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Natina Reed

December 04, 2023

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).

Natina Reed
Reed arriving at Sony Studios in Los Angeles c. 1999-2001
Born
Natina Tiawana Reed

(1980-10-28)October 28, 1980
Queens, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 2012(2012-10-26) (aged 31)
Duluth, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeNorth Atlanta Memorial Park, Dunwoody, Georgia
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1996–2012
Labels
Website (archive)

Reed starred as a cheerleader in the 2000 teen comedy film Bring It On. She later appeared as herself in the comedy-drama television series V.I.P. and the 2003 dance film Honey. Blaque disbanded after an unsuccessful transition to Elektra in 2003 and failed an attempt at a reunion in 2010. Reed took a hiatus from music to further pursue acting. In the early 2000s, she was engaged to rapper Kurupt and gave birth to their son. On October 26, 2012, just 2 days before her 32nd birthday, Reed died after being struck by a car near Lilburn, Georgia.

Life and career edit

1980–1996: Early life and career beginnings edit

Reed was born on October 28, 1980, in Queens, New York, to Paul Reed, a reverend, and Tamara Goodridge.[1][2][3] The family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, when Reed was age four. She had two sisters, Niesha and Genni Reed, and one brother, Michael Whalen. Her parents divorced, resulting in Reed having a stepfather, Mark Goodridge, a stepmother, Luci Reed, and seven step-siblings who live in London.[1] She was singer Farrah Franklin's cousin.[4] Reed initially wanted to be either Miss America, a veterinarian, an actress, and entertainment attorney.[1][5] By age eight, she had modeled for Macy's and Bloomingdale's advertising campaigns and acted in a hot dog commercial.[1]

Reed played drums at her father's church and performed as part of its drama ministry.[1] She would often beatbox and create beats by hitting walls while writing lyrics to match the melodies.[6] Reed also wrote poems and jingles, with one being purchased by Sprite.[5] Around the ages of 13 or 14, she submitted a song for a competition and won; Reed said that after this experience, she had tried to be more open about her songwriting and allow other people to hear her work.[6] Lisa Lopes discovered Reed through her talent scout brother,[7] and hired her to write for TLC.[6] Reed said that Lopes helped to build her confidence. Following the encouragement of Tommy Mottola, Reed worked as "the official writer" for TLC.[6] She attended Cedar Grove High School.[1]

1997–1999: Blaque edit

Lopes created the girl group Blaque, an acronym for Believe, Life, Achieving, Quest, Unity and Everything, as "an outlet" for Reed.[7][8] The group included singers Shamari Fears and Brandi Williams;[8] Lopes described Reed as the rapper and writer of the trio.[7] Reed and Fears were school friends,[5][9] and worked together on other music projects including an urban country group.[10] They had met Williams during an audition for Lopes' production company Left Eye Productions.[5][9] Reed was 19 when Left Eye Productions signed the trio.[9][10] Lopes mentored and managed the trio[8] and media outlets identified Reed as Lopes' protégé.[11][12] Reed explained Blaque's sound and style: "The vibe we want to get across that we're universal. We're not just urban and R&B."[9] According to Billboard, Blaque's music contains elements of R&B, pop music, and rap music. Jean-Claude Olivier of Trackmasters said that Blaque was more pop in comparison to TLC.[9] Blaque first appeared as a group during a cameo appearance in the music videos for the remix of Lil' Kim's 1997 single "Not Tonight" and Jermaine Dupri's 1998 song "Someday at Christmas".[13][14] In 1999, they performed as the opening act for NSYNC's NSYNC in Concert and TLC's FanMail Tour.[15][16]

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' imprint label.[8][20][a] Blaque peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200;[22] on April 10, 2000, the album was certified platinum and had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[23][24] It was promoted through three singles: "808", "Bring It All to Me", and "I Do".[9][25] The first two tracks charted at number eight and five on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.[26] On June 2, 1999, "808" was certified gold for selling over 500,000 copies worldwide.[24] When Reed was 14, she wrote "I Do" after seeing singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette on MTV.[5][27] She said: "I wanted to write a song that could make an artist like her have the acceptance to be played on [R&B] stations."[27] A writer for BET noted the group's music videos had a "futuristic feel",[28] and Reed said: "We're straight out of the year 2080."[29]

