Why Teyana Taylor will never abandon her friendship with Kanye West

It would seem time—and a dash of distance—does indeed heal all wounds. Almost five years since Teyana Taylor made headlines for claiming she felt "underappreciated" by Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label, the star has let it slip that the two are still on good terms.

Teyana Taylor addresses Kanye West ‘beef’ following Golden Globe glory

In a candid interview, Teyana addressed her current standing with the Runaway rapper. Despite Kanye's recent string of public controversies, the 35-year-old actor and singer made clear she has no intention of turning her back on her former mentor. "I don’t have to agree with everything that he do or say, but I’m not going to, like, abandon him," she explained, likening their bond to that of a protective sisterhood. "My brothers do s**t that I don’t agree with... I don’t get into none of that."

Teyana’s comments come during a career-defining week. On January 11, she took home the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Female Actor for her powerhouse performance as Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. In a moving acceptance speech, the mother-of-two dedicated her win to "brown sisters and little brown girls."

Although many enthusiasts have been introduced to Teyana through the athletic talents she displayed in Kanye’s hit music video Fade from 2016, Teyana has managed to develop into an actual Hollywood star. Aside from this, she recently starred in the Hulu drama All's Fair, which she worked on with Kim Kardashian, Kanye’s former wife.

Though Teyana retired from her musical career in 2020 because of her frustrations with “the machine” that her industry represented, she startled her public with her release of her fourth studio album, Escape Room, in August of 2025. Now, with a Golden Globe Award on her mantle and a variety of film ventures featuring starlets such as Leonardo DiCaprio under her belt, Teyana is living her own dream. “I’m in my business,” she told the magazine, “and I drink my water.”

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