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'Trina' (born 'Katrina Leverne Taylor' on December 3, 1978 in Miami, Florida) is a Southern Rap artist.
Biography
Before pursuing a music career Trina was a real estate agent. Trina then met Trick Daddy, who was the one that got Trina started on her music. In 1998 Trina was featured on Trick Daddy's single "Nann Nigga" which helped her get noticeable in the rap industry. After her debut, she became well known for her eyes and buttocks.
In March of 2000, Trina released her debut album Da Baddest Bitch. The album featured two successful singles "Da Baddest Bitch" and "Pull Over". The album was certified Gold and has now sold over 700,000 copies in the United States. For the next year she toured and was featured in other artists singles such as Missy Elliott's "One Minute Man (Remix)".
In August of 2002 Trina released her second album Diamond Princess. The album debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 67,000 in its first week. So far the album has only sold 495,000 copies. The album produced two small hits "No Panties" featuring Tweet and "B R Right" featuring Ludacris. Over the next few years Trina took a break from her own music but kept on doing shows and was featured on hits such as Chingy's "Right Thurr (Remix)", Webbie's "Bad Bitch (Remix)", and most recent Ebony Eyez's "In Ya Face (Remix)".
In the fall of 2005 Trina launched her own fragrance line of perfume called Diamond Princess by Trina. On October of 2005 Trina released her highly anticipated third album Glamorest Life. The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 77,000 copies in its first week making it her highest entry on the chart to date.
Trina recently spoke with BET and said that she and Lil' Wayne are very happy. The rumors of the two are continuing and their is speculation that the two are even engaged. During an interview with Lil' Wayne, he bashfully played off the question citing it as "a little brother, big sister" relationship despite heavy speculation which would prove otherwise.
Discography
Albums
| 'Album' | 'Additional Album Info' |
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| 'Da Baddest Bitch' | *'Released': March 07, 2000
*'Billboard 200': #33
*'Singles': Da Baddest Bitch, Pull Over
* Gold
*'USA Sales': 700,000 Copies | | 'Diamond Princess' | *'Released': August 27, 2002
Billboard 200': #14
*'Singles': Told Ya'll , No Panties , B R Right
*'USA Sales': 490,000 Copies | | 'Glamorest Life' | *'Released': October 04, 2005*
The Billboard 200': #11*
'Singles': Don't Trip , Here We Go , Da Club *
'USA Sales': 210,340 Copies | |
Singles
| 'Release Year' | 'Single' | 'Album' | 'The Billboard Hot 100' | 'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks' | 'Hot Rap Tracks' | 'Certification' |
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| 2000 | Da Baddest Bitch | Da Baddest Bitch | #? | #64 | #? | None-to-date | | 2000 | Pull Over | Da Baddest Bitch | #93 | #49 | #41 | None-to-date | | 2002 | Told Ya'll (feat. Rick Ross) | Diamond Princess | #? | #? | #? | None-to-date | | 2002 | No Panties (feat. Tweet) | Diamond Princess | #? | #? | #? | None-to-date | | 2002 | B R Right (feat. Ludacris) | Diamond Princess | #83 | #50 | #24 | None-to-date | | 2005 | Don't Trip (feat. Lil Wayne) | Glamorest Life | #? | #74 | #? | None-to-date | | 2005 | Here We Go (feat. Kelly Rowland) | Glamorest Life | #17 | #9 | #6 | None-to-date | | 2005 | Da Club (feat. Mannie Fresh) | Glamorest Life | to be released | to be released | to be released | None-to-date |
Filmography
* 2003: A Miami Tail
* 2004: Sweet Potato Pie
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