2000–2002: Bring It On and continuing music career edit

Reed played cheerleader Jenelope in the 2000 teen comedy film Bring It On, her first acting role.[30][31] She described the character as "the one with the attitude" and "ghetto and cute at the same time".[5] She appeared alongside Williams and Fears, who played LaFred and Lava, friends to lead character Isis (played by Gabrielle Union).[5][31][32] Reed, Williams and Fears would often look into the camera when delivering their lines, because of their lack of acting experience.[31] Blaque contributed two songs to the film's soundtrack: "As If" and a remix of "Bring It All to Me" featuring verses from rapper 50 Cent.[31][33] On the 15th anniversary of its release, Union said that people erroneously associate Reed's lines ("Can we just beat these Buffys down?" and "You been touched by an angel, girl") with her character.[30]

Reed appeared as herself in a 2001 episode of the comedy-drama television series V.I.P.[34] The same year, she was featured on the hook for her then-fiancée Kurupt's single "It's Over" from his third studio album Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey,[35][36] and appeared in its music video flirting with him.[37] Jazmin Perez of Vibe included it as one of the "tracks to watch",[35] though Reed's portion was criticized as childish and incongruent with the rest of the single.[36][38] "It's Over" peaked at number 88 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart.[39] Blaque was featured on the song "Head to the Sky" on Lopes' debut solo album Supernova also released in 2001.[40]

On January 29, 2002, Blaque's second studio album Blaque Out was released only in Japan.[8][41] It was made available temporarily for digital download in 2007 in the United States and was reissued in 2011.[8] Discussing its release, Reed said that the death of a group member's mother and "technical difficulties" led to the delays.[37] "Can't Get It Back" (2001) was the lead single from the album,[42] and promoted with a music video.[43] The song charted at number 91 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[44] Reed felt that Blaque Out was the group's best album.[6] She is credited as a songwriter on it.[45] In a review of Blaque Out, Demetria Lucas of Vibe criticized Reed's verses and vocals as too similar to Lopes and wrote it "makes for monotony".[46] Blaque made a cameo appearance in the music video for Jermaine Dupri's single "Welcome to Atlanta" (2002).[47] In the same year, Reed's song "Rock Climber" was featured on the compilation album Dragonfly Presents a Better Life Through Chemistry.[48][49]

2003–2012: Career setbacks and hiatus edit

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".[6] According to other reports, she left Blaque to join a Christian ministry.[58][60] After Torch was not released, Reed refused to record secular music and pursued gospel music instead.[61] In 2008, she appeared as herself in the television film Til 6 in the Morning by Platinum Souls.[62] The online magazine Bossip reported that Reed was arrested on April 13, 2010, in Gwinnett County on charges of prostitution, disorderly conduct, and cocaine possession; this news was picked up by other outlets.[63][64] Reed's management denied the arrest report, saying that the alleged mugshots were photoshopped by someone who had previously hacked into and deleted Reed's Twitter account.[65][66][c] On June 29, 2011, she was arrested on charges of driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, and driving without a license,[67][68] and was jailed for two days.[68] Reed's license had been revoked after a previous DUI arrest.[68] During their hiatus, Blaque attempted a reunion, and worked on a project known as Private Show.[6][56] The album was abandoned because the members had different priorities.[6][61]

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 edit

 
Reed was engaged to Kurupt (pictured in 2011) in the early 2000s— they have one child together.

During the early 2000s, Reed became engaged to Kurupt though the couple never married.[32][70] They had planned to be married in the spring of 2001,[71] and rescheduled it to 2002 or 2003 due to conflicts with their work schedules.[37] Rapper Foxy Brown, Kurupt's former fiancée, dissed Reed on the track "730" from her 2001 album Broken Silence.[37][72] Reed responded to MTV News:

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 Biggie and all that shit that [he] and 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.[6] In 2002, she gave birth to their son, Tren Brown.[32] Following Reed's pregnancy, the couple separated.[73] Reed's father said that being a mother was "one of her most treasured roles".[1] Following Lopes' death in an automobile accident in La Ceiba, Honduras, in 2002,[11] Reed was interviewed for a BET Tonight episode about her life.[74] Reed said she lived with Lopes three months before her son's birth and was taken care of during her pregnancy.[74] Tren, who had lived with Kurupt for four years before Reed's death, remained with his father.[75] Reed's father said he planned to raise money to help Tren.[76]

