A warning. This episode contains explicit language and content.

Hey y'all, you're listening to its bit of minute from NPR. I'm Brittany Loose.

When I first heard Trina's song Pullover, I was in middle school and her dirty but clever wordplay

was one of my first introductions to Southern Rap. And this song made me a fan for life.

That's all when you shoot me in a thong, thong, thong, thong, thong.

For over two decades, Trina has been one of the biggest names in hip hop.

In the late 90s, she introduced herself with a fresh Miami wet and wild rap style.

She made a splash with bold sexy lyrics and a larger than life persona.

And Trina's impact has been huge. Hot new artists of today, like Lotto and the City Girls,

grew up listening to her music and credit Trina as an inspiration.

Today on the show, a special treat from our good friends over at NPR's

Louder Than a Riot, where they look at the unwritten rules of hip hop. Rules that discriminate

against a few but hold back the whole culture. This episode focuses on rule number four in their book.

It ain't tricking if you got it. And Trina is going to show us how that plays out. Stay with us.

I was at one of my friends house. And we were just hanging out. We just always hang out.

And trick called this is Trina. The Miami rapper goes by many names. The baddest bitch.

Diamond Princess. Trina rock star. And when we sat down with her in Miami,

we asked her about this one night in 1998 that set her on the path to earning all those titles.

He happened to call my friend. And her name is Shani. She was the one answer the phone for him.

And he was like, what you guys doing? And she was like, oh, was she hanging out chilling?

He said, come to the studio. And so I'm in the background like for what?

On the other end of the line was Tric Daddy Dollars. Miami Dayed Mainstay.

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