Teyana Taylor

American singer and actress

Teyana Taylor

Taylor in April 2023

Born|

Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor[1]

(1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 34)

New York City, U.S.

Other names|

* Spike Tee[2]
* Jimmy Neutch[3]

Occupations|

* Actress
* singer
* songwriter
* dancer
* model
* music video director
* choreographer

Years active| 2005–present
Works|

* Discography
* filmography

Spouse|

Iman Shumpert

(m. 2016; div. 2024)​

Children| 2
Awards| Full list
Musical career
Genres|

* R&B[4]
* hip hop[5]
* pop[6][7]

Instrument| Vocals
Labels|

* Def Jam
* GOOD
* Star Trak
* Interscope

Website| teyanataylor.com

Musical artist

Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert (née Taylor; born December 10, 1990)[8] is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director.[9] After choreographing the video for Beyoncé's 2006 single "Ring the Alarm," she signed a recording contract with the Neptunes' Star Trak Entertainment, an imprint of Interscope Records the following year. Taylor appeared on MTV's My Super Sweet 16 prior to the release of her 2008 debut single, "Google Me." She gained further attention for her uncredited guest performances on Kanye West's 2010 songs "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life" — both from his album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). She parted ways with Star Trak and Interscope in favor of West's GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings two years later.

She appeared on the GOOD Music compilation album Cruel Summer (2012), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Her debut studio album, VII (2014), was met with positive critical reception and peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard 200, along with her second and third studio albums, K.T.S.E. (2018) and The Album (2020); the latter peaked within the chart's top ten, while K.T.S.E. spawned the single "Gonna Love Me" (remixed featuring Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Raekwon), which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In her acting career, Taylor made her film debut in the 2010 dance drama Stomp the Yard: Homecoming, and appeared in the Tyler Perry film, Madea's Big Happy Family the following year.[10] In television, Taylor had roles in two seasons of Star (2017–18), and the Amazon Prime film Coming 2 America (2021).[11] She and her then-husband Iman Shumpert were given a reality television series, Teyana and Iman, by VH1, which aired from 2020 until 2023. She 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.[12][13][14]

In other ventures, Taylor has been credited with music video directing under the name "Spike Tee". She has done so for artists including herself, Diddy, Schoolboy Q, and Queen Naija. She won the BET Award for Video Director of the Year in 2020 and 2023.[15]

## Early life

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Teyana Taylor was born on December 10, 1990, to Nikki Taylor and Tito Smith, in Harlem, New York City. She is of African American and Trinidadian descent. Teyana is her mother's only child, while her father has two sons and another daughter from a different relationship. She grew up with her mother; her mother is her manager.[16]

## Career

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### 2006–2011: Early career

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In September 2006, 15-year-old Teyana Taylor was credited as the choreographer on the music video for American entertainer Beyoncé's hit single, "Ring the Alarm".[17][18] In January 2007, Taylor was offered a contract to join Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment label, through Interscope Records.[19][20][21] In February 2007, Taylor first entered into the public sphere through an episode on MTV's My Super Sweet Sixteen, a show depicting over-the-top birthday parties for rich—and typically “spoiled” and confrontational—teenagers. In 2007, Taylor appeared in the music video for Jay-Z's single, "Blue Magic", where she can be seen dancing and popping.[20]

In February 2008, Taylor released her commercial debut single, "Google Me".[22] The song was released as the lead single from her full-length debut mixtape, titled From a Planet Called Harlem. The mixtape, released August 16, 2009, features production from Jazze Pha, Pharrell, Mad Scientist, Frost, Shondre and Hit-Boy, among others. Sing365 says that the record's "…[a] mix of throwback break beats, futuristic boom bap, and melodic renderings is the perfect backdrop for the starlet's musical mayhem."[23] "Google Me" debuted at number 90 on US Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The mixtape was also released for free download, billed as "the mixtape before her debut album".[24] In August 2010, Taylor expanded her career into acting, appearing in the sequel to Stomp the Yard, Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming.[25] She also appeared on the debut episode of House of Glam on Oxygen in October 2010.

