1. Teyana Taylor parted ways with Star Trak and Interscope in favor of West's GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings two years later.
37 Facts About Teyana Taylor
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Teyana Taylor appeared on the GOOD Music compilation album Cruel Summer, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
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Teyana Taylor received critical acclaim for her starring performance in the 2023 film A Thousand and One, for which she won the Breakthrough Performance Award from the National Board of Review.
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In other ventures, Teyana Taylor has been credited with music video directing under the name "Spike Tee".
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Teyana Taylor has done so for artists including herself, Diddy, Schoolboy Q, and Queen Naija.
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Teyana Taylor won the BET Award for Video Director of the Year in 2020 and 2023.
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Teyana Taylor was born on December 10,1990, to Nikki Taylor and Tito Smith, in Harlem, New York City.
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Teyana Taylor is her mother's only child, while her father has two sons and another daughter from a different relationship.
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Teyana Taylor grew up with her mother; her mother is her manager.
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In September 2006,15-year-old Teyana Taylor was credited as the choreographer on the music video for American entertainer Beyonce's hit single, "Ring the Alarm".
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In January 2007, Teyana Taylor was offered a contract to join Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment label, through Interscope Records.
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In 2007, Teyana Taylor appeared in the music video for Jay-Z's single, "Blue Magic", where she can be seen dancing and popping.
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In February 2008, Teyana Taylor released her commercial debut single, "Google Me".
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Teyana Taylor appeared on the debut episode of House of Glam on Oxygen in October 2010.
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Teyana Taylor purposely hummed along with the tracks he played for her, to get his attention.
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Teyana Taylor eventually took notice, and asked to put her vocals on a few tracks, notably "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life".
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In 2010, Teyana Taylor contributed on one of GOOD Music's GOOD Friday tracks, "Christmas In Harlem".
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Teyana Taylor soon delved back into music, and was featured on the hook of "Party Tonight" alongside fellow rappers Randyn Julius, Jim Jones and Cam'ron.
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In January 2012, it was announced Teyana Taylor would be granted her release from the contract with Interscope and Star Trak.
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Teyana Taylor has stated that she and Star Trak founder Pharrell Williams have remained amicable since the end of their business relationship.
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On July 27,2014, via Twitter, Teyana Taylor announced the title of her debut studio album to be VII, and revealed it would be released on November 4, through Def Jam and GOOD Music.
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Teyana Taylor was set to be a judge on the eighth season of the American competitive dance reality show America's Best Dance Crew, with its series debut on July 29,2015, on MTV.
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On June 17,2016, Teyana Taylor released her single "Freak On", featuring guest vocals from Chris Brown and production by DJ Mustard.
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Teyana Taylor announced that it would be the lead single from her upcoming second studio album.
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An updated version of the album was supposed to be released, but Teyana Taylor announced that plans were canceled for it.
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On December 6,2019, Teyana Taylor released the single "We Got Love".
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On May 7,2020, Teyana Taylor announced that her third studio album is titled The Album and would be released sometime in June 2020.
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On December 4,2020, Teyana Taylor seemingly announced her retirement from making music via her Instagram page.
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In March 2025, Will Smith announced his album Based on a True Story, with Teyana Taylor set to appear on it.
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In 2013, Teyana Taylor signed a deal to design and release two pairs of sneakers with Adidas.
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Teyana Taylor is currently focused on designing and releasing her second pair of sneakers with the brand.
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In March 2017, Teyana Taylor launched her "Fade 2 Fit" Workout Program, a ninety-day workout which centers around dance and fitness routines.
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Teyana Taylor released a line of workout apparel, called Fade2Fit.
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In May 2019, Teyana Taylor featured and directed the music video for Lil Durk's remix of Home Body in his new album Signed to the Streets 3.
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In 2022, Teyana Taylor competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Firefly" of Team Good.
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On September 20,2016, on The Wendy Williams Show, Teyana Taylor revealed that she and Shumpert had "maybe" married secretly, but the wedding was not until October 1,2016, approximately two weeks after the interview.
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On June 12,2020, Teyana Taylor confirmed her second pregnancy in the music video for her single "Wake Up Love".