Since earning a spot in the XXL Freshman Class of 2015, Tink has released various independent projects. Now signed to EMPIRE record label, Tink has collaborated with notable artists such as Ty Dolla $ign, Yung Bleu and executive producer Hitmaka in Thanks 4 Nothing.
Her 2022 album Pillow Talk was very seductive and soothing. This time around, Tink wanted Thanks 4 Nothing to revolve more around confrontation and self-reflection. The album is now available on all streaming platforms.
The title itself sounds specific to a person or a moment. What inspired the title, Thanks 4 Nothing?
The album altogether; I wanted to drop around Valentine's Day. I was in the mindset of a single moment on Valentine's Day. It's saying "thanks for nothing" and that could be "thanks" for not giving me a gift, "thanks" for not giving me time, or "thanks" for not giving me attention. It can mean a lot of things...however you feel in that moment, someone will resonate in their own way.
Each song sounds like a diffrent experience that has shaped you as a person and a lover. Was the album about one person or various people overtime?
Various people. A lot of records on this album, I pulled some songs from two or three years ago so I had to dig in the crate for some of these records. I even have some songs that are based off of conversations with my friends. I'll see my girl friends going through something and I'll incorporate a couple bars about that situation, so it's about everything.
Has your songwriting created a certain perception of love and men?
I think it makes me self-reflect a lot. When I hear my album, it's triggering. It does change the way I view certain people or I may think of somebody in my head and think 'I shouldn't be dealing with that.' I play this album and it makes me emotional. It's good though; I wanna be triggered, I wanted to make noise and make people feel something.
Would you say you're anti-love or do you believe the right person is out there?
No, I love love. I'm not anti-love at all. I don't think I love too hard either. My love is just rare. It's not that I'm loving too hard, it's just not what certain people are used to. I would never change the way I love or would never let a situation turn me cold or against love. I think it does exist. It's all about finding the right person that you align with. If I can embody love, I know it exists. That's how the world is today though... we turned against all of the positive love songs. People don't wanna hear that shit anymore because we go through so much and we're in such a toxic era where the internet is playing a big part of our relationships. I understand it, but love does exist.
Hitmaka was the executive producer of the entire album. What was it like creating the perfect beat for each song?
He's a producer that comes in with a lot of songs and beats ready to go. What we do is sit in the studio and we just go through records, beats and different sounds. Sometimes that can take six hours just to pick the right placements and listen to what feels best. I told him i wanted this album to be totally different from Pillow Talk; my album from last year. That body of work was so seductive, soft and sultry. With this album, I wanted to attack... come aggressive and hard. So, picking out the songs were really fun because we were looking for strong vibes that were also triggering.
