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Teyana Taylor
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor (born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Me (Teyana Taylor Song)
"Google Me" is the first single from American recording artist Teyana Taylor's debut mixtape, '' From a Planet Called Harlem''. The track peaked at number 90 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The title of the single refers to the Google search engine A search engine is a software system that provides hyperlinks to web pages, and other relevant information on World Wide Web, the Web in response to a user's web query, query. The user enters a query in a web browser or a mobile app, and the sea .... Track listing ;Promo single #"Google Me" (Main) - 3:20 #"Google Me" (Main w/o intro) - 3:19 #"Google Me" (Instrumental) - 3:19 #"Google Me" (Acapella) - 3:02 #"Google Me" (Acapella w/o Intro) - 2:49 Charts References 2008 debut singles 2007 songs Teyana Taylor songs Songs written by Ester Dean Songs written by Jazze Pha Songs written by Crystal Nicole {{2000s-R&B-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo the Neptunes, which he formed with Chad Hugo in 1992. 15 of The Neptunes production discography, their productions have peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which includes four songs that peaked atop the chart. The two also formed the Rock music, rock and hip-hop band N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley in 1999, for which Williams served as lead vocalist. He has been regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern popular music. He also contributed on all the ''Despicable Me (franchise), Despicable Me'' films as a musical contributor. Williams co-founded the record label Star Trak Entertainment with Hugo in 2001, as an imprint of Arista Records. Williams' 2003 debut single, "Frontin'" (featuring Jay-Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonna Love Me
''K.T.S.E.'' (an initialism of ''Keep That Same Energy'') is the second studio album by American recording artist Teyana Taylor, released on June 22, 2018, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. Following the release of '' VII'' in 2014, Taylor took a step back from her music career, instead working in television, getting married and giving birth to her first child. In 2018, it was announced that Kanye West would be producing ''K.T.S.E'', with recording for the album taking place in Wyoming. It is the final of five albums released over consecutive weeks, produced by West in their entirety as a part of the "Wyoming Sessions", following the release of Pusha T's '' Daytona'', West's '' Ye'' and ''Kids See Ghosts'' with Kid Cudi, and Nas '' Nasir''. The album features a guest appearance by West, as well as additional vocals by Ty Dolla Sign and Mykki Blanco. A wide variety of record producers collaborated with West on the album, including Mike Dean, Rodney Jerkins, and BoogzDaBeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Album (Teyana Taylor Album)
''The Album'' is the third Album, studio album by American singer Teyana Taylor. The album was released on June 19, 2020, through GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings, almost exactly two years after her 8 track second album ''K.T.S.E.'' The album was preceded by the release of six singles "How You Want It?", "Morning (Teyana Taylor song), Morning", "We Got Love (Teyana Taylor song), We Got Love", "Made It", "Bare wit Me" and "Wake Up Love". The 23-track album features guest appearances from Erykah Badu, Kehlani, Big Sean, Lauryn Hill, Future (rapper), Future, Rick Ross, Quavo, and Missy Elliott. Taylor's ex-husband, Iman Shumpert and their daughter Junie also appear. The album was certified gold record, gold by the Recording Industry of America, RIAA in June 2025. Background and recording Following the release of her second studio album ''K.T.S.E.'' (2018), Taylor announced that she would be updating the album and re-releasing it in June or July. After a Twitter user asked for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VII (Teyana Taylor Album)
''VII'' is the debut studio album by American recording artist Teyana Taylor. The album was released on November 4, 2014, by Def Jam Recordings and GOOD Music. Leading up to the album's release, Teyana released the mixtape '' The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor'' (2012), along with collaborating on the GOOD Music compilation album '' Cruel Summer'' (2012). The album features guest appearances from Chris Brown, Fabolous, Pusha T and Yo Gotti. The album was executively produced by Che Pope and Teyana Taylor. Recording took place at Jungle City Studios in New York & KMA Studios, NYC, as well as The Kennedy Compound in North Hollywood, California & Labren Studio in Inglewood, CA. ''VII'' was promoted by the release of two official singles: " Maybe" featuring Yo Gotti and Pusha T, and "Do Not Disturb" featuring Chris Brown. Background In 2012, Taylor was released from her contract with Interscope and Star Trak. Taylor stated that she and Star Trak founder Pharrell Williams, have rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruel Summer (GOOD Music Album)
