When Teyana Taylor decided to leave the music world behind her love for movies, she received suggestions, advice and warnings.
She talked about garnering praise for her talents in singing and acting, revealing that the music industry made her feel so isolated and unsupported that it forced her to announce her retirement on December 4, 2020.
Despite facing hardships as a black musician, Teyana, with notable performances on the Billboard charts, appeared in Kanye West’s video Fade which made its way to the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
Her 2020 album, The album, reached number eight on the Billboard 200 while debuting at number one on the Top R&B Albums.
While giving an interview to Times for his Women of the Year profile, the One battle after another star said: “Everyone told me it was stupid. And I thought, ‘No, I’m going to be a great actress. One day I’m going to be a great director.'”
And she converted them wrong, as her acting portfolio includes films like Coming 2 America, White men can’t jump, And One thousand and one.
It is pertinent to mention that Teyana’s role as Perfidia Beverly Hills in One battle after another earned her an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress. It is her first Oscar nomination.
