The Teyana Taylor Rihanna beef is officially on, and it started with an Anita Baker song. Teyana went off on Rihanna on Twitter after the singer posted an Instagram video that looked a whole lot like a jab at Teyana’s cover of “Rapture.”
Here is how it went down. According to Atlanta Black Star, Teyana shared a video of herself singing the Baker classic on September 12. Not long after, Rihanna uploaded a clip of her hairstylist Yusef, dressed in drag, belting out the very same song. Nobody had to connect the dots for Teyana.
She took to Twitter and let Rihanna have it, cursing at the singer and saying Rihanna knew exactly what she was doing. Teyana also mocked Rihanna’s money, suggesting her fortune was tied up with the men around her, per Atlanta Black Star.
Rihanna did not stay quiet for long. She tweeted “I hate broke [expletive],” then posted and later deleted a tweet saying she would not help Teyana’s career or mention her again until Teyana paid her, complete with hashtags about free promotion.
The back and forth got extra attention because the two are closer in the industry than it looks. Atlanta Black Star pointed out that both women are tied to labels run by Kanye West and Jay Z.
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