''Kanye West Presents: GOOD Music – Cruel Summer'', commonly referred to simply as ''Cruel Summer'', is a compilation album by recording artists of American record label GOOD Music, released on September 14, 2012, by the label itself and its parent company, Def Jam Recordings. GOOD Music's founder, American rapper Kanye West, first revealed plans for the label's collaborative album in October 2011. It was preceded by four singles—"Mercy (GOOD Music song), Mercy", "Cold (Kanye West song), Cold", "New God Flow", and "Clique (song), Clique"—that saw mixed success on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The album features West himself, alongside the label's then-signees Pusha T, Big Sean, Teyana Taylor, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Common (rapper), Common, D'banj and Malik Yusef, as well as affiliates Jay-Z, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, and Cyhi the Prynce, among others. Production of ''Cruel Summer'' was primarily handled by members of GOOD Music's production wing, Very G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' is the fifth studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 22, 2010. Retreating to a self-imposed exile in Hawaii after a period of controversy in 2009 following his interruption of Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards, West recorded at Honolulu's Avex Recording Studio in a communal environment with numerous musicians. Additional recording took place at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and Electric Lady and Platinum Sound in New York City. ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' was mainly produced by West, alongside a variety of high-profile producers such as Mike Dean, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, RZA, Bink, and DJ Frank E. Critics noted the maximalist aesthetic and opulent production with elements from West's previous work, including soul, pop, baroque, electro, and symphonic, with progressive rock influences. The lyrics explore themes such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Of A Life (Kanye West Song)
"Hell of a Life" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). The song was produced by West, Mike Caren, No I.D. and Mike Dean. The song features a number of samples and contains backing vocals by Teyana Taylor, signed to West's G.O.O.D. Music label. The song features a production style with influence from rock and heavy metal music, and is notably bombastic and aggressive in nature. The song expresses a narrative about West marrying a pornographic film actress and the traumatic events that follow. It employs highly sexual, nightmarish imagery, and was inspired by West's relationship with model Amber Rose among other real-life events. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics who noted the song for its sexual subject matter, praising the performance provided by West and the aesthetically pleasing imagery created by the song. The song was featured during West's Coachella M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Fantasy (song)
"Dark Fantasy" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). The song serves as the opening track of the album, and was written by West, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean and Robert Diggs. It features an opening narrative delivered by rapper Nicki Minaj, and singers Teyana Taylor and Justin Vernon contribute to the song's hook and provide background vocals. The track heavily samples " In High Places" by Mike Oldfield (sung by Jon Anderson). The song introduces several of the themes presented on the album and features numerous pop culture references, a gospel-inspired production style, and piano-driven composition. The song received acclaim from music critics, who praised the song as a strong opener to ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'', complementing West's vocal delivery and the song's production. Despite not being released as a single, the hype generated by the release of ''My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Super Sweet 16
''My Super Sweet 16'' is an American reality television series documenting the lives of teenagers, usually in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom, generally with wealthy parents who throw lavish, excessive and expensive coming-of-age celebrations. Parties include the ''quinceañera'', the sweet 16, and other birthdays including a ''My Super Sweet 21'' (which was broadcast during MTV's spring break party) and ''My Super Swag 18''. The show aired on MTV from January 18, 2005, to September 11, 2017. The opening theme is "Sweet Sixteen" sung by Hilary Duff. Episodes Spin-offs The series had two spin-offs, ''Exiled'' and ''The Real Deal'', which both ended their run by 2010. The show has also covered a number of celebrity coming of age parties. Bow Wow, Sean Kingston, Aly & AJ, Chris Brown, Soulja Boy and Teyana Taylor have all had their parties featured on the show. A United Kingdom version of the program was also produced, as was a Spanish version entitled ''Quiero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
