Havana Mena is a Latin musician born in Miami, Florida. Mena's first album was How Much You Want Me in 2000 for Heat Music. The single "How Much You Want Me" reached #11 on Billboard's top 100 rap singles. It was produced by Cool and Dre.^[1] Mena signed with Arista Records. Havana Mena was the first artist who signed to Arista Records under the direction of LA Reid.^{[citation needed]}

Mena's other notable works include the single "Sleep Tight", which was featured in 2000 in the Dark Angel episode "Flushed", and the single "I'll Die for U", which was featured in the 2002 Source Youth compilation album.

Mena has since completed an all-Latin/hip-hop album titled Mi Mundo produced by Nakia "Bignak" Cartwright and is currently working on her second hip-hop album.^{[citation needed]}