Natina Reed
Natina Reed | |
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Queens, New York, U.S. | |
Died | October 26, 2012 (aged 31) Duluth, Georgia, U.S. |
Resting place | North Atlanta Memorial Park, Dunwoody, Georgia |
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Musical career | |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1996–2012 |
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Website | therealnatina.com (archive) |
Natina Tiawana Reed (October 28, 1980 – October 26, 2012) was an American singer, rapper and actress. She was born in New York City and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where she pursued a career in music beginning in her early teens. Discovered by rapper Lisa Lopes, she worked as a writer for the girl group TLC. Reed gained notice in the late 1990s as a member of the girl group Blaque. They released two albums: their 1999 eponymous debut album that peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200, and Blaque Out (2001).
Reed starred as a cheerleader in the 2000
Life and career
1980–1996: Early life and career beginnings
Reed was born on October 28, 1980, in
Reed played drums at her father's church and performed as part of its drama ministry.
1997–1999: Blaque
Lopes created the girl group
The group recorded their eponymous debut album with producer Dallas Austin in a Miami studio. They also worked on the record at Lenny Kravitz's home for two weeks. The trio collaborated with rappers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah during the recording sessions.[6] Reed was the primary writer for Blaque,[5][7] having co-writing credits on seven of the album's 14 tracks;[17] "I Do" was written entirely by Reed.[17] Her tracks were published through Dotted Line (Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)).[9] A Los Angeles Sentinel writer identified Reed as "the sassy MC who gave hits like '808' their punch",[18] while Bruce Britt of BMI characterized her musical style as "brash hip-hop rhymes".[19] In her 2008 book Pop Princesses, author Beth Peters wrote that Reed's reputation was "notoriously naughty" and "wild, fiery, and feisty".[5]
Blaque was released June 1, 1999, under Trackmasters'
2000–2002: Bring It On and continuing music career
Reed played
Reed appeared as herself in a 2001 episode of the
On January 29, 2002, Blaque's second studio album
2003–2012: Career setbacks and hiatus
In 2003, Blaque recorded a third album Torch with Elektra, which was never released.[6][8][b] The group worked closely with Missy Elliott on five of the album's tracks.[6][53] Scheduled for release in August 2003, it was promoted with the single "Ugly" featuring verses by Elliott.[50][53] Reed was unhappy with Torch's musical direction and her lack of creative control. According to Reed, Blaque retains the rights for the album, and they collectively refused to release it. She explained: "If it's not necessary to give them a record that we don't even too much care for, why give it to them?"[6] Despite it not being released, Ernest Hardy of Vibe somehow obtained a copy of Torch and in a review wrote that Reed's raps are "filled with hiccup effects, yeah-yeahs, and nasal phrasing", "lifted" from Lopes, describing the album as "passable, if highly derivative".[50]
In 2004, Blaque contributed the single "I'm Good" to the soundtrack album for the 2003 dance film Honey,[54] and make a cameo appearance as themselves.[55] "I'm Good" was Blaque's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.[54] The song also reached number 95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[44] Blaque separated in 2004,[56] and Fears and Williams pursued careers as solo artists.[23] Before the group broke up, singer Erica Pullins was temporarily hired as a replacement for Reed.[57][58] A compilation album Blaque by Popular Demand was released on February 27, 2007.[59]
Reed said that she took a hiatus from her music career "to focus on other aspirations that she ha[d] including acting".
In a 2012 interview, Reed said she waited to pursue a solo career to avoid comparisons with other artists, specifically rapper Nicki Minaj.[6] Prior to her death, she was working on a solo album, a book, and scripts and hired an acting agent as a means of "revamping her career".[6][69] Reed had reunited previously with the Blaque group members for a performance at the Left Eye festival.[6] In the fall of 2012, Blaque had started work on an album and reality television show,[12][32] but further information about either project was not released following Reed's death.[32]
Personal life
During the early 2000s, Reed became engaged to Kurupt though the couple never married.:
You can't chase something that doesn't chase you back [...] I don't spend a lot of time thinking about what people think about me. It's petty — it's like people never grow up in this game. You watch
Pac went through, and people still don't get the message. They still want to start the wars and create fires.[37]
Reed became pregnant with Kurupt's child during the recording of Blaque Out; she said that the album's limited release was the result of her pregnancy and the label's uncertainty over the group's future.
Death
On October 26, 2012, just two days shy of her 32nd birthday, the driver of a red
On November 3, a public
Awards and nominations
Reed was nominated for several accolades for her work with Blaque. For "808", the trio was nominated for Best R&B/Soul Or Rap New Artist at the 1999
Discography
Guest appearances
Year | Title | Album |
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2001 | "It's Over" (Kurupt featuring Natina Reed) |
Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey |
Filmography
Title | Year | Medium | Role | Notes |
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Bring It On | 2000 | Feature film | Jenelope | Film debut |
V.I.P. | 2001 | TV series | Herself | Episode: "Kayus Ex Machina" |
Honey | 2003 | Feature film | Cameo appearance | |
Til 6 in the Morning by Platinum Souls | 2008 | Television film |
Title | Year | Artist |
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"Not Tonight" | 1997 | Lil' Kim |
"Welcome To Atlanta" | 2001 | Ludacris |
"It's Over" | 2001 | Kurupt |
Notes
- ^ For the international release, the album was titled Blaque Ivory.[21]
- ^ Despite reports that Torch was not released, AllMusic erroneously reported that it was made available on August 5, 2003 and it was reviewed by Vibe.[50][51] According to the database Rate Your Music, a bootleg of the album was released in 2003.[52]
- ^ Reed's charges are not listed on the websites for the Gwinnett County Courts or the Gwinnett County Jail.[65]
- ^ Reed's mother said that she was living in a hotel during the process of moving into a new home.[82]
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External links
- Official website (archive)
- Natina Reed at AllMusic
- Natina Reed at IMDb
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