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April 3rd, 2008

Album Review: Trina - Still Da Baddest

By Zara Golden

3 out of 5 stars

“Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Who’s the baddest of them all?” Well, if you are willing to judge a book by its cover, or an album by its title, Trina is “Still Da Baddest.” A bold claim, indeed, but with her empowered ode to the single life, beats that pop and lyrics that shock, it is hard to deny.

These days, one has to wonder if it is possible to make it in the rap world without Lil Wayne. “Single Again,” the first single of the album, leaked and then was officially released after Trina and he split up last fall. While this poppy track (moreso than a rap banger) ensures Weezy a presence on the album, Trina makes sure the world knows who is in charge: “It ain’t over till I say we finished.” Her defiance and strength carries this track, as well as “Killing You Hoes” and “Hot Commodity.”

It’s clear that Trina doesn’t seem to need any reassurance that she’s the baddest, but a guest list that reads like a who’s who of southern rap (Killer Mike, Plies, Pitbull and Rick Ross) certainly doesn’t hurt. When her rapping begins to sound tired, a searing guest verse from Missy Elliot makes all the difference on “I Got A Bottle.” The thumping syncopated rhythm and choruses, punctuated with the eenie-meenie’s of playground rhymes, keep the energy high and leave this track a cut above the rest.

Remy Ma and Lil’ Kim, the competition, may find themselves tangled up in the legal system, but Trina evades the pigs and clutches tight to her title as Diamond Princess. Her attitude is no holds barred, and you may be better off not understanding her provocative references. Still da baddest? She thinks so. And perhaps that’s all that matters in the contemporary rap scene.

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