Who is Trina the rapper married to? Relationship with Love & Hip-Hop: Miami co-star explored in wake of recent nuptials

Love & Hip-Hop: Miami star Trina reportedly recently got married in a surprise wedding. According to Vibe, the rapper and reality TV star married Benjamin Kearse Jr., professionally known as Swurv on Wednesday, May 22 in Florida. According to Trina herself, Swurv works in real estate and buys and flips properties for a living.

Swurv has also previously made an appearance on Love & Hip-Hop: Miami when the reality TV star introduced him to her cousin, Joy. Back in 2017, Trina began dating rapper Raymond Taylor and even got engaged to him in 2021 before their eventual split in 2023. The rapper has also previously been in a relationship with rapper Lil Wayne.

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Trina married Swurv in May 2024

Vibe and The Jasmine Brand reported that rapper Katrina Laverne Taylor, known professionally as Trina, has tied the knot. The rapper and reality TV star reportedly got married to Swurv, whom she has previously introduced on an episode of Love & Hip-Hop: Miami.

As per a recently surfaced marriage license, Taylor got married last month on May 22 in Miramar, Florida to Miami resident Benjamin Kearse Jr., who is also known as Swurv. Vibe reported that the rapper shared the news with Hollywood Unlocked CEO and founder Jason Lee, at the 4th Annual Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards on Friday, June 21. Swurv was Trina's date for the event.

Very little is known about the reality TV star's beau at the moment. However, Swurv has made an appearance on Love & Hip-Hop: Miami, of which his wife is a main cast member. He was featured in a February 2024 episode of the show, when Trina brought him to spend time with her cousin, Joy. She said in the episode:

"Every time we’ve been together it’s always been a hundred people around and I want my cousin to really get to know the man I’m in love with."

In the same episode, the reality TV star gushed about how Swurv was a "great gentleman of a man" and how she was extremely addicted to him. According to the rapper, when it came to love, Swurv "just gets" her. The rapper talked about how she has never been this happy, ever in her life. She further revealed that Swurv worked in real estate and bought and flipped houses for a living.

The Pull Over hitmaker also recalled the day that she met her future husband for the first time. As per the rapper, the duo met during a party. She said on Love & Hip-Hop: Miami:

"The night we met was at a party. This amazing, handsome man walks in, and I look at Joy like, ‘Cousin, who’s that!?’ And Joy said, ‘I don’t know!’ I was not leaving that party without his number. Once I got the number, the rest is history."

In a Q&A session with rapper Yung Miami in a January 2023 episode of Caresha Please, the reality TV star noted that she wasn't sure if she wanted children. The rapper has previously suffered from three miscarriages. However, in the aforementioned Love & Hip-Hop: Miami episode, the rapper talked about how her relationship with Swurv had her reflecting on "white dresses and baby carriages."

In an interview with Carlos King in early June, the Here We Go hitmaker was directly asked if she was indeed married to Swurv. She replied:

"That’s my husband."

She also further clarified if she was hiding the relationship or not, telling Carlos King:

"If you see it, oh well. I’m not hiding."

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Trina was previously engaged to rapper Raymond Taylor before breaking up with him in August 2023. She has dated Lil Wayne and was previously linked with basketball player, Kenyon Martin, and rapper French Montana. The rapper's last full studio album was 2019's The One.