“I never wanted to be an independent artist,” she told Pitchfork. “I always wanted to be mainstream…I wanted to be top of the charts…When I first got in the game, I feel like my label viewed me very much as an R&B act, which was confusing because I felt that my music was more in the Pop space.”

“There’s a lot of negative connotation associated with being a Pop artist: It’s cheesy, simple, basic,” she added. “It can be those things, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be…What pop means to me is strong melodies, strong performance, strong persona, catchiness, relatability. A lot of people made me feel that if I went in that direction, I would be watering down my artistry. I feel like, for many years, people were like, ‘Tinashe is corny,’ and it felt like a very lazy critique. Still, to this day, I’m like, what do you mean by that?”

“I try not to dwell on the fact that I feel so underrated, but it depends on the day,” Tinashe stated “There’s times I’ll question my worth because I don’t see the numbers or stats. It’s so easy to compare yourself when there are physical markers like that…I try to zoom out more and respect the space I’m in because it’s not a bad place at all.”

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Well that doesn’t come off as condescending at all

Need Tinashe fans to confirm.

Didn’t know she still made music

she ended the jerk movement she can say what she wants

All she need is a BBL

op woke up this morning and said f*** Tinashe

I thought the 'Splash Commandments' could never be topped, but this is the corniest thing I've ever seen

Toes are immaculate, I chose well

Btw nobody touching her in the game rn

Love 333, Aquarius and Amethyst. She's dope.

She's right.

pretty toes

Her POV is more interesting than the title would lead to believe

shes right

big fax
tinashe super underrated

She’s right

I definitely thought she’d be in Doja cats spot at one point

lol ^

People calling her corny may be right

She just needs a musical mentor like a veteran producer like Timbaland or a seasoned producer like DJ Dahi

Tinashe had the opportunity to be Mustards girl back when he was hot, but she didn’t want to be put in a box.

facts. Tinashe is amazing

I don't think their styles would mesh well, 2 On was nice but she's needs a 40 or Illangelo type producer imo

"Toes are immaculate"

She may have took a dip in quality with her music but may have rose in popularity. Her problem was she didn’t have any connections in the industry, being in Mustard’s camp would’ve helped with that at least.