Some of you may remember from my blog earlier in the week, or just from the media storm since, that Kanye West premiered his new video ‘Fade’ at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The video starred Teyana Taylor who has basically become an internet sensation since then for her insane dance moves/crazy fit body/ability to turn into a cat person after sex.
The video alone was enough to make me say: Damn, that girl is FIRE, however, after researching her more (like so many of us have since Sunday), I’ve come to discover that Teyana Taylor deserves to be the world’s newest Queen for so many reasons!
Just last month, VH1 (I know, I’m shocked that’s still a thing, too) put off a big concert tribute to Lil’ Kim, which is something I STRONGLY support. Before I had seen Kanye’s ‘Fade’ video or knew who Teyana Taylor was, I’d heard that a girl performed at the tribute in full 90’s Lil’ Kim garb and fucking KILLED IT. Nailed the voice, nailed the moves, nailed the look, just really embodied Lil’ Kim in her hey day (no easy feat, I assure you).
It wasn’t until AFTER last Sunday’s VMAs that I realized this girl was none other than Teyana Taylor!
It took some deep-rooting through the internet world to find the full performance, but sweet merciful Jesus, how am I only hearing about this woman now?!
Let me tell you how: homegirl is only 25-years-old! In her short 25 years on this planet she’s managed to become a protégé to Kanye, Jay Z and Pharrell Williams (she’s actually appeared in videos for all of them over the years and even did backing vocals on Kanye’s CD My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy), mastered her Lil’ Kim impersonation, landed herself a basketball husband with Iman Shumpert, birthed out a cute little baby girl IN THEIR BATHROOM BY HERSELF WITH NO DRUGS, and just a few months later bounced that body back and starring in the ‘Fade’ video. That’s right, she gave birth just FIVE MONTHS before filming that video. What the actual hell?!
The MTV VMAs might have been a huge let down for me, but at the very least they gave me Teyana Taylor, so I can’t be mad at ’em.
BBB says
Ugly. No Talent. Uck…Really, her face is HORRID! She doesn’t look like a homosapien, more of a missing link…