Tink & Ty Dolla $ign Get Vulnerable On Sensual New Song, "Let Down My Guard"

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"Thanks 4 Nothing" landed this New Music Friday, also featuring "Stingy" with Yung Bleu.

If any woman in the R&B genre is coming with consistency, it's undeniably Tink. This New Music Friday (February 24), the Chicago native came through with her second project in less than a year. Titled Thanks 4 Nothing, the 14-track effort finds the vocalist handling 12 titles on her own, though she still requests help from two male contemporaries – Yung Bleu and Ty Dolla $ign.

The former, who's preparing to release his follow-up to last year's TANTRA, shows out on "Stingy," which has quickly emerged as a fan favourite. For the former's part, he joined Tink on track seven, "Let Down My Guard," which boasts plenty of the pair's usual sensual lyrics. While they obviously had the vocals on lock, production from Hitmaka, Cardiak, and WU10 is what really takes the song to the next level.

Ty Dolla $ign and Tink Join Forces on "Let Down My Guard"

The chorus finds our two singers asking important questions to their potential lovers. "If I took you shoppin' on the first day, would you love me? / If I showed my scars and told you stories 'bout the gunplay," the 40-year-old starts of the collaboration. Tink follows with, "If I let you f*ck on the first night, baby, would you judge me? / If I wasn't always legit, used to scam and move them thirties."

Prior to sharing her fourth project in four years, the 27-year-old teased fans with singles like "Toxic" and "Fake Love." Thus far, "Save Your Soul," "Trust Issues," and "Someone On You" appear to be favourites amongst fans.

Stream Tink and Ty Dolla $ign's "Let Down My Guard" on Spotify or Apple Music below. Afterward, listen to the R&B diva's Thanks 4 Nothing album if you haven't already here. Make sure to check back later today (February 26) for more release recommendations on our weekly playlist update.

Quotable Lyrics:

If I took you shoppin' on the first day, would you love me?
If I showed my scars and told you stories 'bout the gunplay
If I let down my guard, would you give a thug your heart?
If I let down my guard, would you let us fall apart?

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.