Death edit

On October 26, 2012, just two days shy of her 32nd birthday, the driver of a red Honda Accord struck Reed on the Lawrenceville Highway near Hamilton Road north of Lilburn, Georgia.[12][32][77] The driver and the passenger attempted CPR, but Reed was pronounced dead at the Gwinnett Medical Center at 10:59 p.m. (EDT).[78][79] The Gwinnett County police said that the driver "was determined to be not at fault and there are no charges pending",[12][80] and they started an investigation into the crash to determine why Reed was in the road.[77][78] Reed's death was first reported by TMZ the following day,[12][77] and media outlets incorrectly reported that Reed had died in a hit and run.[78][80] An obituary, written by Reed's family, was published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on October 30.[81] At the time of her death, Reed was living in the StudioPlus Atlanta Peachtree Corners extended stay hotel in Norcross, Georgia.[75][82][d]

On November 3, a public funeral service, organized by the Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, was held at the Abundant Life Church in Lithonia, Georgia.[81][82][83] Reed was buried at the North Atlanta Memorial Park and Chapel Mausoleum[84] in Doraville, Georgia. Prior to the service, Reed's parents held a press conference in Atlanta to criticize the police investigation. According to their attorney, the police had ignored their requests for information about "the time of incident, exact location, information about the driver and even Reed's personal belongings". Police released a report an hour after the conference was scheduled, responding that "they did not hold back any information".[69]

Awards and nominations edit

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Blaque

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 Soul Train Lady of Soul Award;[85] at the 2000 ceremony, they were also nominated for R&B/Soul Album Of The Year, Group, Band Or Duo.[86] "I Do" was nominated for Best Editing In A Video at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards,[87] and the group won Best New Artist-R&B at the 2000 Billboard Video Awards for "Bring It All To Me".[88] The group was nominated for Best Female Group at the 2001 BET Awards.[89]

Discography edit

See also: Blaque discography

Guest appearances edit

Year Title Album
2001 "It's Over"
(Kurupt featuring Natina Reed)		 Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey

Filmography edit

List of film and television roles
Title Year Medium Role Notes
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
List of music video appearances
Title Year Artist
"Not Tonight" 1997 Lil' Kim
"Welcome To Atlanta" 2001 Ludacris
"It's Over" 2001 Kurupt

