Tink

An assured singer and rapper whose songwriting is resolutely forthright, Tink made a name for herself as a teenager in the early 2010s with numerous mixtapes, the first couple volumes of her acclaimed series Winter's Diary among them. These recordings led to a spot in XXL magazine's Freshman Class of 2015 feature and a contract with hitmaker Timbaland's label. Although the deal didn't pan out -- a completed album, Think Tink, remains unreleased -- Tink has continued to progress with charting independent titles such as Pain & Pleasure (2018), Hopeless Romantic (2020), and Heat ...