Trina was born as Katrina Laverne Taylor on December 3, 1978 in Miami, Florida. She is of African American and Dominican descent. She graduated from Miami Northwestern High School and after high school she worked office jobs at AT&T and United Parcel Service. She also studied real estate. Through the label Slip-N-Slide Records, Da Baddest Bitch, Trina’s debut album was released in 2000. The album contains the singles "Da Baddest Bitch" and "Pull Over". The album peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 charts and sold over 700,000 copies in the US. Trina followed up the success of Da Baddest Bitch with the release of her second album, Diamond Princess. The album contains the singles "Told Y’all" featuring Rick Ross, "No Panties" featuring Tweet, and "B R Right" featuring Ludacris. On October 4, 2005, Trina released her third album Glamorest Life. The album debuted on The Billboard 200 chart at #11 with 77,000 albums sold the first week. She has since done two more albums, Still da Baddest (2008) and Amazin’(which is scheduled to be released in September of 2009). Trina is currently in a relationship with NBA Denver Nuggets Power Forward Kenyon Martin.
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