Tink

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

“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 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.”

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

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

“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 would rather impress you with my storytelling than with the size of my waist and my hips.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“People stereotype female rappers a whole lot.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The key to artistry is being able to say stuff the way other people can't.”

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

“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.”