Tink

Tink is an assured singer and rapper whose songwriting is resolutely forthright. The Chicago-area native 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 unissued -- Tink continued to progress independently with charting projects such as Pain & Pleasure (2018) and Thanks ...