

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 2019. Trina's brother, Wilbrent Bain Jr., was murdered in a shooting 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. Katrina Laverne Taylor was born on December 3, 1978, in Miami, Florida.
