FSD: Merry Christmas…Er…Day after Christmas, Tink! Did u get everything you asked for?
Tink: Merry Christmas to you, too! I got money. Bread. That’s all I needed. Haha!
FSD: I’m certainly not mad at that. Tell me a little about yourself, I know you sing and rap. How did you get into music?
Tink: Well, I’m 17 and I actually got into music singing at church, in the choir. But the first thing I was putting out into the public as music was rap. My brother played an instrumental, and I started playing around rapping on it. I told him I could rap, so he recorded me. When we put it on Facebook, we got a lot of likes and shares. That’s how I started to rap.
FSD: What was the name of that song… and can we find it anywhere?
Tink: Oh, wow. Haha. It was on a Clipse beat. I think we called it “Grindin’ Freestyle”. And… (hesitates) it’s probably out there somewhere.
FSD: I’m going to make it my mission to find it. But it’ll be between just you and me. Deal? Tell me, how has Chicago molded your experience as a musician?
Tink: Haha! Please keep it between you and me. Well, Chicago has a bit of the light right now. So, the spotlight and shine in Chicago motivated me a whole lot because our city has a chance. The drill movement is a major part of that, too. It helped me create the music I make. Overall, the scene in Chicago is motivating.
FSD: What is something people don’t really know about you?
Tink: My dad is actually my engineer and mixer. Every time I’m in the studio, he’s there. A lot of people probably don’t know that.
FSD: For all the young boys out there… Hell, even some of the girls, the people want to know – Are you single? Out here breaking hearts?
Tink: Haha! I am definitely single. But, I’m not really looking. I’m so focused. I guess you can say I’m having fun.
FSD: I like that. I’m going to use that from now on. Relationship status: I’m having fun. Now, tell me, what was the biggest payoff, or the “defining moment”, in your career as a musician?
Tink: There has been so much coming out of this music, but to me the biggest payoff is really knowing I have fans that can relate to my music. I was shooting a video with Azae Productions at Succezz and a fan waited two to three hours to tell me how much he liked my music and to take a picture. That’s the biggest payoff.
FSD: Are you ready for that to happen on the bigger scale? Because at the rate you’re going…
Tink: Sometimes it’s “wow” to take it all in at once. It can get overwhelming. I’m grateful for it, though. Sometimes it’s kind of scary. Like, I don’t have privacy anymore. But if that’s what it takes to make it in music, I don’t care.
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