How Teyana Taylor Reached Her Oscars Moment | PLEASE EXPLAIN

Teyana Taylor burst onto the scene at 16 years old, appearing in MTV’s reality show My Super Sweet 16. She was signed by Pharrell Williams around the same time, but spent over a decade trying to find her footing in music. In 2020, she retired from music and invested in acting, landing her first leading role in A Thousand and One. This led to her role as Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another, which earned her a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress earlier this year. And now she’s up for an Oscar in the same category. Ahead of Oscar weekend, and releasing her latest Jordans, the “Concrete Rose” 3s, Teyana Taylor explains her history with A$AP Mob, why she styles herself, the discourse around Perfidia Beverly Hills, if she’s afraid of being typecast, why she wants a Perfidia spinoff, and creative directing for artists like YoungBoy NBA. "Please Explain Hosted by Aria Hughes" is an explainer show about culture, fashion, and music that brings context, not confusion, to the internet. 00:00 Intro 03:17 Ch. 1 Self Styled 9:31 A$AP Mob Origin Story 12:03 Working Directly with Designers 21:37 Aria's Analysis 23:24 Ch. 2 It’s Cinema 23:48 Perfidia Beverly Hills Discourse 30:29 Is Teyana Afraid of Being Typecast? 34:40 On Her Directorial Debut ‘Get Lite’ 40:43 Ch. 3 The Aunties to the Rescue 41:07 Creative Directing for YoungBoy NBA 49:36 Why She Wants a Perfidia Spinoff Subscribe to Complex on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Complex?sub_confirmation=1 #complex