Notes edit

  1. ^ For the international release, the album was titled Blaque Ivory.[21]
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ Reed's charges are not listed on the websites for the Gwinnett County Courts or the Gwinnett County Jail.[65]
  4. ^ 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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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 Natina ReedReed arriving at Sony Studios in Los Angeles c 1999 2001BornNatina Tiawana Reed 1980 10 28 October 28 1980Queens New York U S DiedOctober 26 2012 2012 10 26 aged 31 Duluth Georgia U S Resting placeNorth Atlanta Memorial Park Dunwoody GeorgiaOccupationsRapper singer actressMusical careerGenresR amp B hip hop popInstrument s VocalsYears active1996 2012LabelsElektra Trackmasters Entertainment ColumbiaWebsitetherealnatina com archive Reed starred as a cheerleader in the 2000 teen comedy film Bring It On She later appeared as herself in the comedy drama television series V I P and the 2003 dance film Honey Blaque disbanded after an unsuccessful transition to Elektra in 2003 and failed an attempt at a reunion in 2010 Reed took a hiatus from music to further pursue acting In the early 2000s she was engaged to rapper Kurupt and gave birth to their son On October 26 2012 just 2 days before her 32nd birthday Reed died after being struck by a car near Lilburn Georgia Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 1980 1996 Early life and career beginnings 1 2 1997 1999 Blaque 1 3 2000 2002 Bring It On and continuing music career 1 4 2003 2012 Career setbacks and hiatus 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 Awards and nominations 5 Discography 5 1 Guest appearances 6 Filmography 7 Notes 8 References 8 1 Citations 8 2 Book sources 9 External linksLife and career edit1980 1996 Early life and career beginnings edit Reed was born on October 28 1980 in Queens New York to Paul Reed a reverend and Tamara Goodridge 1 2 3 The family moved to Atlanta Georgia when Reed was age four She had two sisters Niesha and Genni Reed and one brother Michael Whalen Her parents divorced resulting in Reed having a stepfather Mark Goodridge a stepmother Luci Reed and seven step siblings who live in London 1 She was singer Farrah Franklin s cousin 4 Reed initially wanted to be either Miss America a veterinarian an actress and entertainment attorney 1 5 By age eight she had modeled for Macy s and Bloomingdale s advertising campaigns and acted in a hot dog commercial 1 Reed played drums at her father s church and performed as part of its drama ministry 1 She would often beatbox and create beats by hitting walls while writing lyrics to match the melodies 6 Reed also wrote poems and jingles with one being purchased by Sprite 5 Around the ages of 13 or 14 she submitted a song for a competition and won Reed said that after this experience she had tried to be more open about her songwriting and allow other people to hear her work 6 Lisa Lopes discovered Reed through her talent scout brother 7 and hired her to write for TLC 6 Reed said that Lopes helped to build her confidence Following the encouragement of Tommy Mottola Reed worked as the official writer for TLC 6 She attended Cedar Grove High School 1 1997 1999 Blaque edit Lopes created the girl group Blaque an acronym for Believe Life Achieving Quest Unity and Everything as an outlet for Reed 7 8 The group included singers Shamari Fears and Brandi Williams 8 Lopes described Reed as the rapper and writer of the trio 7 Reed and Fears were school friends 5 9 and worked together on other music projects including an urban country group 10 They had met Williams during an audition for Lopes production company Left Eye Productions 5 9 Reed was 19 when Left Eye Productions signed the trio 9 10 Lopes mentored and managed the trio 8 and media outlets identified Reed as Lopes protege 11 12 Reed explained Blaque s sound and style The vibe we want to get across that we re universal We re not just urban and R amp B 9 According to Billboard Blaque s music contains elements of R amp B pop music and rap music Jean Claude Olivier of Trackmasters said that Blaque was more pop in comparison to TLC 9 Blaque first appeared as a group during a cameo appearance in the music videos for the remix of Lil Kim s 1997 single Not Tonight and Jermaine Dupri s 1998 song Someday at Christmas 13 14 In 1999 they performed as the opening act for NSYNC s NSYNC in Concert and TLC s FanMail Tour 15 16 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 imprint label 8 20 a Blaque peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200 22 on April 10 2000 the album was certified platinum and had sold over 1 5 million copies worldwide 23 24 It was promoted through three singles 808 Bring It All to Me and I Do 9 25 The first two tracks charted at number eight and five on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively 26 On June 2 1999 808 was certified gold for selling over 500 000 copies worldwide 24 When Reed was 14 she wrote I Do after seeing singer songwriter Alanis Morissette on MTV 5 27 She said I wanted to write a song that could make an artist like her have the acceptance to be played on R amp B stations 27 A writer for BET noted the group s music videos had a futuristic feel 28 and Reed said We re straight out of the year 2080 29 2000 2002 Bring It On and continuing music career edit Reed played cheerleader Jenelope in the 2000 teen comedy film Bring It On her first acting role 30 31 She described the character as the one with the attitude and ghetto and cute at the same time 5 She appeared alongside Williams and Fears who played LaFred and Lava friends to lead character Isis played by Gabrielle Union 5 31 32 Reed Williams and Fears would often look into the camera when delivering their lines because of their lack of acting experience 31 Blaque contributed two songs to the film s soundtrack As If and a remix of Bring It All to Me featuring verses from rapper 50 Cent 31 33 On the 15th anniversary of its release Union said that people erroneously associate Reed s lines Can we just beat these Buffys down and You been touched by an angel girl with her character 30 Reed appeared as herself in a 2001 episode of the comedy drama television series V I P 34 The same year she was featured on the hook for her then fiancee Kurupt s single It s Over from his third studio album Space Boogie Smoke Oddessey 35 36 and appeared in its music video flirting with him 37 Jazmin Perez of Vibe included it as one of the tracks to watch 35 though Reed s portion was criticized as childish and incongruent with the rest of the single 36 38 It s Over peaked at number 88 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard