
64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and appeared on the soundtrack to the action comedy All About the Benjamins, and " No Panties", featuring Tweet, which reached No. The album was preceded by "Told Y'all", featuring Rick Ross, which reached No. 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 67,000 units in its first week. On August 27, 2002, Trina released her second album Diamond Princess, which debut at No. In September 2002, she signed 9-year-old recording artist Lil' Brianna, who would appear on her track "Kandi" and later be known as Brianna Perry. Trina began working on her second album in 2001 with Missy Elliott, enjoying more creative control than ever before, saying in interviews that the album was "more what Trina's about, how Trina looks, how Trina feels, the things that Trina consists of." During this time, she started her own record label imprint, Diva Enterprises. 46 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and No. The album was preceded by the singles " Da Baddest Bitch" on December 22, 1999, and "Pull Over" on February 13, 2000, which reached No. It stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for 39 weeks and on the Hip-Hop/R&B album chart for 49 consecutive weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA by November of that year. On March 21, 2000, Trina released her debut album Da Baddest Bitch, which debuted at No. This kickstarted Trina's rap career, leading to a record deal with Slip-n-Slide Records with distribution from Atlantic Records. The song was released as the lead single from Trick's second studio album, on July 14, 1998, reaching No. 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". Career Breakthrough, Da Baddest Bitch (1998–2000)

Her mother, Vernessa Taylor, died at age 62 after a struggle with cancer in September of 2019. Trina's brother, Wilbrent Bain Jr., was murdered in 2013. Taylor initially educated herself towards becoming a real estate agent, before switching her career path to music. She attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School, where she was a majorette, and where she graduated from in 1992. Her father is Dominican, while her mother, Vernessa Taylor, was Bahamian.

She grew up in the Liberty City area of Miami, Florida.
