Yung Miami

Yung Miami
Yung Miami in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Caresha Romeka Brownlee
Born	(1994-02-11) February 11, 1994 (age 30) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Quality Control Universal Motown
Formerly of	City Girls
Partner	Diddy (2021–2024)[1]
Website	careshaplease.com

Caresha Romeka Brownlee (born February 11, 1994), better known by her stage name Yung Miami, is an American rapper. She formed the Miami, Florida-based hip hop duo City Girls with JT in 2017, and began her solo career in 2021. Released in October of that year, her single "Rap Freaks" marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo act. She guest performed alongside Latto on the remix of Lola Brooke's 2021 single, "Don't Play with It", which peaked at number 69 on the chart.

Career

Yung Miami was born and raised in Miami, Florida, growing up in Opa-locka. At 17, she was performing in strip clubs, night clubs and block parties. Yung Miami said that she loved trap music from a young age, and told Rolling Stone, "My little boyfriend used to take me to school every day, so I grew up listening to a lot of trap music."^[2] Before rapping, Yung Miami was an Instagram influencer who promoted her own fashion line selling clothes and other items.^[3] She met JT, where they formed the duo City Girls. The duo recorded their debut studio track, "Fuck Dat Nigga", which was a diss track towards their ex-boyfriends for not giving them money when they asked.^[4] In a September 2024 podcast interview, Yung Miami states that she considers herself an Entertainer, leveraging "rap" as a segue into the Entertainment Industry.

2017–2023: With City Girls

The City Girls released their debut mixtape, Period, in May 2018.^[5] In July 2018, the duo were launched into mainstream recognition after an uncredited feature on Drake's "In My Feelings."^[6] In November 2018, the City Girls released their debut album, which included features from Cardi B, Lil Baby and Jacquees. On June 19, 2020, City Girls' second studio album, City on Lock, leaked in its entirety online.^[7] JT announced hours later that the album would be released at midnight of the same day.^{[8][non-primary source needed]} The album's first single, "Jobs", was released hours before the album alongside a music video.^[9]

Business Ventures

Caresha Please: Podcast

Caresha Please - Season 1

On June 9th, 2022, Yung Miami released the first episode of her podcast "Caresha Please" on Revolt TV and multiple media streaming platforms.^[10] Since then, she has interviewed a number of celebrities and musicians, such as Megan Thee Stallion, Summer Walker, Kevin Gates, Trina and more. In 2022, Caresha Please and another Revolt show called 'Drink Champs' tied for the award of 'Best Hip Hop Platform' at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. This decision upset many critics, with some feeling that her win was undeserved, given that at the time she had only released five episodes. However, the backlash did not intimidate Yung Miami at all and she continued to release the rest of the first season of interviews.

On October 10th 2023, Yung Miami won the 'Best Hip Hop Platform' award at 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards, defeating the other platforms in her category, such as 'Million Dollarz Worth of Game', 'The Joe Budden Podcast' and 'Drink Champs'. This was met with criticism again for the same reasons from both the public and other media personalities again feeling the win was undeserved.^[11] In an episode of 'The Breakfast Club' show, Charlamagne Tha God shared his thoughts on the win, questioning if it was "sponsored by Deleon", implying that the awards may have fixed by Diddy.^[12] Yung Miami appeared as a guest on The Breakfast Club on October 26th 2023, where both her and Charlamagne discussed the comments that he made. Yung Miami defended her win saying "Don't discredit me. I work hard. [...] I deserve everything that's coming to me."

