Hip Hop Artists Plies and Trina take Super Bowl LII Weekend by storm

Directed By: DAVIES CHIRWA, Assistant Photographer: CALVIN A.

During the 2018 Super Bowl Weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rappers PLIES and TRINA weathered the cold and performed some of their classic hits in front of an energetic crowd at Club PRIVE’.

Algernod Lanier Washington (born July 1, 1976), better known by his stage name Plies, is an American hip hop recording artist. He is the founder of Big Gates Records. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Washington was a wide receiver on the football team of Miami University in Ohio in 1996 and 1997 before he became a rapper. After dropping out of college, he founded Big Gates with his stepbrother. Signed to Slip-n-Slide Records, from 2007 to 2008 he released three albums. Plies debuted in 2007 with The Real Testament with successful singles “Shawty” and “Hypnotized”. Plies also released two albums in 2008, Definition of Real and Da REAList, and later released Goon Affiliated in 2010.

Plies was born Algernod Lanier Washington in Fort Myers, Florida and grew up in the East Dunbar area of Fort Myers.While at Fort Myers Senior High School, he played receiver and defensive back in its football team, was crowned Homecoming King, and was named the “Best Dressed” student of his class.

He attended Miami University and under the name Nod Washington was wide receiver on its football team from 1995 to 1997, then transferred to the University of Central Florida and dropped out. As a freshman in 1995, Washington had nine receptions for 69 yards. In 1996, his sophomore year, Washington had 25 receptions for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns. The next season, Washington had five receptions for 43 yards.

Katrina Laverne “Trina” Taylor (born December 3, 1974) is an American rapper. She first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy’s second studio album www.thug.com on the single “Nann Nigga”. She has released five moderately successful studio albums.

XXL Magazine calls her “the most consistent female rapper of all time”. Source Magazine celebrated Trina’s career for the 2012 Women’s History Month. In 2013, Complex Magazine ranked “Pull Over” #27 in their Top 50 Best Rap Songs by Women. In 2014, Trina was included in Billboard‘s list of the “31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop”