Teyana Taylor is stepping again into the music scene after her retirement, and this time she’s calling each shot. After strolling away from the business 5 years in the past, the singer, songwriter, and artistic powerhouse is ready to launch her fourth studio album, “Escape Room,” on August twenty second.

While visiting Casa de Flores in Encino, California, Taylor sat down with music/rb-hip-hop/teyana-taylor-interview-retirement-escape-room-album-1236044782/”>Billboard’s Gail Mitchell for a candid dialog over a desk filled with crimson roses. She revealed that her determination to return got here from a spot of freedom she didn’t have earlier than. “When I spoke to you five years ago, it wasn’t on my terms,” she mentioned. “I’ve returned now in a time when I get to come back on my terms. And that was important for me because … I don’t like to be stuck in a box. I don’t want to be stuck in one room. I’m a Glade plug-in: I’m going to plug in wherever I see a socket, wherever I see an outlet.”

She broke it down even additional along with her personal vivid analogy. “For me, why only make one room smell good when you can make the whole store smell good? What do I look like just being plugged up in a bathroom? I need to be plugged in all over! I must be able to smell the fruits of my labor everywhere I go. Coming back to music and being able to do it on my terms was a big turn-on for me.”

Her followers are already buzzing, and Escape Room guarantees loads to get enthusiastic about. The 22-track undertaking consists of collaborations with Jill Scott, Tyla, Lucky Daye, Kaytranada, and her daughters Rue Rose and Junie Shumpert. Spoken interludes from Taraji P. Henson, Issa Rae, Regina King, and extra spherical out the album, setting the stage for one of many yr’s most anticipated comebacks.