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" I like country music. Sometimes I'll just type in 'country' on Pandora and listen. I really like the passion in the lyrics. "
Tink
Country
Music
Listen
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" 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. "
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You
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" I would rather impress you with my storytelling than with the size of my waist and my hips. "
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You
Impress
Rather
" 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. "
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" My parents are both into music. My mom sings and my dad plays piano, so there was always music everywhere. I was singing at a very young age, but I actually got my buzz through rapping. "
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Age
Mom
" Country singers put a lot of soul into their songs, and I enjoy that. "
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Songs
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Country
" 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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Love
Go
Song
" 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. "
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" Singing actually came first. As a kid, I grew up singing in church and around the house. "
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Church
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Want
Think
Better
" 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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Beautiful
Women
Us
" 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. "
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Feel
Red
Talk
" The key to artistry is being able to say stuff the way other people can't. "
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Other
Way
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" 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. "
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People
Interesting
Black
" 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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Hood
You
She
" I'm in my own little lane, doing just me. I don't have to fit in. "
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My Own
Lane
Doing
" When people listen to artists, and you turn on the radio, it's a lot of gimmicks. And that's real. So I take it like there's nobody keeping it honest and truthful no more, especially as far as young teenagers and females. "
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Young
You
Nobody
" People expect to just hear something raunchy from a female - we're missing meaningful messages as women. We don't have enough stories. "
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People
Women
Missing
" In music today, people are against females. We don't have that empowerment anymore. We don't have that voice. "
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Voice
Empowerment
Music
" 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. "
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Girl
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Chicago
" I go hard for the ladies so we have some music to relate to. "
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Relate
Ladies
Go
" I don't ever want to lose my rawness or whatever. That makes a person special. "
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Person
Lose
Whatever
" 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. "
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" Coming up as a female rapper - well, a female artist in general - everything is just so black and white. "
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Artist
Rapper
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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. "
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" No fake stuff. If you have a personal relationship with a female, it'll be easier and more real to do a song. "
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Relationship
Personal
Song
" When you listen to my songs, you hear messages and real stories. That's what's setting me apart. "
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You
Stories
Real
" I have to break down the barriers as a female. I have to work 30 times harder just for respect. "
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Barriers
Break
Respect
" 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. "
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Amazing
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" 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. "
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