Writing was a political act and poetry was a cultural weapon. — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois. — Sean Paul Copy Share Image
I wanna open a Jamaican/Irish/Spanish small plate breakfast restaurant and call it Tapas the Morning to Ja. — Harris Wittels Copy Share Image
There are so many Jamaican people here in London, it's going to be like being at home for me. — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my… — Lianne La Havas Copy Share Image
I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up. — Grace Jones Copy Share Image
I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases. — Kreesha Turner Copy Share Image
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old. — Grace Jones Copy Share Image
[I like to cook] Shepherd's pie, which is a classic British dish. But my version reflects my Jamaican roots, because I add… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
My favorite herb - lamb's bread. Kali. I like Hawaiian. But for some reason, you communicate better with Jamaican herb. The best… — Bob Marley Copy Share Image
When you think about the passion that's involved wth Jamaican culture, it's like, they're not sitting around waiting for things to get… — Kreesha Turner Copy Share Image
People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my… — Tamala Jones Copy Share Image
On average, the Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese are more similar to each other and are different from Australians, Israelis and the Swedes,… — J. Philippe Rushton Copy Share Image
I write songs on a universal basis. I was born out of the earth of Jamaica which I consider to be a… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
We Jamaicans are not so much stressed about time, you know, but you have to stay on top of it. And, of… — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
Ireland kind of reminds me of Jamaicans - there are a lot of Irish people in Jamaica. It's the blend of their… — Shaggy Copy Share Image
Mexicans work so hard. Jamaicans are like, 'Hey mon. Take it easy. You work too 'ard.' Sneak into the country Sunday night,… — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
Let's say you have some chicken stock and you're making soup, and out of everything you can taste, some of the things… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
It was the vehicle that propelled me to international stardom. ("Harder They Come") I was known as a singer/songwriter before that, but… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
Africans in the United States must remember that the slave ships brought no West Indians, no Caribbeans, no Jamaicans or Trinidadians or… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
My formative years, until I was 12, was all shaped by Jamaican culture, by that economy, by the people in my family,… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
…the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the… — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
That the language of the poetry of Jamaican music is rastafarian or biblical language cannot simply be put down to the colonizer… — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
Basically, there were three aspects of dub that influenced dubstep. The most important was playing the instrumental versions of vocal garage tracks,… — Kode9 Copy Share Image
Know your load. That's rule numero uno in this business, which is why I make them count the penguins out in front… — Jacob M. Appel Copy Share Image
My two Jamaican cousins ... were studying engineering. 'That's where the money is,' Mom advised. ... I was to be an engineering… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
“They were both comparative mirrors of each other. It was clear to her now more than he had used her and she… — Crystal Evans Copy Share Image
Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
Thinking about what Jamaicans want is a bit pressuring. So I try not to think about what Jamaicans want until I get… — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Copy Share Image
I live in a neighborhood that's really filled with sound - there's a lot of Jamaican auto body shops, and the guys… — Sxip Shirey Copy Share Image
My favorite healthy foods are Jamaican chicken soup, Jamaican chicken stew peas, Jamaican brown stew chicken, plantains and banana chips. — Sanya Richards-Ross Copy Share Image
I'm an artist. And I'm happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about how you could listen to one… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
'Lollipop Opera' is the backdrop to Finsbury Park. A place that is very thriving, interracial and lot of music stores, Greek, Turkish,… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
I wrote a short article called "Yardcore" for that issue, too, as an attempt to talk about the Jamaican influence on garage,… — Kode9 Copy Share Image
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