me back to that excitement – for the unexpected. Kano Read Quote
I just have no interest in the industry of acting, I don’t want anything to do with it. But I respect the craft. Kano Read Quote
