Trina

“I came into the game under the guys,' she recalled. 'There was Trick Daddy and Rick Ross. I came in thinking like a guy. I came in tough like a guy. I came in just ready like a guy.”

“I know Lil Kim and she is a beautiful and sweet person.”

“I'm from Miami. Everybody knows how the girls in Miami is fly.”

“I'm fussy.”

“A lot of women have low self-esteem. I was just brought up around a lot of women and they were stern. Like, you don't need a man to do anything; you gotta take care of yourself, believe in yourself. My mom was like, go get it. And now I'm just a strong person, and I don't believe in giving up.”

“In this business, I've learned to discipline myself. But I must say through the whole journey, I've learned so much and it's been a beautiful career. But it hasn't always been glamour and glitz. I've definitely experienced some stumbles and flops along the way.”

“Women are undeniably the most beautiful creatures.”

“Miami's like a semi-Vegas.”

“Being an independent artist myself with my own company, that's more money for me.”

“I got Kelly Price on a record, which is a real personal record.”

“I'm all for girl empowerment. I'm all about being a feminist. I'm all about being confident within yourself.”

“I'm a lover, I love love.”

“I think that I always title the album towards the closing of the album. I don't know why I do that. I think it's just the vibe. As I go on, my emotions change... right before it's over I'll say, 'This is what I'm gonna call it,' and that's kinda how it happens.”

“Whether it was love, unhappy moments, fun, partying, hanging out with friends, traveling outside the country, all of my experiences were a part of my albums. Every time I did a record, I took it all into the studio.”

“Guys are usually the tougher, make-it-happen no-matter-what kind of thing.”

“I don't know if Trick knows what it means to evolve or not, but I do. He's street and that's all he's going to ever be. I came out being street, I came out being sexy, and now I've moved on to still being street but also being more mature and more classy. You have to grow.”

“I did work at UPS, and I worked at AT&T, which was even worse.”

“Puffy is like the ultimate business guy. He has so much under his belt - the whole Croc thing, the clothing line, the TV shows, the movies. That's where I see myself eventually, building my brand to be able to do all these things and be successful at each one.”

“That's what makes you who you are, being true to yourself.”

“People say I give too much credit to people but it's not about that. It's about being real. And being real is giving props when it's due. You can't be hating or mad when you see people doing their thing. I love it. If you mad then you not doing something right.”