Trina Debuts High with 'Single Again'

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The Diamond Princess Trina is back with a powerful new single called 'Single Again,' which debuted at No. 24 on Billboards Hot Rap Songs and is currently No. 71 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Trina is known for her provocative, sex-filled lyrics, but it seems her mainstream fan base likes her best when she's engaging in less dirty talk and more personal situations. Like 2005's relationship-driven, Kelly Rowland-assisted "Here We Go," her latest single about a troubled breakup is proving an early fan favorite.

"This album is uptempo, but it's also a little melodic, emotional and personal," Trina told Billboard last year. "I didn't want to be drowned out or sad, I just wanted to be happy and up-spirited, so I can show my fans Trina has really grown up.""The songs selected for the album were tracks ladies needed to hear-about maturing and keeping focus," Slip-N-Slide president Ted Lucas adds.

To help market her single, which is favorite to be the 2008 single ladies' anthem, Slip-N-Slide will run ads on Internet dating sites and sponsor blind-date contests on radio stations across the country. Trina is also launching a radio and retail promo tour Jan. 10.

Trina's follow up single will be "I Got a Thing for You," featuring Keyshia Cole, about a woman secure enough to declare her feelings to a love interest. It follows in the theme of female empowerment. Other guests on the set include Missy Elliott, Plies, Trick Daddy, Mya and Rick Ross. Jim Jonsin and J Rock are among the featured producers.

For fans who like the other side of Trina, the raunchiness that she's well-known for, there's "Look Back at Me" featuring Killer Mike, which hit the streets last week. The street single, which references a sexual position, was released to DJs and radio this week. "Her fans know she's rough and they like that," Lucas says. "So she's back with a little of that, but she's matured as well. That's why she's still the baddest."