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" A lot of times, I have personal things, things I go through that I may exaggerate or make a story around, but it always has a meaning related to something I've been through for real. "

Tink

Story

Always

Meaning

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" When you think Tink, you should just think of me as that around-the-way girl - relatable and honest. Even in my lifestyle, my entire aura is real. I don't sugarcoat anything, whether I'm on stage or home in Chicago or just behind the scenes just chilling. I'm the same person you see on stage, always. "

" I'm in my own little lane, doing just me. I don't have to fit in. "

" I think monogamy exists when you're of age. I'm not saying that's good, but in today's time, a female won't honestly get a full commitment until they're at least 25 or 26. That's not good, but that's how it is. "

" As an artist, I want it to be so simple that anyone can understand it. No matter what age you are, you're going to feel it because it's real. I don't like to sugar coat. There's not too many artists that can tell stories and be vulnerable on the mic. "

" I have to break down the barriers as a female. I have to work 30 times harder just for respect. "

" I put a lot of work into my mixtapes, and I want everybody to understand I am doing this genuinely. I don't even want to be paid for this; I just want you all to hear my music and appreciate it. I think it brings me closer to my fans because they know I'm doing this for them and not just to get the bucks. "

" Singing actually came first. As a kid, I grew up singing in church and around the house. "

" I feel like I'm the voice for my generation, especially for women. "

Tink

Voice

Women

" I don't ever want to lose my rawness or whatever. That makes a person special. "

" Coming up as a female rapper - well, a female artist in general - everything is just so black and white. "

" When you listen to my songs, you hear messages and real stories. That's what's setting me apart. "

" I think, being a woman, we got to prove ourselves twice. "

" Chicago is a rough city. It made me raw. "

Tink

Chicago

Raw

" You don't need to depend on a label, because you're making that money on your own. "

" People stereotype female rappers a whole lot. "

" Women all have our hard days, and we have our soft days. And there's a lot of music that doesn't make us feel as beautiful and good as we are. "

Tink

Beautiful

Women

" Working with Timbaland, he gives me insight; he throws me different ways to approach the beat, and those extra tips go a long way. I know that he's worked with some of the greats, so it's just motivation. I feel inspired when we're in the booth together. "

Tink

Long

Know

" I don't like to sugarcoat. I don't like to say things without feeling it. I like to get to the point and say exactly what I'm talking about. "

Tink

Say

Feeling

" As a female, we always have to be labeled this new female rapper. It's never like, 'I heard this rapper Tink.' It's always, 'I heard a female rapper.' "

" I think why people are drawn to me is because I'm very relatable. I don't filter. "

Tink

People

Think

" I can write a love song or a ballad, or when I read something and it pisses me off, I know how to go in. "

Tink

Love

Song

" There's not really too many artists that young girls and young people can look up to and be inspired by. So I take it as my responsibility, sometimes, to be the person who has the voice to give people some truth about what we're doing. "

" When Nicki was putting out mixtapes, she was the only female rapper that had any kind of buzz. And not to mention that she was on the track with the guys, you know? So you had the girls playing it, and you had the hood guys playing it, too, so you couldn't run away from Nicki. "

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" There's a broad range of male rappers, so if they're going out on a limb and they sound different, it's okay, because we have 20 other rappers doing what the radio wants... as far as females, there aren't as many, so if you want to compete, you have to sound just like this, because that's the only thing hot right now. "

" When I'm rapping, like, a turn up song, I'm thinking about what the people want to hear; this is what they're going to like. When I'm singing, I'm, like, telling my story. I'm not worried if people like it; I'm just trying to be truthful, you know what I'm saying? I'm just talking about something that happened to me. "

" I'm not the ideal pop star, not what you see on TV. I look like I could be your best friend. "

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" I know for a fact I've put in the same amount of hours as every up-and-coming male rapper right now, if not more. I'm a feminist with regard to my music and the music industry. "

Tink

Music

Rapper