BIG IN DA STREET MAGAZINE Volume 2 Issue 5 October 2013 | Page 19

5

Things

About

Teyana

Jay Z Kanye Mentors: Jay-Z and Kanye are great
friends and business partners; having ties with both Rihanna
and Teyana. Rihanna is managed by Roc Nation; making
her a Kanye label mates. Songs like “All of the Lights” and
“Diamonds (remix)” show the success and chemistry the two
have working together. Teyana is the first lady of G.O.O.D.
Music, Kanye’s label. Teyana always admits her love for Jay-Z
and gushes about him nicknaming her “Lil’ Swags”; not to
mention appearing in Jay’s Blue Magic video in 2007. Listen,
these two are right under two of the most influential names
in music. All should be forgiven. Rihanna and Teyana took
heed from their bosses (Kanye and Jay Z) and looked for ways
to brand themselves. The two began developing their own
business ventures; cosmetics being one of them.
Building A Brand: We all fell in love with Rihanna’s
MAC collection. RiRi Woo has become a staple in almost
every girls’ makeup bag. She has already released her fall line
and it looks even better. Teyana might not have her own full
collection, but she is a part of KA’OIR #SuperKute cosmetic
campaign. Teyana is the face of the lipstick “Harlem Knight”;
a bright blue lip color paying homage to her home town. The
ventures don’t end there. Teyana is known for her boyish swag
and love of sneakers. She partnered with Adidas and created her
own sneaker called “Harlem GLC”. Rihanna, on the other hand,
is known for her flirty and seductive style, thus the creation of
“River Island”.

Chris Brown Factor: The one major connection that
these two girls have is Chris Brown. We don’t have to linger
on the relationship between Chris and Rihanna. The on again
off again romance between the two have been the talk of
all 2010. Who was there with him thru it all? Teyana. Some
people might not know that Chris and Teyana are the best of
friends. Especially after the Rihanna situation, Teyana has
had Chris’s back in interviews, twitter, blogs. Although there
has been ru