Tinashe says it's "embarrassing" to have songs with R. Kelly and Chris Brown
The "Talk To Me Nice" singer opened up about having very little control early in her career
Young women starting out in the music industry are often subject to the wits and wills of the powerful (usually) men above them, as we’ve seen time and time again from Miley Cyrus to Britney Spears to even the few episodes of HBO’s ill-fated The Idol. Tinashe’s story is no different, unfortunately, as she recently opened up about feeling forced to work with some unsavory characters under her first contract with record label RCA.
In a new interview with the Zach Sang Show (via Variety), the “Talk To Me Nice” singer was asked about early tracks she recorded with known abusers Chris Brown and R. Kelly (titled “Player” and “Let’s Be Real Now” respectively).
“You think I wanted to [do those songs]?” the pop star responded to Sang’s questions with a guffaw. “I literally block out that R. Kelly song from my mind—I forget that it even exists,” she continued. “That is so embarrassing. That is so unreal that I even have a song with R. Kelly.”