Teyana Taylor is making major moves after her MTV VMAs appearance. Get the deets on her new acting role and check out the first sneak peek at Michel'le's upcoming biopic inside...
Teyana Taylor is riding high after her jaw dropping performance in Kanye West’s “Fade” video that premiered at the 2016 MTV VMAs. Now, she’s booking new gigs.
VH1 just announced the “Maybe” singer will be joining the cast of the new scripted series “The Breaks,” based on the hit film that aired earlier this year.
The original film aired in January and was a hit. It followed three young friends fulfilling their hip hop dreams in New York City in 1990. The series will continue to explore their triumph and heartbreak trying to make their mark in a new and complex hip hop culture.
The singer/actress (who has starred in films such as Brotherly Love and Madea's Big Happy Family) will round out the cast in a recurring role that includes “90210” star Mack Wilds, lead star Afton Williamson, “Empire” star Sinqua Walls, “The Wire” actor Wood Harris, “Ballers” star Antoine Harris, “The Magicians” actor David Call and “Sex & The City” star Evan Handler.
Production for the new series is already underway and it's expected to debut in January 2017. Will you be tuning in?
In movie news...
R&B singer Michel’le is gearing up to tell her life story in a new LIFETIME biopic titled Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me.
According to Billboard:
Surviving Compton will tackle the Los Angeles native's journey through the turbulent days of N.W.A's stardom after being signed to Eazy E's Ruthless Records, becoming Dr. Dre's girlfriend and forming romantic ties to Suge Knight. Michel'le, best known for her 1990 hit single "No More Lies," will be played by Lincoln Heights star Rhyon Nicole Brown.
The first sneak peek shows the singer ripping off a “Parental Advisory” sign off of her lips following a message that reads "Behind the men who changed hip-hop is the woman who knows the truth."
The former reality star is ready to tell her truth at all costs. Y'all know she felt some kind of way after shewas totally left out of Straight Outta Compton. She claims she's not mad at that fact, but instead has an issue with Dr. Dre's alleged abusive side not being shown.
The made-for-tv biopic will feature actors Curtis Hamilton as Dr. Dre, Scream actor Jamie Kennedy as music manager Jerry Heller, and R. Marcos Taylor will reprise his role as Suge Knight after playing the star in the breakout film Straight Outta Compton.
Check out the first look over at Billboard here.
Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me will debut in October. Get ready.
Photos: VH1/Billboard
