Trina
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- This article is about the rap artist. For the first name and other meanings, see Trina (name).
Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978 in Miami, Florida), better known by her stage name Trina, is an African-American female rap artist.
Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's www.thug.com album, most notably on the song "Nann". Her own debut album, Da Baddest Bitch, featured a cameo by Trick Daddy and was released in 2000 on Atlantic Records through the Slip-N-Slide imprint. Trina, who sold real estate before she began her career in music, spent the next two years honing her raw, raunchy style, following in the vein of fellow female MCs Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown. She paired up with Missy Elliott for the recording of her second effort, 2002's Diamond Princess.
In 2005, Trina re-appeared with the single "Don't Trip", featuring Lil' Wayne. Her album "Glamourest Life" was released in October, 2005 -- and has thus far sold more than 360,000 copies, her worst selling album to date. Trina's most successful single to date is entitled "Here We Go", and features former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland. Da Baddest Bitch is Trina's most successful album selling over 700,000 copies, none of her albums have reached platinum status.
Trina is currently dating rapper Lil' Wayne.
She has a DVD in stores called "Trina Uncut" with a one-hour documentary called "Sex, Money, And Jewels".
She is featured in a new song from DJ Khaled's album Listennn called "Candy Paint" featuring Slim Thug and Chamillionaire.
Trina has been dubbed "Queen of the South".
As of right now, Trina is in the studio working on her highly anticipated fourth album which can possibly be called Miss 305.
Discography
Albums
| Album Cover | Additional Album Info |
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 | Da Baddest Bitch
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 | Diamond Princess
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 | Glamorest Life
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Hot Rap | UK Singles Chart | |||
| 2000 | "Da Baddest Bitch" | #66 | #64 | #46 | Da Baddest Bitch | |
| 2000 | "Pull Over" | #93 | #49 | #41 | Da Baddest Bitch | |
| 2002 | "Told Ya'll" (featuring Rick Ross) | align="left" | ||||
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| Diamond Princess | ||||||
| 2002 | "No Panties" (featuring Tweet) | align="left" | ||||
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| align="left"-- | #45 | Diamond Princess | ||||
| 2002 | "B R Right" (featuring Ludacris) | #83 | #50 | #24 | Diamond Princess | |
| 2005 | "Don't Trip" (featuring Lil Wayne) | align="left" | ||||
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| Glamorest Life | ||||||
Filmography
- 2003: A Miami Tail
- 2004: Sweet Potato Pie
- 2005: Boss'n Up
External links
- [- Newest Fansource]
- [TrinaWeb.com - Baddest Fansite]
- [TrinaFan.com - Official Fansite]
- [Trina Online]
- [Trina "Katrina Taylor" Page]
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