Born in Miami, Florida, Katrina Laverne Taylor, aka Trina, is an American rapper and Love & Hip-Hop star. She is one of the most successful and acknowledged stars in her genre. According to the Celebrity Net Worth, her current net worth stands at $6 million, making her one of the wealthiest celebrity rappers.
Trina is also a model and a producer. She has been seen in RuPaul's Drag Race (2014) and Love & Hip-Hop spinoffs. She currently features in Love & Hip-Hop Miami as the main cast, running in its fifth season.
The reality TV show aired in 2018 on VH1 for the first time, and Trina has been part of the main cast since 2018. The show revolves around the professional and personal lives of Miami artists and is a docu-series that translates their journey to the audience.
Love & Hip-Hop star Trina's Net worth, career, and more explored
Trina has modeled and been on television, and she is a well-known rapper and vocalist. She currently has a $6 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Nann N*gga marked the start of Trina's career in 1998 when she collaborated with Trick Daddy, which brought her into the limelight.
She catapulted her success further with the release of her debut album, Da Baddest B*tch, on March 21, 2000, which was widely praised and signaled the start of her official music career.
In 2001, Trina launched her record label, Diva Enterprises. She came out with another successful album, Diamond Princesses, where she collaborated with Missy Elliot. In 2005, she released another album, Glamorous Girls, which got her nominated for the American Music Awards (AMAs) for Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist (2005).
2008 saw the release of Trina's fourth studio album, Still Da Baddest, which quickly became one of the album's biggest singles. Trina continued to add feathers to her hat by releasing more albums, such as Amazin in 2010 and the highly anticipated The One in 2019. Her success demonstrates her continued relevance and ability to change with the music industry.
She has an excellent career in television in addition to her music career. Since 2018, she has been a part of the main cast of Love & Hip-Hop Miami for all five seasons. Another aspect of her vibrant personality was revealed to audiences through the series, which gave them an intimate peek into her personal and professional lives.
Love & Hip-Hop star Trina's personal life
Born in Miami, Florida, on December 3, 1974, Trina has Dominican and Bahamian ancestry. She spent her early years as a student at Miami Northwestern Senior High School and started her career in the 1990s. As reported, she was very close to her mother, Verness Taylor, and was heartbroken when she passed away in 2019 at the age of 62 due to cancer. She has also suffered the loss of her brother, Wilbrent Jr., due to a shooting incident in 2013.
Trina has dated Lil Wayne on and off for two years from, 2005 to 2007. The relationship had its trials, but the couple was reported to have tattooed each other's names during their dating period. Trina suffered a personal loss and went through a miscarriage when she was with Lil Wayne.
For a brief period, she was with the basketball player Kenyon Martin. They were together for three years, from 2007 to 2010, but eventually parted ways. Trina was engaged to the musician Raymond Taylor. They started dating in 2017, and the pair confirmed their engagement in 2021, which they called off in 2023.
Recently, on May 22, 2024, Trina, the Love & Hip-Hop Miami star, got married privately to Benjamin Kearse Jr, professionally known as Swurv.
Love & Hip-Hop Miami airs its episode regularly on VH1.