Trina Discusses ‘Da Baddest’ Memoir And Losing Her Mother On The ‘Tamron Hall Show’
Trina guests on the Tamron Hall Show and opens up with the host about grieving her mother, niece, and brother while discussing her new memoir. The book, aptly titled Da Baddest, chronicles the Miami rapper’s life including the ups and downs on her road to fame.
“Whether you listen to Hip-Hop or not, the reality is this is about womanhood,” explains Hall of the narrative. “You really dig into, Trina, a painful part for you.” She continues to play a segment from the book where the “Look Back At Me” rapper describes losing her unborn child while dating rapper Lil Wayne.
“The miscarriage, that was something I didn’t really never speak about even to my friends. Maybe two people knew. But, at that time I don’t even really understand what was going on. It was just a dark space… I was working so much.,” the 45-year-old explained.
“I would cry on the road would cry on the tour bus, I would cry in the hotel, but I would have to hit the stage that night… it was like swept under the rug. You tuck it in… Behind that I was real young. I was hurt. I was sad inside.”
As the conversation continued, Trina emotionally detailed how the loss of her family members impacted her life.
“The loss of my brother is when life went dark for me,” she revealed through tears. “To the world, they see it as, ‘you know happy smiling, just keep pushing,’ but for me, since 2013 until now. Since 2013 when I lost my brother. I just felt so disconnected from the world. I felt like I wanted my life not to be here. Not to even think that in 2019, I would lose my mom.”
She continued, “I don’t know how to explain that to nobody. I really stopped believing in everything I believed in, in life,” adding, “I’m not that strong, I just started breaking down, losing myself. I don’t understand. How do you live without your mom… I felt if my back was against the wall, my mom was always there. She’s never, not been there for me. When she wasn’t here I just felt alone in the world… Sometimes I find myself calling her phone, just dialing the number, and I just gotta hang up.”
Da Baddest was released earlier this month via Simon & Schuster. Buy it online here.
“Trina always understands the assignment. She knows how to adapt to evolving sounds, generations and trends without losing the core of who she is as an artist,” writes Missy Elliott, according to PEOPLE Magazine.
The official description notes, “The award-winning, platinum selling rapper, songwriter, and television personality shares her unforgettable story of coming of age in Miami, her inevitable rise to stardom, and her enduring legacy as a Hip-Hop Icon.”
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