https://twitter.com/enews/status/1235376718669647875While the songstress spoke about the difficult period in her career, where she had to "pause" on everything and start with a "clean slate," she also touched on one of the more challenging things she experienced. She opened up about being compared to other female R&B artists.
"Everyone... every black girl," Tinashe shared after being asked who she's been pitted against.
She said, "First, it was the superstars, which was like, 'Whoa... How are you guys gonna pit me against these people?' It would be: 'Tinashe, the new Aaliyah. Tinahe, the next Beyoncé.' I would be like, 'You guys are setting me up left and right. These people are icons.'"
"So it started off there, and then it was everyone," she continued. "I literally could name six different people at one point that has been Tinashe versus... Jhené [Aiko], versus FKA twigs... Tinashe versus all the R&B girls...Cassie.
"All the 'whisper' singers," she added.
It's not just those in the industry doing this to Tinashe, as she pointed that her fans have made snarky comments comparing her to other female musicians.
"I think fans do it all the time," she said when asked if someone has ever taken it to the next level. "Actually, I realized that by meeting people in person. I would meet someone and they would be like, 'Hey, I really love your music but I'm actually a huge Kehlani fan.'"
"Just the fact that you said that is very strange," she expressed. "You're putting it out as if you can't be a fan of me because you're a fan of her, which is very, very strange."
Despite hearing these remarks, Tinashe is at the top of her game and doing things on her own terms.
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