Being a jack of trades has enabled Teyana Taylor to become a master of all. From her smoky melodic vocals to her dynamic dance moves, the R&B superstar entertainer dips in dives between her talents as singer, songwriter, producer, director, dancer/choreographer, actor, fitness guru, model, and mother. When it comes to describing herself, the Harlem native can only think of one word: Everything.

“I literally can do everything. I never look at anything as being impossible,” she explains. “I exhaust all options to make what happen when I need to make happen.” Her mantra made her an early favorite to artists like Pharrell, who she signed her first deal with, and later choreographed videos for artists like Beyoncé and Jay-Z. In 2014, Teyana’s love for the arts and R&B earned her the title of the first woman signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint.

Between R&B’s identity crisis in the 2010s, Teyana dropped her debut album VII, with tracks like “Maybe” (featuring Yo Gotti and Pusha T) and the sultry “Just Different” shaping her musical persona. The critically acclaimed album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 2014, cementing her position in today’s modern R&B field. “I fought for that raw, hood necessary R&B and now I feel like it's better than ever,” she says.

After spicing up the R&B charts, Teyana was blessed with the arrival of her daughter Junie with husband and NBA star Iman Shumpert in 2015. “I do all of this for my baby. She's who I do it for,” she says about Iman “Junie” Tayla Shumpert Jr., her main source of inspiration. “I always show her how to be a leader and a businesswoman. I want her to believe that she can be anything she wants to be and it not be a shocker that she's a female doing it all.” Soon after, Teyana went on to star in the internet-breaking video for Kanye West’s “Fade,” and scored her first MTV Moonman for “Best Choreography” at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

But it wasn’t until the release of her second album project K.T.S.E.(released June 2018) that the world caught up with Teyana’s talents. With her all-female production company The Aunties, Teyana self-directed videos for “WTP,” the RIAA gold-selling single “Gonna Love Me,” (whose remix features Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Raekwon), and recently, “Issues/Hold On.” Teyana has also directed videos for her peers like T.I. (“You”), Monica (“Commitment”), and Lil Duval (“Pull Up” featuring Ty Dolla $ign) with fans like Ms. Lauryn Hill and Elton John praising her boss's moves.

Taylor's latest achievement has been the success around the release of her critically acclaimed, third studio album titled "The Album" on June 19th which debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B charts and #8 on the Billboard Top 200. The Album, which is 23 songs in length and offers features from artists such as Missy Elliot, Future, Erykah Badu, Ms.Lauryn Hill, Davido and more, is broken up by "studio" rooms (which appropriately spell out "album") and has catapulted Teyana into an elevated musical stratosphere. On the album, Taylor directed every video in conjunction with the project alongside her production company group The Aunties. Because of her continuous grind, Teyana won the 2020 BET Award for Director of the Year - up against industry heavyweights such as Benny Boom and Dave Meyers. As if that wasn't enough to heat up her summer, Teyana officially released a long-awaited makeup collaboration with global beauty powerhouse M.A.C. Cosmetics - implementing aesthetic inspiration from her new album oakcing in the marketing and imagery of the vibrant makeup line.  Taylor is a woman on a mission; so determined that she accomplished all these explosive feats while pregnant with her second daughter, Rue Rose who was born into the world on September 6th. Through an organic relationship, cultivated through a connection in the music business, Erkyah Badu acted as Teyana's doula throughout her pregnancy and coached Teyana through the baby's birth.

Teyana Taylor was most recently seen in Amazon’s Coming 2 America in her scene stealing role as Bopoto. In addition to Coming to America 2, Taylor’s other film credits include Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming and Tyler Perry’s Big Happy Family. Additionally, she has been starring alongside her husband, Iman Shumpert in E!’s unscripted series We Got Love Teyana and Iman, which premiered August 18th.

Taylor is a singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, director and model. She has worked with and written records for artists such as Kanye West, Usher, Chris Brown and Omarion. Her production company, The Aunties, recently just won the 2020 BET Award and BET Hip-Hop Award for Director of the Year. Her album, “The Album,” debuted at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200. That album includes the music video for “Lose Each Other” ft. Elton John that she directed and choreographed. She was also just on the cover and number #1 for the Maxim Hot 100 this year. Taylor is the first African-American female ever to receive this.