Singer Teyana Taylor left Pharrell’s Star Trak label later last year,and began leaking free music to the Internet as she explored her options. Well, the young Harlem native has finally found a new home: Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music.
After months of rumors, Taylor has signed a deal with Kanye’s label in conjunction Island Def Jam via a formal announcement on Monday (May 14).
As of press time, details of her first album and single has yet to be revealed, but is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Teyana joins a roster that includes Big Sean, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Q-Tip, and more. Her G.O.O.D. Music/Island Def Jam debut is due later this year.
In the meantime, her first mixtape, The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor, dropped last month. It boasts tracks like “DUI” featuring Fabolous and Jadakiss, and “Make Your Move” featuring Wale. If you haven’t yet, download it at DatPiff.com.
21-year old Harlem native Teyana Taylor began as a protégé of Pharrell Williams (of the Neptunes), and was first signed at age 15 to his Star Trak/Interscope label.
Her debut single “Google Me” was released in 2008, but her album From a Planet Called Harlem was eventually shelved.
Torch and Premier meet for first time and discuss workin on music together. Premier gives Torch a tour of his studio where he recorded with legends like Guru, B.I.G & Jay Z
Rye Rye releases her eagerly anticipated debut album GO! POP! BANG! today. Declared “eminently danceable, with up-tempo break beats, electronic flourishes, and double-Dutch-like rhymes,” by the The New York Times, the MC’s bouncy playground jams will be pumping out of every actual schoolyard–and car stereo, club, block party, and house party–just in time for summer.
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President Obama has picked up a strong endorsement from a key figure in the hip hop community regarding his stance on gay marriage. Obama recently endorsed the idea that same sex marriages should be allowed and Jay-Z agrees with him.
“I’ve always thought it as something that’s still holding the country back,” Jay-Z told CNN Monday. “What people do in their own homes is their business. You can choose to love whoever you love. It’s no different than discriminating against blacks. It’s discrimination plain and simple.”
When asked if he felt like Obama’s stance would cost him voters, Hov said that shouldn’t matter.
“I think it’s the right thing to do. It’s really not about votes, this is about people. So whether it costs him votes or not I think it’s the right thing to do as a human being,” Jay-Z said. (more…)
Pharell Williams launches his brand new label “i am Other,” formerly known as Star Trek. Check out the launch video below which features the label’s new talent Buddy, Maxine Ashley, Alyssa Bernal and Leah Labelle.
Brought to you by musician, producer and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams, i am OTHER is a cultural movement. (more…)
2 Chainz teams up with Kreayshawn for his latest visuals. The track is featured on Tity Boi’s popular T.R.U. REALigion mixtape which is available for free download on DatPiff.
Mickey Factz is in character as Mickey MauSe and his day turns into an adventure when he gets a surprise visitor… Not once… But TWICE. The artist gets his own art lesson when the day turns playful. The polaroids tell the story. There are naked women in the video so please remember its NSFW. Directed by Erikson Corniel and Michael Mejia with Creative Direction by Siria Alvarez.
Catch Mickey Factz at Sob’s tonight as he performs his whole project Mickey MauSe… naked women and all…
Rihanna was one of the entertainers who performed for free in New York City at the 2012 Robin Hood Foundation Benefit Monday along with The Roots and Neil Young.
Riri channeled Cleopatra as she sang “Where Have You Been” off of her latest album “Talk That Talk.”
The event raised $57 million to help fight poverty in New York.
Azealia Banks is getting set to release her first EP. “1991″ it will be dropping on May 29, and will serve as a warm up to her debut album “Broke With Expensive Taste,” which will be released in September.
Hulu’s original series “A Day in the Life” –captures a day in the life of Quest where he rehearsed for “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” hits the gym, and does a DJ gig in Brooklyn.
The compilation of the greatest series of mixtapes ever. Joe Budden Mood Muzik Boxset contains every song from MM1 — MM4.5 as well as 2 previously unreleased tracks. To get your AUTOGRAPHED copy go to http://joebudden.bigcartel.com
