This year is not all about Drake and Rhianna. Teyana Taylor G.O.O.D. Music’s First Lady is also having quite a year.
After giving a real good speech at Lil’ Kim tribute at VH1’s
Hip Hop Honors,
She was also the lead dancers in the eye-popping
music video for Kanye West’s “Fade,”
After giving a real good speech at Lil’ Kim tribute at VH1’s
Hip Hop Honors,
She was also the lead dancers in the eye-popping
music video for Kanye West’s “Fade,”
FADE premiered during the MTV VMAs on Sunday
(Aug. 28) after a little speech by kanye. Now, she’s opening up about it and why she accepted the offer.
“It’s emotional because I’ve been in the industry
for so long and I’ve never understood why
certain things weren’t happening,” said the 25-
year-old singer. “And now I feel like my story,
everything that I’ve been through, makes this
moment so much more special. Though it took
so long for this to happen, I don’t feel like it
could’ve happened at a better time.”
for so long and I’ve never understood why
certain things weren’t happening,” said the 25-
year-old singer. “And now I feel like my story,
everything that I’ve been through, makes this
moment so much more special. Though it took
so long for this to happen, I don’t feel like it
could’ve happened at a better time.”
Teyana was working in the studio when Kanye
approached her with the offer.
approached her with the offer.
“I don't even know How we got to the topic, we there talking about the Lil’ Kim tribute, next thing we where in a conversation about Iman (shumpert) and I’ And we
talked about that a little bit and then I think that really inspired
him for the video,” she said. " All of a sudden a head representative from G.O.O.D. Music met me up in my recording room, with the offer, he said Kanye wanted me to
dance to one of his songs.
talked about that a little bit and then I think that really inspired
him for the video,” she said. " All of a sudden a head representative from G.O.O.D. Music met me up in my recording room, with the offer, he said Kanye wanted me to
dance to one of his songs.
"Of cause i was shocked at first cause it was totally unexpected "
Teyana, also commented on how nervous she was about the
premiere. “I was literally shaking,” she said,
“Kanye is very secretive. We
hadn’t even seen the video earlier before last night. So
when I heard that the video was going to be
premiering at the VMAs, I was like ‘Oh my god,
it’s tonight! and i don't even know what the video looks like or if i even look good in it?"
premiere. “I was literally shaking,” she said,
“Kanye is very secretive. We
hadn’t even seen the video earlier before last night. So
when I heard that the video was going to be
premiering at the VMAs, I was like ‘Oh my god,
it’s tonight! and i don't even know what the video looks like or if i even look good in it?"
"My mind was filled with questions like, Do I look great? Is
he going to change his mind and not premiere
it? Will he do something else totally different when he gets on stage? because you just
never know with Kanye.”
When she was asked wat next After honoring Lil’ Kim and working on Kanye’s
video, Teyana said she is crafting her own new material. Reveling she is working on a new album, As a follow-up to her 2014 debut VII.
She also hinted she might be dropping a new record in about two days. And
also talk about the remix of the ‘Champions’ song with Kanye,
Big Sean, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz.
video, Teyana said she is crafting her own new material. Reveling she is working on a new album, As a follow-up to her 2014 debut VII.
She also hinted she might be dropping a new record in about two days. And
also talk about the remix of the ‘Champions’ song with Kanye,
Big Sean, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz.
She as also been offered a role in The Breaks, which is a show on VH1 about ’90s
hip-hop.
Well all the best for her
hip-hop.
Well all the best for her
