At long last, former child actor Tinashe (born Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe) has thoroughly shaken off the sweet image that became “you do realize I’m an adult woman.” Now emerging into the sultry singer capable of “Nasty,” she can ask, “Is somebody gonna match my freak?” without her full-grown freak flag being pulled down by remembrances of her child/teen-bop cuteness. The massive U.S. Rhythmic Radio Chart-topping single “Nasty,” off the well-reviewed Quantum Baby, was spurred by its virality and effortless use in memes and Maya Rudolph’s Instagram fashion stories. – Kahron Spearman
