Trina is an American rapper, songwriter, television personality, and actress. She is a former girlfriend of rapper Lil Wayne. An extremely talented rapper, she has been described by XXL Magazine as "the most consistent female rapper of all time".
She came into the highlight in 1998, with her appearance on the Trick Daddy single "Nann Nigga". The song was released as the lead single from Trick Daddy's second studio album, "www.thug.com", which was released in September 1998. The single later became a hit as it reached number sixty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Rap Songs chart.
On March 21, 2000, Trina's debut album "Da Baddest Bitch" was released. The album debuted at number thirty-three on the US Billboard 200 and number eleven on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. "Da Baddest Bitch" was certified Gold in November 2000 by the RIAA. It stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for twenty-nine weeks and on the Hip-Hop/R&B album chart for forty-nine consecutive weeks.
On June 21, 2019, Trina released her much-delayed sixth studio album, The One. In a 2020 interview, Trina stated that she was working on another project that was "almost done". As of now, Trina has been featured in the VH1 reality television series "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" that premiered on January 1, 2018. On August 9, 2021, VH1 announced the show's return for a fourth season, which premiered on August 23, 2021.
Trina was born on 3rd December 1974 in Miami, Florida, the U.S. She was named Katrina Laverne Taylor at the time of her birth. She holds an American nationality and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity. Sagittarius is her star sign. She is a follower of Christianity.
Trina was born to her Bahamian mother Vernessa Taylor and her father Malik Wade from the Dominican Republic. She was raised by her parents in her hometown Liberty City, a neighborhood in Miami. However, her parent got separated when she was a child. Her only brother, Wilbrent Bain Jr.was shot dead in 2013.
Growing up, Trina attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School from where she graduated in 1992.
Trina has dated a number of high-profile guys from 2005 to the present. Her first romance was with rapper Lil Wayne with whom she had an on-off relationship from 2005 to 2007. The love birds were engaged to be married in October 2005. Trina was even pregnant by Lil Wayne which ended up in miscarriage and later their separation.
After her relation with Lil Wayne broken-up, Trina began dating basketball player Kenyon Martin in 2007 which lasted till 2010. Then she dated Moroccan-American rapper French Montana from 2012 to 2014. As of now, her boyfriend is Raymond Taylor, a Miami rap artist, Businessman, and former college basketball player. She has been in a relationship with Taylor since 2016.
Trina is a professional rapper and songwriter. The major part of her income comes from her music career. She has been involved in this career since 1998 and her income has been increasing day by day due to her back-to-back hit songs and albums.
And the music career is not the only source of living for her, she also has her own business line .ie. a Cosmetic company. Additionally, she is also an actress and television personality from where she makes extra income for her living.
As of 2021, the net worth of Trina is estimated to be $6 million. She has multiple sources of income, her primary sources are her professions such as rapping, acting, TV personality, and modeling. Hence she is earning a good amount of money at present.
Trina has been working on several projects since 1998. From 1998 to the present she has already released six albums among which two are certified gold. With her albums released, she also performs in different music festivals and concerts thus adding an extra amount of money.
Apart from her music career, she has her own cosmetic company that sells lipstick, concealer, and other cosmetic items. She is a cast member of the VH1 reality show "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" for which she earns $50 thousand to $100 thousand.
Trina is 5 ft 2 inches tall and her body weight is around 59 Kg. She has a perfectly toned hourglass body. Her curvaceous body measures 36-27-37 inches. She is the lady with an ideal model type body and her body figure is the main subject of attraction for the people.
She wears a 40B(US) size bra and a 12 (US) size dress. She feels comfortable wearing 7(US) size shoes. She has a pair of Dark Brown eyes. She looks elegant in her long-curly hairstyle that is dark brown in color. Trina has gone under the knife and had buttocks implants surgery.