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This article is about the rap artist. For the first name and other meanings, see Trina (name).
Trina

Katrina Le’verne Taylor (born December 3, 1978 in Miami, Florida) known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper.

Biography

During her early years, the glamorous life did not exist for Trina, as she faced many hard times. The chorus from her song “U & ME” off the Diamond Princess album speaks for itself

And even through the loneliest time we survived through our loneliest nights, Just think about the struggling times when we survived through a nickel and dime, And even if I had all the bread in the world I’d give it all up for one shot at You and Me, I’m that same b*tch

Trina lived most of her life between Liberty City and later, the Pembroke Isles neighborhood of Pembroke Pines. Despite her surroundings in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood, Trina managed to do positive things with her life, and became a real estate agent. At that point of her life she did not expect to pursue a career in music, but slowly, everything changed around. A local Miami rapper named Trick Daddy was establishing his career in 1997 and saw the talent in her. When it was time to work on his new album, he gave Trina a chance to be featured on a track. In 1998, that track, “Nann N*gga”, ended up being the first single of his www.thug.com album. The single became a hit reaching No. 3 on the Rap Charts. Thanks to the success of the single, Trina gained popularity and got a deal with Slip-N-Side Records, who is associated with Atlantic Records.[2]

Career kick off (2000-2001)

In March of 2000, Trina’s debut album Da Baddest Bitch was released. The album entered the Billboard Chart at No. 33. The album's lead single, also titled “Da Baddest B*tch”, put Trina on the map, claiming her spot as an up-and-coming rapper in the industry. The following single, “Pull Over”, became an even bigger success. The song brought attention to Trina's backside, which got her plenty of recognition. Trina had now become a household name and got a taste of success with her album selling more than 700,000 copies in the US.[citation needed] Even though her singles didn’t top the charts, they still managed to do well. She appeared on magazine covers and earned nominations at several award shows the following year. At the time, literally all the female rappers hailed from the East Coast. Trina had now opened the doors for female rappers hailing from the Southern United States. Trina now began appearing on other artist's tracks, collaborating with artist such has long time friend Trick Daddy, Silkk The Shocker and with Missy Elliott on the remix of One Minute Man. The song gave Trina a boost to exposure, being that it became a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The video received major airplay on the music channels, and it also gave Trina an opportunity to perform live at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards along side Missy Elliott and featured artist Ludacris. The following year at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was up for six nominations. In early 2002, a new single “Told Y’all” featuring Rick Ross was released. The song was part of the All About The Benjamins soundtrack and would later be included in Trina’s second album, " Diamond Princess".

Follow-up success (2002-2004)

On August 27, 2002 the second album by Trina titled Diamond Princess was released, entering the Billboard 200 at No. 14 selling 67,000 copies in its first week of release.[citation needed] “No Panties” featuring new R&B star Tweet was the album's first single. The follow up single, “B R Right” featuring Ludacris, became the album's leading hit, breaking into the Top 30 on Billboards Rap Track, and earning her a nomination for Female Single of the Year at the 2003 Source Hip Hop Music Awards. She was also nominated for Female Artist of the Year and performed “B R Right” at the ceremony. Overall, the album did well going Gold selling 490,000 copies.[citation needed] As the year 2004 came along, Trina made a remake of LL Cool J’s 1989 hit, “Big Ole Butt", but with a different twist. Her version properly titled, "I’m Leaving You (Big Ol’ D*ck)", had shocking lyrics that lead to controversy. On the record, Trina mentions some of hip-hop's biggest stars and emphasizes how big their genitals are and their sex skills. The names of various rappers were included in the song including 50 Cent, Diddy, Jay-Z and Nelly. Despite the rumors, Trina claims none of what she said in the song is true. During an interview with MTV, Trina stated this when asked about the song

It was all out of the love and respect I have for them: It's not personal, I didn't sleep with them. Ain't no personal relationships going on. I couldn't name every male in the industry, I got the best ones possible. Everybody is feeling the song.

