Trina collaborated with a variety of musicians on the album, including Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, Diddy, Kalenna Harper of Diddy-Dirty Money, Monica, Flo Rida, Lyfe Jennings and Shonie.[1] The vocals of Lady Gaga, who also co-wrote "Let Dem Hoes Fight", were replaced by Harper of Diddy – Dirty Money, because of issues with Gaga's record label.[2] The album was first revealed on Trina's MySpace page,[3] with its cover art being revealed on March 26, 2010.[4] In an interview with BET, Trina commented on the album: "My fans can expect to embrace my versatility and growth, professionally and personally. I am truly excited to share my new album with my fans. I worked with wonderful artists... It is a blessing to be a woman in the hip-hop industry to be able to put out a fifth album under my career."[5]
Release and promotion
Along with singles being released for promotion, Trina released two mixtapes to commemorate the LP. One is named after the album, Amazin' (The Mixtape), and the other after the first lead single, Definition Of A Million Dollar Girl.[6]
Singles
"That's My Attitude" was released as the lead single from the album on August 21, 2009. A music video was released for the song on January 7, 2010.[7] The song peaked at number 17 in Denmark.[8]
"Million Dollar Girl", which features Diddy and Keri Hilson, was the second single released from the album, on January 12, 2010. The music video was released on March 15, 2010. The single charted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles at number 61, Hot 100 airplay chart at 98 and number 19 on Rap Songs. It peaked at 32 on the Bulgaria top 40 chart and at number ten in Denmark.[9]
"Always" featuring Monica], the album's second single, peaked at number 42 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Despite being the most successful single from the album, no music video has been released.
"White Girl" featuring Flo Rida and Git Fresh was the third single released from the album, on June 29, 2010. The video was filmed on June 7, 2010, and was released on July 27, 2010.
"My Bitches" was released as a buzz single on August 3, 2010, but it failed to chart.[10] Its video was released in August 2010, after being filmed in June.
Unreleased singles
"Let Dem Hoes Fight" featuring Kalenna was intended to be the lead single but was never released. A demo was leaked before "Million Dollar Girl" and featured Lady Gaga who co-wrote the song but there were complications with Gaga's record label. Kalenna was featured instead but it was not an official single.
"I Want It All" featuring Monica was also meant to be released as a follow-up to "Always". Trina confirmed a video was shot but it has yet to appear.
An album preview was held on February 19 when critics were able to preview 10 of the 15 tracks on Amazin'.[15] Upon its release, the album earned generally positive reviews. Miami New Times critic Esther Park found that Amazin' was "definitely Trina's crossover album" as well as "best album to date. Modern, bold, uniquely Trina yet bravely not, Amazin' holds its ground as the baddest record out by a female hip-hop artist right now."[16]AllMusic editor David Jeffries found that the album was "Trina cleaning up good, and offering a less filthy effort with plenty of crossover cuts. At 15 tracks, the problems are redundancy and over-stuffing, but the hook-filled highlights and seductive club numbers are plentiful enough that this is a minor annoyance."[11]
Edwin Ortiz from HipHopDX wrote: "You could argue that her rhymes rarely reach the level of excellence, but they are consistent. With Amazin', Trina has coupled that consistency with the ability to progress through her music, which subsequently has made her a well-rounded artist. Trina no longer has to simply be the Baddest Bitch around; she's held that crown. Now it's on to the next one."[17]DJ Booth felt that "while Amazin' does delve into some quasi-R&B territory, [...] for the most part what you see is what you get with Amazin', meaning loyal fans will love it, but it’s unlikely she’ll convert any previous haters. But instead of looking at Amazin' and seeing status, we should see consistency. Getting to the top isn’t the hard part, staying on top is, and if that’s true than Trina’s career is truly nothing short of amazing."[12]HipHop U-C-IT noted that "with Amazin', Trina has coupled that consistency with the ability to progress through her music, which subsequently has made her a well-rounded artist. Trina no longer has to simply be the Baddest Bitch around; she’s held that crown. Now it’s on to the next one."[13]
Commercial performance
Amazin' opened and peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of more than 32,000 copies.[18] It also debuted at number two on the US Top Rap Albums and number four on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums and marked Trina's first album to reach the top spot on the US Independent Albums chart.[19] By May 2011, Amazin' had sold 98,000 copies in the United States.[20]
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