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" 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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" 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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Work

Amazing

Legend

" 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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Say

Feeling

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

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

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Voice

Women

" I really feel like females have to go 50 extra miles. Not just one - 50 extra miles to be accepted or taken seriously. "

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Just

Feel

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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Relate

Ladies

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

" 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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Music

Rapper

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

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Harder

Hard

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

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

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Chicago

Raw

" 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 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. "

" 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

Song

" I would rather impress you with my storytelling than with the size of my waist and my hips. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "