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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 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 Nigga''”, 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. Trina Fan.com 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 Bitch''”, 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. 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 as 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)
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, 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'', 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. .
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