Teyana Taylor

Teyana Taylor was born December 10, 1990 and raised in Harlem, New York City. She is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. Taylor is her mother\'s only child. Her father has two sons and another daughter from a different relationship. Her mother raised her with her family and is currently her manager. At age nine, she picked up a microphone in front of a crowd and began performing. Taylor was enrolled in many different talent competitions, including the Apollo Theater National All-Stars talent search, although she never won. Growing up, Taylor had strong influences from Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, and Michael Jackson.[citation needed]\n', ' In September 2006, Teyana Taylor was credited as the choreographer on the music video for American entertainer Beyoncé\'s hit single, "Ring the Alarm". In January 2007, Taylor signed a deal to American recording artist and record producer Pharrell Williams\' Star Trak Entertainment imprint, through Interscope Records. In February 2007, Taylor first came into the public\'s awareness through her episode on MTV\'s My Super Sweet Sixteen, a show depicting over-the-top birthday parties for rich teenagers. In 2007, Taylor appeared in the music video for Jay-Z\'s single, "Blue Magic", where she can be seen dancing and popping. \n', ' In February 2008, Taylor released her commercial debut single, called "Google Me". The song was released as the lead single for her debut full-length project, which is her debut mixtape, titled From a Planet Called Harlem. The tape features the production from Jazze Pha, Pharrell, Mad Scientist, Frost, Shondre and Hit-Boy, among others. The tape also features "a mix of throwback break beats, futuristic boom bap, and melodic renderings is the perfect backdrop for the starlet\'s musical mayhem." "Google Me" reached at number 90 on the US Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. On August 16, 2009, Taylor released her debut mixtape, From a Planet Called Harlem. The tape was also released for free download, billed as "the mixtape before her debut album".\n', '