Third base (2005-2006)

Trina expanded her talents beyond music in the summer of 2005, releasing her own fragrance line Diamond Princess by Trina. After over a year's delay, Trina’s third album, Glamorest Life originally scheduled to be released in the summer of 2004, hit stores in October of 2005. The set arrived at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 selling 77,000 copies in its first week of release[citation needed], making it her highest debut so far, and best sales by week by of any of her albums. The album seemed destined to succeed, but actually failed, it fell off the charts quickly and only sold 389,000 copies[citation needed], making it Trina’s lowest selling album. The first single “Don’t Trip” which featured rap artist Lil Wayne also became a failure, but the collaboration on the song wasn’t the only thing being talked about: rumors spread that Trina and Lil Wayne were dating, which they never confirmed or denied. A second single was released nevertheless, “Here We Go” featuring former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland. Surprisingly the record became a huge hit, making its way into Billboard’s 100 Top 20 and all the way to No. 3 on the Rap Charts. Overseas it was received well, peaking at No. 15 in the U.K. Chart. The single became Trina’s most successful ever, its position on the Billboard charts is way higher than any of her previous singles, and its her only single to even chart in the United Kingdom. Although the album is describe as a failure, its hard to call it that when it produced her biggest hit and earned her an American Music Award nomination. It was announced in 2006 that Trina parted ways with her record label Atlantic Records, she still remains with Slip-N-Slide but has signed a new deal with EMI Music Group.

Da Baddest Bitch II: Reloaded (2007-present)

Trina is currently working on her fourth album called Da Baddest Bitch Part 2 (Reloaded). This will be the follow up to her first album entitled Da Baddest Bitch (which is the highest selling Trina album to date.) After the release of Glamorest Life in December Of 2005, Trina went to the studio to start recording for this album (which was going to be called Rockstarr - The Album). She has since left her distributing label Atlantic Records (Trick Daddy, Plies,etc.) to sign with EMI Records. In an interview with Ozone Magazine[citation needed], Trina stated that the new move to EMI involved a lot of money. Trina is also working on her record label, DP Entertainment, which was signed to new female rapper Nisha.

Rivalries

Trina has had feuds with other rappers. Words have been exchanged through diss raps. One such diss rap What's Beef is Trina's diss To Khia and B.G..

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chart Positions Sales
Billboard 200 R&B/Hip Hop Albums Rap Albums UK Chart RIAA Certification Worldwide
2000 Da Baddest Bitch 33 11 - - Gold[3]
2002 Diamond Princess 14 5 - -
2005 Glamorest Life 11 2 2 -
2007 Da Baddest Bitch II TBR TBR TBR TBR - -

Mixtapes

Year Title Chart Positions Sales
Billboard 200 R&B/Hip Hop Albums Rap Albums UK Chart RIAA Certification Worldwide
2007 Rockstarr - - - - - -
2007 Southern Royalty - - - - - -
2007 Diamond Princess vs. the Baddest Bitch[4] - - - - - -

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Sales
Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip Hop Songs Rap Tracks ARC Top 40 RIAA Certification
2000 Da Baddest B*tch - 64 - - -
2000 Pull Over 93 49 41 - -
2002 Told Y’all (feat. Rick Ross) - 64 - - -
2002 No Panties (feat. Tweet) - 88 - - -
2003 B R Right (feat. Ludacris) 83 50 24 - -
2005 Don’t Trip (feat. Lil Wayne) - 74 - - -
2005 Here We Go (feat. Kelly Rowland) 17 8 3 16 Gold[3]
2007 I'm Single Again (feat. Christina Milian) TBR TBR TBR TBR

Guest features

Awards and nominations

Main article: Trina awards and nominations

Filmography

Year Film Role
2003 A Miami Tail Alicia Strada
2004 Sweet Potato Pie Regina
2005 With Friends Like These (TV Series) Cleo (only 1 episode)
2006 Trina: Live & Uncut [sex, money, and Jewles] (Music DVD) Trina [Live in concert]
2008 Ballers (Rumored) (Unknown)

References

  1. ^ Trina Hip Hop Galaxy.com
  2. ^ Trina Fan.com
  3. ^ a b RIAA Gold and Platinum Search
  4. ^ http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/080607/

External links

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