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

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" 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. "

" Its hard, its almost natural, not to hate, but to think, 'I'm better than you, so I can't work with you' that's the status quo of how females act. I don't want it to be like that; that's why I like working with other females. "

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

" People stereotype female rappers a whole lot. "

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

" Because I was independent for such a long time, and I was always just feeding my fans - every month, I'd be giving them something new. So I had to adjust to the process of making a record. And after signing with a label, there are just certain things you can't do anymore. It was frustrating at first, but as the months went by, I got used to it. "

" Guys hurt us first! There's always more to the story. We don't have that on the radio. You can't turn on the radio and hear what's really going on. You're going to hear the perspective from a guy. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Chicago's known for the drill. Keefs, Lil Durks, and whatnot. My music, on the other hand, it has a message to it. I think that's what sets me apart. I think it gets deeper than saying anything on a trap beat. I'm putting stories together, and people are relating to what I am saying. "

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

" In music today, people are against females. We don't have that empowerment anymore. We don't have that voice. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" When I was 16, I was doing what was popular. If I could go back, I would tell myself to not be afraid to be alone and not to follow others so much. "

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

" Country singers put a lot of soul into their songs, and I enjoy that. "

" 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. "

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

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

" To stand out, I just use my talents. I rap, and I sing as well. With that being said, people kind of know me for bringing that emotion in music. "

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

" 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. "

" The more I got into my artistry, I got a bigger responsibility: the kids in Chicago, they look up to the rappers. We influence them. "

" 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. "