There's one Taylor who Kanye West is quite fond of - and her name ain't Swift.
"We're good friends," the rising star said of West. "We're always talking about fashion. We love clothes."
"He's a genius," she said, refusing to go down that road.West became a hated man after he interrupted country singer Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. He even suggested at the Bowery Ballroom show last week that the incident helped launch Swift to super-stardom.Teyana Taylor defended him."He's the complete opposite of what everybody thinks," she said.
"He loved it!" she said. "I'm just so happy that he believed in me to give me that opportunity to open up his album. That's a big deal."
"I came out [to New York] for a photo shoot," said the singer, who has been under contract with hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment label for nearly five years.
But she ended up on stage at the Bowery Ballroom, delivering chilling opera-style background vocals on "Dark Fantasy" and "All of the Lights."
"I clearly did something right because just the next day me and 'Ye was back in the studio," she said, hinting at an upcoming project.
Aside from singing, Taylor also is known for her dancing, which has led her to work with the likes of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. She even dabbles in acting, appearing in "Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming" and a role in the upcoming Tyler Perry movie, "Madea's Big Happy Family."
Although she has yet to release an album, Taylor predicts 2011 will be her year and she's grateful to West for opening new doors for her.
"He brought all my hard work to life," she said. "I thank Kanye every single day."
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