Timbaland Says Aaliyah Told Him to Sign Tink

If you know Ya rent due!

A photo posted by Tink (@official__tink) on Mar 23, 2015 at 8:35am PDT

"She's the one." #FADERFORTConverse

A video posted by The FADER (@thefader) on Mar 21, 2015 at 6:16pm PDT

We’ve been cosigning Timbaland’s new artist Tink for a minute. During SXSW, Timbo revealed a visit from Aaliyah in his dream is what inspired him to sign his new artist. After the Chi-town based female artist did a cover of Baby Girl’s iconic “One In A Million” the legendary produced shared the story: I dont touch any of my sisters records. I dont touch Baby Girls recordsyou know thats Aaliyah. I was riding home one day, sleep. She spoke to me in my sleep and said, Shes the one. Check out footage of Timbaland revelation above and below via The Fader.

New @official__tink interpretation of Aaliyah premiered tonight at #FADERFORTConverse with @timbaland

A video posted by The FADER (@thefader) on Mar 21, 2015 at 6:11pm PDT

@official__tink is getting so hype right now. #FADERFORTConverse

A video posted by The FADER (@thefader) on Mar 21, 2015 at 5:54pm PDT