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One of the most talked about moments during the 2016 VMAs wasn’t a performance or an award presentation; it was the premiere of Kanye West’s provocative music video for "Fade."
For those who missed out on the debut, the project features a scantily clad Teyana Taylor dancing in a gym with sweat dripping down her insane physique. And just when you think it can’t get anymore racy, Taylor hits the shower with her real life fiancé and Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Iman Shumpert. The video then ends with a shot of the couple and their baby posing among a herd of sheep. Oh, and Taylor apparently transformed into some kind of cat near the conclusion. Why? We don’t know, but it looked dope.
A day after the "Fade" video premiered, Vogue caught up with Taylor to discuss her involvement in the project. The Harlem artist, who is also signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music label, dished on how she landed the starring role and what was going through her mind when the video was unveiled.
-Read more at Complex
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