Da Baddest, Trina appeared on the platform of Tiny Desk, and fans can’t get enough!
We never knew we needed a Trina Tiny Desk, however now we want more from the veteran rapper. The Miami rap legend started the performance off with a tribute to her late mom, Vernessa Taylor.
“This 1st song is dedicated to my mother,” Trina said before performing “Mama.” “Without her, there would be no me, and she’s the reason that I’m standing here right now for you guys. So I want you to just enjoy.”
As the song concluded, she included: “It’s a very personal song to me, and if anybody has ever lost their mother or somebody special in their life, I dedicate this song to you.”
Vernessa Taylor died at 62 in 2019 after a longterm fight with cancer.
Trina moved on and performed a few of her biggest hits, like “Da Baddest B**ch,” during the close 15-minute performance.
“Now, I wanna let you know guys to the baddest b*tch,” she told. “The original baddest b*tch.”
Her Tiny Desk performance introduced fans to a new side of her music, additionally a live band and background singers. Fans took to internet to congratulate the rapper and weigh on her performance.
One fan commented, “Need more live recording .. the band was amazing!” Another fan said, “Man this just made me cry very emotional right now I lost my mommy 2 years ago and this sh*t still like it was yesterday this pain will never go away😢😢 S.I.P To both of our Mothers.”