Has the super-producer found a new protege?

Late last month, Tink shared a photo of herself with Timbaland [below], writing that “Timbaland gave me the word last night. We ready.” Timbo has taken it one further, tweeting that “my next big project is this new artist [Tink].” Obviously, this would be a huge opportunity for the Chicago rapper-singer, considering Timbaland’s groundbreaking work with the likes of Aaliyah and Missy Elliott.

FACT spoke with Tink late last year and shared the highlights from her growing catalog. Her latest mixtape, Winter’s Diary 2, might be her best ever, and she’s also been in the studio with Kelela and DJ Dahi.

Timbaland gave me the word last night. We ready pic.twitter.com/cU4kEsbo90

— #WD2 (@Official_Tink) March 25, 2014