In 2010, just hours before Kanye West's fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was due to be turned in, West called Taylor into the studio to look over some of her fashion pieces. While in the studio, Taylor was determined to make an appearance on West's album. She purposely hummed along with the tracks he played for her, to get his attention. He eventually took notice, and asked to put her vocals on a few tracks, notably "Dark Fantasy" and "Hell of a Life". Upon recalling the experience of recording "Dark Fantasy", Taylor stated that "at the time it was pretty empty, just verses." She remembers that West "put [her] in another room by [herself] and said, 'Go'." Taylor came back with the "intro and chorus," and "did all the scratches and the cuts [herself]." She admitted that she was nervous upon letting West hear her contributions to the tracks, trying to cover her nervousness by stating that she "hadn't been in the studio for so long."[26]

In 2010, Taylor contributed on one of GOOD Music's GOOD Friday tracks, "Christmas In Harlem". The track was released as a shortened version of the single to the iTunes Store on December 17, 2010, and features guest appearances from American rapper Cyhi the Prynce as well as Kanye West.[27] In 2010, Taylor, alongside fellow rapper Bow Wow, were offered roles for Tyler Perry's play-turned-film Madea's Big Happy Family, the fifth installment in Perry's series. The film was released on April 22, 2011.[28] 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.[29] Randyn Julius was later enlisted by Junior Reid to do his bars for the remix of the track.[30]

### 2012–2018: GOOD Music, debut and K.T.S.E.

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In January 2012, it was announced Taylor would be granted her release from the contract with Interscope and Star Trak.[31][32][33] Taylor has stated that she and Star Trak founder Pharrell Williams have remained amicable since the end of their business relationship. She has credited him as a "big brother", and sees her early signing to Star Trak as a "blessing."[34] Taylor has stated on many occasions that her release from the label was necessary, as she wanted to have a feeling of independence in the music industry. In an interview with DJ Skee, Taylor mentioned that “when [she] was signed for six years, [she] felt like she couldn't do [anything]”, “couldn't prove to [her] fans that [she] had the talent”, and “couldn't sing from [her] heart.”[35] As an independent artist upon her release, she had begun preparing her second record, a mixtape titled The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor. The mixtape drew influences from 1990s R&B legends like Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige.[36] The mixtape was released in early 2012, and was preceded by the release of "Make Your Move", featuring rapper Wale,[37] and "D.U.I.", featuring Jadakiss & Fabolous, which was released on February 25, 2012. More positive reviews of the latter track noted that "The Harlem songstress channels Janet Jackson as she glides over the smooth Hit-Boy-produced beat with her airy vocals, while fellow New Yorkers Fabolous and Jadakiss ride shotgun".[38]

After taking some time to find herself as an independent artist, Taylor signed a joint-venture deal with Kanye West's label GOOD Music through Island-Def Jam on June 14, 2012.[10] As part of GOOD Music, Taylor appeared on the GOOD Music compilation album Cruel Summer, released September 18, 2012.[39] She provides vocals for the opening track "To the World", with Kanye West and R. Kelly, provides the hook and chorus for "Sin City", which features John Legend, Cyhi the Prynce, Malik Yusef and Travis Scott, and also duets with John Legend on a song titled "Bliss".[40] Taylor and Legend's duet on the album was highly praised, with Erika Ramirez of Billboard noting that "Taylor's beautifully brash voice ... illuminates in the electric-guitar heavy, Hudson Mohawke-produced 'Bliss'."[41]

In addition to being featured on the Cruel Summer compilation, Taylor soon began the process of recording her major-label debut album, to be released eventually through GOOD Music and Island Def Jam.[42] On July 27, 2014, via Twitter, 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.[43][44] The album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week, while topping the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[45]

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.[46] On August 25, Taylor released The Cassette Tape 1994, paying tribute to the iconic 90s sound in music by including many samples from 90s hits.[47]

