U.G. Digital Mag: It makes sense though.
Ms. Sina Bina: Starting out, I wasn’t a cast member, but as the story started building, it pulled me back in.
U.G. Digital Mag: Where are things, and obviously you don’t want to give things away, but where are you with Joc? I preface that question by saying the obviously, which is you’re clearly not a fly-by-night. I realize that you two have been in each other’s lives for more than a decade. I think a lot of people assume otherwise, which is because you don’t have a lot of info floating around. At this point, what is the relationship like?
Ms. Sina Bina: Right now, we’re co-parenting our kids. Because of our history, we always link back up, and are always in a relationship. Our kids are babies, so we have that up and down relationship. He’s always around, and I’m always in the middle of his drama because I have the newest kids. When it comes to his girl, it brings me back in because we still have a personal relationship. Any girls that deals with Joc….
U.G. Digital Mag: …They have to deal with you
Ms. Sina Bina: Exactly. We have the newest babies, so they have to deal with me. We always have this back and forth type of thing.
U.G. Digital Mag: The fact that the kids are there, you’re clearly not going anywhere, so they have to face you.
Ms. Sina Bina: Exactly, that’s exactly where we are. When you’re in a relationship and it ends because of drama, you’re always back and forth. I think we’re moving toward going our own separate ways. I try to branch myself away because he’s not really relationship material.
U.G. Digital Mag: The kids are always a blessing though. Nobody can knock either of you because in the end, the kids are first.
Ms. Sina Bina: Right. At the end of the day, we have a good relationship. For anyone that gets in a relationship with him, or thought they were in a relationship with him, they definitely have to think twice. He has a lot of kids; he loves the mothers of his kids, and he definitely puts us first. If it was an issue where something came up, he’ll kick your ass out.
U.G. Digital Mag: Despite the negativity that comes from the show, there’s a lot of positivity that results from it. How has your involvement been more of a blessing to you?
Ms. Sina Bina: That’s a perfect question, because as you said, who was Sina before Love & Hip-Hop? I’ve always been in the music industry, and I’ve always been a nurse. I finished school; I’m from California. I moved to Las Vegas and went to nursing school. I worked and did nursing for a lot of years, well over 15 years. In the process of that, I’ve also been in the music industry. I have a company called Exposed Noise, and I’m like the dot connector because of my involvement in the industry. I did a lot of work with Slip N Slide; I lived in Miami as well. I worked with Slip N Slide…
U.G. Digital Mag: Basically Trina, Trick Daddy, and so on.
Ms. Sina Bina: Exactly. Also, when I lived in Miami, I did a lot of modeling. I worked for an urban clothing line called Azuré. Through that, I met a lot of rappers. The brand would have me have the artists where their clothes in the videos. That’s how I built my catalog of who’s who in the industry. Before I knew it, I moved to Atlanta, and I was meeting everyone. Being in Atlanta puts you right there in the mix of the who’s who. I’ve always been an Atlanta socialite. I was always in the clubs, knowing the heavy hitters and DJs. I built a portfolio of thousands of people. So when you have an independent artist and they utilize my services as the dot connector, I can get your music played by DJs that you wouldn’t have access to. It was big. My sister bumped into Joc in like ’06, and we’ve been friends ever since. I would help him on projects, and I help other artists in the city. I have a blog, and I know all the hottest music before it drops. I have an ear for that, so a lot of people in the industry know me for having