Trina (rapper)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Katrina Laverne Taylor |
| Also known as | Da Baddest Bitch, Miss Trina |
| Born |
December 3, 1978 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Origin | Miami, Florida |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, model |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels |
Sony Music, EMI, Rockstar Music Group (current) Slip-n-Slide Records, Atlantic Records, (former) |
| Associated acts | Nicki Minaj, Diamond, K. Michelle, Keyshia Cole, Monica Jody Breeze, Paul Wall, Kelly Rowland, Tory Lanez, Rico Love |
| Website | trinaforever |
Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com on the single "Nann Nigga". Since then, she has released five moderately successful studio albums. XXL Magazine calls her "the most consistent female rapper of all time".Source Magazine celebrated Trina's career for the 2012 Women's History month. In 2013, Complex Magazine ranked "Pull Over" #27 in their Top 50 Best Rap Songs by Women. In 2014, Trina was included in Billboard's list of the "31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop".
Her father is from the Dominican Republic, and her mother is from The Bahamas. Trina's parents were separated while she was growing up. She lived in Liberty City and in Pembroke Isle, Florida. She attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School.
In her spare time, Trina wrote rap rhymes, which caught the attention of Miami rapper Trick Daddy whom then approached her in 1998 to be featured on his song "Nann Nigga". The song was later released as the lead single from his second studio album, www.thug.com, which was released in September 1998. The single later became a hit as it reached number sixty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Rap Songs chart. Thanks to the success of the single, Trina gained popularity and signed a record deal with Slip-n-Slide Records with distribution from Atlantic Records. Trina subsequently began work on her debut album.
In an interview for Crusade magazine online, Trina commented that on this album, much of the work was done for her; she did not have creative control, but simply delivered lyrics. "Everybody was like we got this beat, we got this, we got that, we want you to get in there and write to this track, write to this song, write to this topic."
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