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2. History; before music
Tink, born Trinity Home on March 18th 1995 in Calumet City, Illinois. is an
American rapper and singer-songwriter within the alternative R&B genre. Since
2012 she has released seven mix tapes and released her debut studio album in
2016. She is signedx by the record label Mosley Music Group label an imprint of
Epic Records run by producer Timbaland. Her 2014 mix tape, Winter's Diary 2:
Forever Yours, was featured as a top 10 R&B album in both Rolling Stone and
Billboard magazines. She came up with her stage name ‘Tink’ as in elementary
school it was her nickname by her friends. She had started singing when she was
5 years old in her local church and by the age of 11 she had began writing songs.
She attended high school at Chicago's Simeon Career Academy where she
participated in talent shows and joined the school choir. She said that English was
her favorite subject in school has it helped her to become a better songwriter. At
the age of 15 she had started rapping and recording in her fathers studio
basement and by 16 her and her brother had posted a clip of her free styling on
Facebook, this had received a lot of local attention.

3. History; after music
Tink's career officially began with the release of her 2011's mix tape, Winter's
Diary, while she was still in high school under Lyrical Eyes Management. In
2012, she followed that up with two more mix tape releases Alter Ego and
Blunts & Ballads.In 2013, she released her fourth mix tape, Boss Up, and she
was featured on Future Brown's debut single "Wanna Party". In 2013, the buzz
surrounding her mix tape releases and her collaboration with Future Brown,
which led her to have a meeting with, record executives in Los Angeles. At the
time, Tink noted that she was comfortable staying independent. In 2014, Tink
performed alongside Sleigh Bells at South by Southwest (SXSW), and the acts
released a joint single, "That Did It," on the same year.[17] She also collaborated
with Kelela on a song, titled "Want It" and collaborated with Jeremih on a song,
titled "Don't Tell Nobody".[18] In October 2014, Tink signed a deal with
Timbaland's Mosley Music Group, an imprint of Epic Records. Tink appeared in
the Worldstar Hip Hop documentary showcasing Chicago's burgeoning Hip Hop
scene entitled "The Field: Chicago" in January 2014.

4. Music Style
Tink previous mix tapes have blended her R&B and rap styles. Tink has
also been loosely associated with the Drill movement that was birthed in
Chicago. Some of her early songs like "Bad Girl" display some of the
genre's hallmarks like aggressive beats and violent lyrics. She has since
distanced herself from that movement, saying that she wants to become
"a positive, realistic vision of female empowerment. Much of the lyrical
content in her music deals with complex emotional issues; she often
uses a Chicago setting to convey her feelings about love, heartbreak,
faithfulness, and teenage melodrama. Tink has been praised for her
storytelling ability. Her music has also taken on issues like female
empowerment and the Black Lives Matter movement.

5. Music video
Tink has released multiple music videos for her for her singles
however her most popular is ‘Million’ this is also the song that I
have chosen to use within my music video. Her videos tend to
show clips of her and others dancing to her music to match the
upbeat tempo, I have chosen however to match a different element
such as editing to show the upbeat tempo within the song. She
also includes bright colors and lights within her mise-en-scene to
make the music video bright and eye-catching preventing the
audience from losing interesting within. This also helps to build an
overall aesthetic which is what I wish to include within my own
music video.