I don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond. Emmanuel Jal bondentertainfake Change image and share on social
I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease. Emmanuel Jal ceasedayfight Change image and share on social
When I was in south Sudan, people used to rap in my village. But the rapping was more in the mother tongue, Nuer. Emmanuel Jal motherpeoplerap Change image and share on social
When I first went to school, I was fighting all the time. The soldier mentality was still in me. I kept getting expelled. I found it hard to take instructions from anyone who wasn't a military commander. Emmanuel Jal commanderexpelfight share on social
I don't know anywhere where the people are hungrier for education than South Sudan. Emmanuel Jal educationhungrypeople Change image and share on social
Knife crime and gun crime is poverty-driven, and poverty leads to insecurity. Emmanuel Jal crimedrivegun Change image and share on social
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. Emmanuel Jal balancedealforce Change image and share on social
Rap music is amazing, it's beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that's the problem. Emmanuel Jal amazebeautifullyric Change image and share on social
Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication. Emmanuel Jal artcommunicationexpress Change image and share on social
If you really kill, you don't want to talk about it. Emmanuel Jal killtalk Change image and share on social