chart 39 Blaque was featured on the song Head to the Sky on Lopes debut solo album Supernova also released in 2001 40 On January 29 2002 Blaque s second studio album Blaque Out was released only in Japan 8 41 It was made available temporarily for digital download in 2007 in the United States and was reissued in 2011 8 Discussing its release Reed said that the death of a group member s mother and technical difficulties led to the delays 37 Can t Get It Back 2001 was the lead single from the album 42 and promoted with a music video 43 The song charted at number 91 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs 44 Reed felt that Blaque Out was the group s best album 6 She is credited as a songwriter on it 45 In a review of Blaque Out Demetria Lucas of Vibe criticized Reed s verses and vocals as too similar to Lopes and wrote it makes for monotony 46 Blaque made a cameo appearance in the music video for Jermaine Dupri s single Welcome to Atlanta 2002 47 In the same year Reed s song Rock Climber was featured on the compilation album Dragonfly Presents a Better Life Through Chemistry 48 49 2003 2012 Career setbacks and hiatus edit 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 amp 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 6 According to other reports she left Blaque to join a Christian ministry 58 60 After Torch was not released Reed refused to record secular music and pursued gospel music instead 61 In 2008 she appeared as herself in the television film Til 6 in the Morning by Platinum Souls 62 The online magazine Bossip reported that Reed was arrested on April 13 2010 in Gwinnett County on charges of prostitution disorderly conduct and cocaine possession this news was picked up by other outlets 63 64 Reed s management denied the arrest report saying that the alleged mugshots were photoshopped by someone who had previously hacked into and deleted Reed s Twitter account 65 66 c On June 29 2011 she was arrested on charges of driving under the influence DUI reckless driving and driving without a license 67 68 and was jailed for two days 68 Reed s license had been revoked after a previous DUI arrest 68 During their hiatus Blaque attempted a reunion and worked on a project known as Private Show 6 56 The album was abandoned because the members had different priorities 6 61 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 edit nbsp Reed was engaged to Kurupt pictured in 2011 in the early 2000s they have one child together During the early 2000s Reed became engaged to Kurupt though the couple never married 32 70 They had planned to be married in the spring of 2001 71 and rescheduled it to 2002 or 2003 due to conflicts with their work schedules 37 Rapper Foxy Brown Kurupt s former fiancee dissed Reed on the track 730 from her 2001 album Broken Silence 37 72 Reed responded to MTV News 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 Biggie and all that shit that he and 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 6 In 2002 she gave birth to their son Tren Brown 32 Following Reed s pregnancy the couple separated 73 Reed s father said that being a mother was one of her most treasured roles 1 Following Lopes death in an automobile accident in La Ceiba Honduras in 2002 11 Reed was interviewed for a BET Tonight episode about her life 74 Reed said she lived with Lopes three months before her son s birth and was taken care of during her pregnancy 74 Tren who had lived with Kurupt for four years before Reed s death remained with his father 75 Reed s father said he planned to raise money to help Tren 76 Death editOn October 26 2012 just two days shy of her 32nd birthday the driver of a red Honda Accord struck Reed on the Lawrenceville Highway near Hamilton Road north of Lilburn Georgia 12 32 77 The driver and the passenger attempted CPR but Reed was pronounced dead at the Gwinnett Medical Center at 10 59 p m EDT 78 79 The Gwinnett County police said that the driver was determined to be not at fault and there are no charges pending 12 80 and they started an investigation into the crash to determine why Reed was in the road 77 78 Reed s death was first reported by TMZ the following day 12 77 and media outlets incorrectly reported that Reed had died in a hit and run 78 80 An obituary written by Reed s family was published in The Atlanta Journal Constitution on October 30 81 At the time of her death Reed was living in the StudioPlus Atlanta Peachtree Corners extended stay hotel in Norcross Georgia 75 82 d On November 3 a public funeral service organized by the Willie A Watkins Funeral Home was held at the Abundant Life Church in Lithonia Georgia 81 82 83 Reed was buried at the North Atlanta Memorial Park and Chapel Mausoleum 84 in Doraville Georgia Prior to the service Reed s parents held a press conference in Atlanta to criticize the police investigation According to their attorney the police had ignored their requests for information about the time of incident exact location information about the driver and even Reed s personal belongings Police released a report an hour after the conference was scheduled responding that they did not hold back any information 69 Awards and nominations editSee also List of awards and nominations received by Blaque Reed was nominated for several accolades for her work with Blaque For 808 the trio was nominated for Best R amp B Soul Or Rap New Artist at the 1999 Soul Train Lady of Soul Award 85 at the 2000 ceremony they were also nominated for R amp B Soul Album Of The Year Group Band Or Duo 86 I Do was nominated for Best Editing In A Video at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards 87 and the group won Best New Artist R amp B at the 2000 Billboard Video Awards for Bring It All To Me 88 The group was nominated for Best Female Group at the 2001 BET Awards 89 Discography editSee also Blaque discography Guest appearances edit Year Title Album2001 It s Over Kurupt featuring Natina Reed Space Boogie Smoke OddesseyFilmography editList of film and television roles Title Year Medium Role NotesBring It On 2000 Feature film Jenelope Film debutV I P 2001 TV series Herself Episode Kayus Ex Machina Honey 2003 Feature film Cameo appearanceTil 6 in the Morning by Platinum Souls 2008 Television filmList of music video appearances Title Year Artist Not Tonight 1997 Lil Kim Welcome To Atlanta 2001 Ludacris It s Over 2001 KuruptNotes edit 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 References editCitations edit a b c d e f g Shaw Michelle E October 29 2012 Natina Reed 32 Singer model actress mother The Atlanta Journal Constitution Archived from the original on March 11 2018 Reed Natina Metro amp Obituary The Atlanta 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