I'm rapping in English but in an African way. I'm not trying to sound like an American. Emmanuel Jal More Quotes by Emmanuel Jal More Quotes From Emmanuel Jal The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye Emmanuel Jal eye evil people Music is powerful. It is the only thing that can speak into your mind, your heart and your soul without your permission. Emmanuel Jal powerful soul heart I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease. Emmanuel Jal fighting paper soldier 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. Emmanuel Jal that-one-person chance challenges I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family. Emmanuel Jal family-love games football I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.' Emmanuel Jal dont-give-up giving-up talking 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. Emmanuel Jal gun dream sleep In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for. Emmanuel Jal music-is used community Education is the only solution for peace. Emmanuel Jal solutions Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper Emmanuel Jal pieces mind heart Music is actually where I see heaven. Emmanuel Jal music-is heaven When people know you've been a soldier, they judge you: you are a thief, a lost boy. Emmanuel Jal judging boys people 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. Emmanuel Jal monkeys gorillas forests I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid. Emmanuel Jal aids poverty years Knife crime and gun crime is poverty-driven, and poverty leads to insecurity. Emmanuel Jal knives insecurity gun Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves. Emmanuel Jal coward gun use It’s no longer about the Lost Boys. They keep trying to make their way out, then they meet other people and empathize with them. It’s a story that a lot of people are going to discover their purpose from. When someone doesn’t know their purpose, they get lost. Emmanuel Jal trying boys people A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone. Emmanuel Jal protection cold heart To tell my story, to touch lives. Emmanuel Jal stories I don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond. Emmanuel Jal fake hip-hop real
