37 Facts About Natina Reed

Natina Tiawana Reed was an American singer, rapper and actress.

Natina Reed was born in Queens and raised in Atlanta, where she pursued a career in music beginning in her early teens.

Natina Reed starred as a cheerleader in the 2000 teen comedy film Bring It On.

Natina Reed took a hiatus from music to further pursue acting.

On October 26,2012, just 2 days before her 32nd birthday, Natina Reed died after being struck by a car near Lilburn, Georgia.

Natina Reed was born on October 28,1980, in Queens, to Paul Natina Reed, a reverend, and Tamara Goodridge.

The family moved to Atlanta, when Natina Reed was age four.

Natina Reed had two sisters, Niesha and Genni Reed, and one brother, Michael Whalen.

Natina Reed's parents divorced, resulting in Reed having a stepfather, Mark Goodridge, a stepmother, Luci Reed, and seven step-siblings who live in London.

Natina Reed initially wanted to be either Miss America, a veterinarian, an actress, and entertainment attorney.

Natina Reed played drums at her father's church and performed as part of its drama ministry.

Natina Reed wrote poems and jingles, with one being purchased by Sprite.

Around the ages of 13 or 14, she submitted a song for a competition and won; Natina Reed said that after this experience, she had tried to be more open about her songwriting and allow other people to hear her work.

Natina Reed was 19 when Left Eye Productions signed the trio.

Natina Reed was the primary writer for Blaque, having co-writing credits on seven of the album's 14 tracks; "I Do" was written entirely by Natina Reed.

Natina Reed's tracks were published through Dotted Line.

When Natina Reed was 14, she wrote "I Do" after seeing singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette on MTV.

Natina Reed played cheerleader Jenelope in the 2000 teen comedy film Bring It On, her first acting role.

Natina Reed described the character as "the one with the attitude" and "ghetto and cute at the same time".

Natina Reed appeared alongside Williams and Fears, who played LaFred and Lava, friends to lead character Isis.

Jazmin Perez of Vibe included it as one of the "tracks to watch", though Natina Reed's portion was criticized as childish and incongruent with the rest of the single.

Natina Reed felt that Blaque Out was the group's best album.

Natina Reed was unhappy with Torchs musical direction and her lack of creative control.

Natina Reed said that she took a hiatus from her music career "to focus on other aspirations that she ha[d] including acting".

The online magazine Bossip reported that Natina Reed was arrested on April 13,2010, in Gwinnett County on charges of prostitution, disorderly conduct, and cocaine possession; this news was picked up by other outlets.

Natina Reed's management denied the arrest report, saying that the alleged mugshots were photoshopped by someone who had previously hacked into and deleted Natina Reed's Twitter account.

Natina Reed's license had been revoked after a previous DUI arrest.

Natina Reed had reunited previously with the Blaque group members for a performance at the Left Eye festival.

Natina Reed became pregnant with Kurupt's child during the recording of Blaque Out; she said that the album's limited release was the result of her pregnancy and the label's uncertainty over the group's future.

Natina Reed's father said that being a mother was "one of her most treasured roles".

Natina Reed said she lived with Lopes three months before her son's birth and was taken care of during her pregnancy.

Tren, who had lived with Kurupt for four years before Natina Reed's death, remained with his father.

Natina Reed's father said he planned to raise money to help Tren.

The Gwinnett County police said that the driver "was determined to be not at fault and there are no charges pending", and they started an investigation into the crash to determine why Natina Reed was in the road.

Natina Reed's death was first reported by TMZ the following day, and media outlets incorrectly reported that Natina Reed had died in a hit and run.

At the time of her death, Natina Reed was living in the StudioPlus Atlanta Peachtree Corners extended stay hotel in Norcross, Georgia.

Natina Reed was nominated for several accolades for her work with Blaque.