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" I drop free music because I want people to know I'm still working. I want people to know I'm working and making my money independently. I don't want to charge for a mixtape; I'd rather charge for an album and really give something to my fans. "

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" Females - we go just as hard as the guys, if not harder. "

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" People expect to just hear something raunchy from a female - we're missing meaningful messages as women. We don't have enough stories. "

" 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. "

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

" Working with Timbaland, you know it's not gonna sound like anything else out there today. The sound is very next-level. "

" I'm not going to be the artist that talks about a million dollar whip and 'I just bought some red bottoms.' That's cool, but that's not all there is to it. I'd rather talk about something everyone can relate to and feel. "

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

" I've never worked hands-on with a producer. I've been on my own writing, just taking beats and doing what I have to do. I've been on my own. To have Timbaland invite me in and say that 'I want to work with you' is amazing. He's a legend. "

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

" Right now, black female artists are the most interesting people to think about. People are ready to hear whatever we're gonna say, and I'm not scared to say anything. "

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

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" Tink is the voice of the youth. I'm not one of those artists who talks about unrealistic things or fairy tales. I'm not talking about expensive things and cars. I'm actually talking about what's going on in my life and every teenager's life, too. "

" No fake stuff. If you have a personal relationship with a female, it'll be easier and more real to do a song. "

" 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. "

" I'll be honest with you: before I heard Nicki rapping, I probably wouldn't have thought to rap myself. Just to see a female doing it and being in there with the guys, it was motivation. "

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

" 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. "

" I like country music. Sometimes I'll just type in 'country' on Pandora and listen. I really like the passion in the lyrics. "

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

" I have some talent. So, I'm going to show it off. No matter what, I'm gonna keep going. "

" 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. "

" It's easy for guys to listen to another guy for support, but if it's a female, they seem to shy away from it, like they don't want to be a sucker, you know what I'm saying? So we kind of got to go harder. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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Women

" I go hard for the ladies so we have some music to relate to. "

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Ladies

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

" People stereotype female rappers a whole lot. "

" It's so irritating, because male rappers don't have to have a look. A guy can look like a bum on the street, but as a male, people will accept him because he's a rapper. But females, they expect you to have a big booty. They expect you to walk in six-inch heels. "

" 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. "

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