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00:00Tiana Taylor, her name evokes the essence of raw Harlem energy wrapped in pure talent gold.
00:12Dancer, singer, actress, director, entrepreneur, this uptown queen emerged with a kind of swag
00:20that demands attention and the divine gifts to back it up. At just 15, she was already
00:26choreographing for Beyonce's Ring the Alarm video. Her electrifying fade performance earned
00:32an MTV VMA for best choreography, displaying resplendent power in motion and birthing her
00:38fade to fit empire. Tiana is a force of nature who refuses to fit in anybody's box.
00:44Ariga links, moving through our zeitgeist with commanding grace, transforming everything she
00:49touches. The creative process for me for sure is definitely a lot of spitball and a lot of
00:55discussion, a lot of healthy dialogue, a lot of healthy debates.
01:00All I gotta do is make a couple of longlifes, hey!
01:05It sounded better being ugly!
01:08Sometimes I also dream about it.
01:10Known as Spike T behind the scenes, she directs visuals with such soul and sophistication
01:16that she's claimed multiple BET awards. Her acting journey soared from memorable roles in Coming
01:22to America to her breakthrough in 1001, earning critical acclaim in the National Board of Review's
01:29recognition. Tiana Taylor does it all with a kind of unapologetic black excellence that makes your
01:35heart swell with pride. She embodies the spirit of our ancestors who knew we could be anything and
01:41everything we wanted to be. I just always want to see people win, you know? And I think that's where
01:47the auntie coin kicks in too, because I just want to help everybody. I just want to coddle and say,
01:52okay, baby, we got it. You know, like, you ain't got to be discouraged about this. You ain't got to be
01:56discouraged about that. We're going to get through it.
01:58Blacklight. You know what I'm saying? Like, you can go and talk. But like, on some jazzy issues,
02:04you know what I'm saying? I think that would just be, it would be so cinematic. It's like helping
02:08others heal me in a way. Tiana Taylor stands as a legendary talent who proves that when you're
02:14truly blessed with gifts, you should use every single one of them. She's the blueprint for what
02:20happens when you take your dreams, multiply them by your talent, and refuse to let anybody dim your shine.
02:28So
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