On June 17, 2016, Taylor released her single "Freak On", featuring guest vocals from Chris Brown and production by DJ Mustard. It samples "Freak Like Me" by Adina Howard.[48] Taylor announced that it would be the lead single from her upcoming second studio album. On August 28, 2016, at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West debuted the music video for his new single "Fade", which featured a sweat-dripping, athletic Taylor performing a rigorous solo dance routine, in nothing more than short shorts and a simple top; the dynamic and detailed choreography drew considerable praise, and comparisons were made to Jennifer Beals’ iconic dance scene from the film Flashdance (1983). A year later, in 2017, Taylor’s dancing in the music video would go on to earn her the “Best Choreography” award at the same ceremony.[49] The video, directed by Eli Russell Linnetz, also featured an appearance by Taylor's husband, Iman Shumpert.[50] Taylor's album K.T.S.E., an acronym for "keep that same energy," was the last of G.O.O.D. Music's seven-song album rollout and was released on June 22, 2018.[51] An updated version of the album was supposed to be released, but Taylor announced that plans were canceled for it.[52]

### 2019-present: The Album and other collaborations

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Taylor released a collaboration single, "Morning", with fellow R&B singer Kehlani in November 2019.[53][54] On December 6, 2019, Taylor released the single "We Got Love".[55] On May 7, 2020, Taylor announced that her third studio album is titled The Album and would be released sometime in June 2020.[56] It was released on June 19, with the 23-track album featuring guest appearances by Erykah Badu, Kehlani, Lauryn Hill, Future, Rick Ross, Quavo, and Missy Elliott.[57] It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, earning Taylor her first top 10 album.[58]

On December 4, 2020, Taylor seemingly announced her retirement from making music via her Instagram page. A few days later, she explained the post was directed at her record label as she continued clarifying her frustration with their lack of support, "Baby, I gotta do it for my mental health. I have to do it for my emotional health. I have to do it for my kids, so I can stay alive for my kids. Until I'm free, until I can get [Def Jam] to release me, yes I want to retire."[59] She later said that much of the frustration leading to retirement could be traced back to her label undervaluing her, but she would not be retiring for good.[60]

## Other ventures

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In 2013, Taylor signed a deal to design and release two pairs of sneakers with Adidas. The first pair released were the Harlem GLC's which hit stores February 16 the same year. According to Adidas Global Director of Entertainment and Influence Marketing, Jonathan Wexler, Taylor currently holds the record for fastest selling sneakers in Adidas Originals history.[61] She is currently focused on designing and releasing her second pair of sneakers with the brand.[citation needed] In March 2017, Teyana Taylor launched her "Fade 2 Fit" Workout Program, a ninety-day workout which centers around dance and fitness routines. The inspiration for this program and the incorporated dance elements come from her work in the music video for Kanye West's "Fade". She released a line of workout apparel, also called Fade2Fit. In May 2019, Taylor featured and directed the music video for Lil Durk's remix of Home Body in his new album Signed to the Streets 3.[62]

In 2022, Taylor competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Firefly" of Team Good. During the finals, Taylor was declared the winner. At 31 years old, she became the youngest "winner" in the show's history.[63]

## Personal life

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In 2015, after she went into early labor, her husband Iman Shumpert assisted in her delivery of their baby girl.[64] On September 20, 2016, on The Wendy Williams Show, 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.[65][66][67]

On June 12, 2020, Taylor confirmed her second pregnancy in her music video for her 2020 single "Wake Up Love".[68][69][70] On September 17, 2023, Taylor and Shumpert announced their separation. The next day, Taylor announced via Instagram that she and Iman had been separated for months. In 2024, Taylor’s divorce from Shumpert was finalized.

## Discography

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Main article: Teyana Taylor discography

* VII (2014)
* K.T.S.E. (2018)
* The Album (2020)

## Filmography

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### Film

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2010  | Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | Rena  |
2011  | Madea's Big Happy Family | Sabrina  |
2012  | Gang of Roses II: Next Generation | Candi Baxter  |
Cruel Summer | Don  | Short
2013  | The Love Section | Steph  |
2015  | Brotherly Love | Zip  |
2018  | Honey: Rise Up and Dance | Skyler  |
The After Party | Bl'asia  |
2019  | The Trap | Sherri  |
2021  | Coming 2 America | Bopoto  |
2023  | A Thousand and One | Inez  |
White Men Can't Jump | Imani  |
The Book of Clarence | Mary Magdalene |
2025  | One Battle After Another | TBA  | Post-production
RIP
TBA  | The Smack | Jade  | Post-production[71]

