1. Katrina Laverne Kearse, known professionally as Trina, is an American rapper.
29 Facts About Trina
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Trina has been described by XXL as "the most consistent female rapper of all time".
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In 2014, Trina was included in Billboards list of the "31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop".
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Trina's father is Dominican, while her mother, Vernessa Taylor, was Bahamian.
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Trina attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School, where she was a majorette, and where she graduated.
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In 1998, Trina was studying to get her real estate license, when she caught the attention of Miami rapper Trick Daddy, who asked her to appear on his track "Nann Nigga".
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On May 18,2007, it was announced that Trina had left Atlantic Records and signed to EMI in conjunction with her original label, Slip-n-Slide Records.
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On March 28,2011, Trina released the mixtape Diamonds Are Forever.
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On November 9,2011, Trina announced on MTV RapFix Live that she was no longer signed to Slip-N-Slide Records, the label she had been with since the beginning of her career.
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On December 3,2012, Trina released the mixtape Back 2 Business, which was preceded by the singles "Beam" featuring Gunplay and Iceberg Slimm, and "Bad Bitch", featuring Lola Monroe and Shawnna.
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On March 9,2015, Trina revealed that she had signed a new imprint venture with Penalty Entertainment.
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Days earlier, Trina had released the promotional single "Real One" featuring Rico Love, who she said would be the executive producer of her sixth album.
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On March 21,2016, the 16th anniversary of her debut album Da Baddest Bitch, Trina released the single "Overnight", which discusses the ups and downs of her career including lawsuits, label issues, and being underestimated.
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On June 21,2019, Trina released her much-delayed sixth studio album, The One.
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On June 16,2021, Trina participated in a competition match via Verzuz against her longtime friend and collaborator, Philadelphia rapper Eve.
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On September 21,2022, Trina made a guest appearance on All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite program, being revealed as the celebrity guest supporting Diamante against TBS Champion Jade Cargill.
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Two nights later on AEW Rampage, Trina appeared in Diamante's corner during the TBS Championship match, which saw Diamante defeated by Cargill.
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Trina was in an on-again, off-again relationship with rapper Lil Wayne from 2005 to 2007.
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Trina later became pregnant by Lil Wayne, but suffered a miscarriage.
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The couple have matching tattoos, Trina has "Wayne" on her wrist, while Lil Wayne has "Trina" spelled out on his ring finger.
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Trina later dated basketball player Kenyon Martin from 2007 to 2010.
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Trina had the image of her lips tattooed on his neck.
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Trina began dating Raymond Taylor on 2017 and got engaged in September 2021.
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Trina started the Diamond Doll Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps younger girls with their life struggles.
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Trina has received ten nominations at the BET Awards, nine of which were for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, and three nominations at the Soul Train Music Awards.
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Trina was nominated for six awards at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Trina was nominated for one MTV Sucker Free Summit Award.
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Trina has won one Golden Trailer Award for her appearance on the film A Miami Tail.
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Trina has won two ASCAP Awards, two BMI Awards, one Billboard Music Award, one EME Award, and one All Star Music Award.