Teyana Taylor at Filmore Silver Spring

When I first received news that Datstaken had received 2 photo passes for Teyana Taylor at Filmore, I was a little indifferent to the idea. I had only heard her music through her G.O.O.D Music affiliates (Cruel Summer & Maybe feat. Pusha T) so I was unsure of what to expect so I Youtube a couple of her videos. I'm going to start by saying if you've never seen any of Teyana's visuals for her music, open a new tab, pull up Youtube & go to her Vevo page (RTS recommended).

Now it's showtime. Doors open when we walk in there are 3 women on stage, dressed in all white & demanding the crowd's attention. They call themselves Main Girl. The trio covered songs ranging from TLC to En Vogue to a plethora of other nostalgic hits and killed them all. Their vibe was dope, their voices hit you in your chest when you listen & meting them after they got off stage, they were pretty cool in that realm too.

The next performer was Patrice Live! whom I had heard before at The Syce Series. I knew to expect deep, soulful, emotion-filled music with high notes that'll send chills up your spine. I must say, I was not disappointed and judging from the crowd's reaction, neither were they.

At this point the wait for Teyana was pacified by dope opening acts that I wouldn't mind listening to on their own but we all knew why we were there. The lights got dim. The crowd got quiet. I know this feeling, the feeling that it's showtime. I rush to get down to the pit to see that it's already packed with people so already I know I have to make due with what little space I had in the corner. Luckily somebody stepped out to go to the bathroom in prime position, center stage. I was feeling the universal energy looking out for me the whole day but this was the PLUG. A man comes out and introduces Teyana and the crowd goes wild. Screams. Shouts. I love you's filling the venue and here comes Teyana channeling the essence of the late, great King of Pop.

You know what, I'll just let the pics speak for themselves....