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2007  | My Super Sweet 16 | Herself  | Episode: "Teyana Taylor"
2008  | It's Showtime at the Apollo | Herself  | Episode: "Teyana Taylor"
2015  | America's Best Dance Crew | Herself/Judge  | Season 8
2016  | Fashion Police | Herself/Guest  | Episode: "2016 American Music Awards"
2017  | The Breaks | Imani X  | Recurring cast
Ridiculousness | Herself  | Episode: "Teyana Taylor"
2017–18  | Hip Hop Squares | Herself  | 4 episodes
Star | Joyce Sheree  | Recurring cast: season 2, guest: season 3
2018  | Hit the Floor | London Scott  | Main cast: season 4
The Hollywood Puppet Show | Herself  | Episode: "Teyana Taylor and Jhene Aiko"
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Herself/musical guest  | Episode: "Daniel Radcliffe/Matt Czuchry/Teyana Taylor/Aerosmith"
The Real | Herself/Guest Co-Host  | Episode: "Teyana Taylor/Special Expanded Girl Chat/Snitched"
Saturday Night Live | Herself  | Episode: "Adam Driver/Kanye West"
Teyana & Iman | Herself  | Main cast
2019  | Complex Con(versations) | Herself  | Episode: "Women in Streetwear"
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself/musical guest  | Episode: "Lily Tomlin/Rob Delaney/Sharon Horgan/Teyana Taylor"
Rhythm + Flow | Herself  | Episode: "Collaborations"
2020  | Barkitecture | Herself  | Episode: "Teyana Taylor: Doggy Duplex"
2021  | We Got Love Teyana & Iman | Herself  | Main cast
Dancing with the Stars | Herself  | Episode: "Grease Night"
2022  | The Masked Singer | Herself/Firefly  | Contestant and winner on Season 7
Entergalactic | Boxing Coach (voice)  | TV special
TBA  | All's Fair | TBA | Main cast; upcoming series[72]

## Awards and nominations

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Award nominations for Teyana Taylor  Award  | Year[A] | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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BET Awards | 2019 | "Rose in Harlem"  | BET Her Award | Nominated  | [73]
Herself  | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated
2020 | Video Director of the Year | Won  | [74]
2023 | Won  |
BET Hip Hop Awards | 2020 | Video Director of the Year  | Won  | [75]
MTV Video Music Awards | 2017 | "Fade"  | Best Choreography | Won  | [76]
Soul Train Music Awards | 2016 | "Fade" (with Kanye West) | Best Dance Performance | Won  | [77]
2019 | "WTP"  | Nominated  | [78]
2020 | "Bare With Me"  | Nominated  | [79]
Critics Choice Awards
Celebration of Cinema & Television | 2023  | A Thousand and One | Breakthrough Performance Award  | Won  |
Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Nominated  | [80]
Gotham Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance | Nominated  | [81]
Give Her FlowHERS Awards  | Herself  | The Visionary Award  | Won  | [82]
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards  | A Thousand and One | Best Actress  | Nominated  |
Indiana Film Journalists Association  | Best Lead Performance  | Nominated  |
National Board of Review | Best Breakthrough Performance | Won  | [83]
Online Association of Female Film Critics  | Best Breakthrough Performance  | Nominated  |
Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Breakthrough Performance | Won  | [84]
Women Film Critics Circle | Best Actress  | Nominated  |
Black Reel Awards | 2024  | Outstanding Lead Performance  | Nominated  | [85]
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards | Best Lead Performance | Nominated  | [86]

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## Notes

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1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

## External links

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* Teyana Taylor at IMDb
* Teyana Taylor at AllMusic
* Teyana Taylor on MySpace
* Teyana Taylor at Fashion Week

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Teyana Taylor

* Discography

Studio albums|

* VII
* K.T.S.E.
* The Album

Compilations|

* Cruel Summer (with GOOD Music)

Singles|

* "Google Me"
* "Maybe"
* "How You Want It?"
* "Morning"
* "We Got Love"
* "Wake Up Love"

Featured singles|

* "Christmas in Harlem"

Other songs|

* "Dark Fantasy"
* "To the World"

Awards for Teyana Taylor

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BET Award for Video Director of the Year

* Erykah Badu (2008)
* Benny Boom (2009)
* Anthony Mandler (2010)
* Chris Robinson (2011)
* Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson (2012)
* Benny Boom (2013)
* Hype Williams (2014)
* Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Todd Tourso (2015)
* Director X (2016)
* Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé (2017)
* Ava DuVernay (2018)
* Karena Evans (2019)
* Teyana Taylor (2020)
* Bruno Mars and Florent Déchard (2021)
* Anderson .Paak (2022)
* Teyana Taylor (2023)
* Cole Bennett (2024)

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

* Michael Jackson and Michael Peters (1984)
* David Atkins (1985)
* Prince (1986)
* Paula Abdul (1987)
* Barry Lather (1988)
* Paula Abdul (1989)
* Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas (1990)
* Jamale Graves (1991)
* Frank Gatson, Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith Jr. (1992)
* Frank Gatson, LaVelle Smith Jr. and Travis Payne (1993)
* Frank Gatson and Randy Connor (1994)
* LaVelle Smith Jr., Tina Landon, Travis Payne and Sean Cheesman (1995)
* Michael Rooney (1996)
* Peggy Hickey (1997)
* Madonna and Jonas Åkerlund (1998)
* Richard Koufey and Michael Rooney (1999)
* Darrin Henson (2000)
* Michael Rooney, Spike Jonze and Christopher Walken (2001)
* Michael Rooney (2002)
* Frank Gatson and LaVelle Smith Jr. (2003)
* Fatima Robinson (2004)
* Kishaya Dudley (2005)
* Shakira (2006)
* Marty Kudelka (2007)
* Michael Rooney (2008)
* Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight (2009)
* Laurieann Gibson (2010)
* Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page (2011)
* Anwar "Flii" Burton (2012)
* Bruno Mars (2013)
* Ryan Heffington (2014)
* OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano (2015)
* Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia (2016)
* Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze and Derek Watkins (2017)
* Sherrie Silver (2018)
* Charm La'Donna (2019)
* The Lab and Son Sung Deuk (2020)
* Paul Roberts (2021)
* Fullout Cortland (2022)
* Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung and Taryn Cheng (2023)
* Charm La'Donna (2024)

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National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance

* Alicia Silverstone (1995)
* Renée Zellweger (1996)
* Bai Ling (1997)
* Billy Crudup / Angelina Jolie (1998)
* Hilary Swank / Wes Bentley (1999)
* Jamie Bell / Michelle Rodriguez (2000)
* Hayden Christensen / Naomi Watts (2001)
* Maggie Gyllenhaal / Derek Luke (2002)
* Charlize Theron / Paul Giamatti (2003)
* Emmy Rossum / Topher Grace (2004)
* Q'orianka Kilcher / Terrence Howard (2005)
* Jennifer Hudson / Rinko Kikuchi / Ryan Gosling (2006)
* Ellen Page / Emile Hirsch (2007)
* Viola Davis / Dev Patel (2008)
* Gabourey Sidibe / Jeremy Renner (2009)
* Jennifer Lawrence (2010)
* Rooney Mara / Felicity Jones (2011)
* Quvenzhané Wallis / Tom Holland (2012)
* Adèle Exarchopoulos / Michael B. Jordan (2013)
* Jack O'Connell (2014)
* Abraham Attah / Jacob Tremblay (2015)
* Lucas Hedges / Royalty Hightower (2016)
* Timothée Chalamet (2017)
* Thomasin McKenzie (2018)
* Paul Walter Hauser (2019)
* Sidney Flanigan (2020)
* Alana Haim / Cooper Hoffman (2021)
* Danielle Deadwyler / Gabriel LaBelle (2022)
* Teyana Taylor (2023)
* Mikey Madison (2024)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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