Caresha Please - Season 2

On August 8th 2024, Yung Miami released the first episode of the second season of Caresha Please. In this episode, she put herself in the hot seat, and had Saucy Santana, her best friend and occasional co-host, interview her. Amid the allegations connected to Diddy exposed at the beginning of the 2024, as well as the controversy regarding the very public online dispute between her, and group member JT, many people were eager to hear Yung Miami's side of the stories. During the interview, she addressed her relationship with Sean (Diddy) Combs, announced their break up and also addressed her relationship with JT, stating that things between them are "not all good, but it's not all bad". In the interview, Yung Miami also discussed how both situations took a toll on her mental health, and revealed that she is a two-time domestic abuse survivor, though she was not a victim of Combs. There were mixed reactions to the interview, however, Yung Miami was focused on what more she had in store for her supporters, teasing a snippet of "Fa Da Booty", a song predicted to be on her upcoming solo mixtape. This first episode of Caresha Please Season 2, garnered over a million views within the first day of its release. Since the release of the premiere episode, Yung Miami has released several more episodes, continuing to serve amazing looks as she hosts, styled by celebrity stylist Kendrick Carter. Season 2 has seen her interview celebrities and artists such as rapper Flo Milli, singer Mariah The Scientist and rapper and business mogul Rick Ross and more.

Since Caresha Please first debuted in 2022, the podcast episodes have accumulated over 50 million views collectively on YouTube,^[13] and provided many viral moments on TikTok and Instagram. Yung Miami has continued to evolve as a talk show host and interviewer and has become known for asking the uncomfortable but juicy questions that the general public truly want to know, while still making guests feel comfortable to open up and keeping them entertained.^[14]

Caresha Please - The Brand

In addition to the podcast, Yung Miami has also developed Caresha Please into a brand name, under which she sells apparel, such as shirts, onesies, and shorts, as well as accessories such as socks, hats and miscellaneous products like greetings cards and wrapping paper.^[15] She has also previously hinted at releasing bathrobes as well as candles .

Resha Roulette

In late 2022, Yung Miami announced the release of her drinking game "Resha Roulette", a card game for players 21+, consisting of 120 cards and 4 shot glasses. Since its release, she has promoted the game by playing it several times on her podcast with her celebrity guests. Other podcasters and youtubers have played the game as part of their content also. The card game was seen on an episode of Basketball Wives aired in September 2024. Since the release of 'Resha Roulette', Yung Miami has generated over $1 million from the card game and it reached #1 on Amazon in the Drinking Games category. In addition to the card game, she has also previously hosted live events, that allow the public to purchase tickets and play the game alongside her in person. The brand also continues to highlight the importance of knowing one's limits in terms of alcohol intake and regularly encourages players to drink responsibly, as well as providing tips to help combat the effects of heavy drinking.

Personal life

Yung Miami is the mother of a son born 2013 and daughter born 2019. Her son's father was fatally shot in 2020.^[16][17] Her daughter's father is record producer Southside. She was in a relationship with American rapper and record producer Sean Combs from 2021 to 2024.^{[18][19][failed verification]} In an addition to a February 2024 lawsuit filed against Combs by his producer Rodney Jones Jr., also known as Lil Rod, Yung Miami was accused of transporting "pink cocaine", a combination of ecstasy and cocaine, on a private jet to bring to Combs in April 2023.^[20] Another lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe against Combs in September 2024 alleged that he drugged, raped, and impregnated her and that Yung Miami harassed her by making repeated calls to her, demanding that she get an abortion.^[21]

Homophobic remarks

In 2013, Yung Miami stated that she would not want one of her sons to be gay and would beat him if she found out that he was.^[22] In August 2018, Yung Miami was among several rappers who faced criticism after the circulation of tweets she had written in the past that contained homophobic remarks.^[23] Following the resurfacing of her statements, Yung Miami publicly issued a formal apology through an Instagram post.^[22]

Though she apologized, Yung Miami found herself embroiled in controversy once more on November 13 when she doubled down on her homophobic statements in an appearance on Power 105.1's radio show The Breakfast Club.^[22] During the interview, she was questioned by radio host Charlamagne tha God in regard to her controversial tweet that claimed what she would do if she found out that her son was gay. Yung Miami replied that her previous tweet had nothing to do with the LGBTQ community and was specifically about her son. She said, "I was just talking about my son. I just said that if I saw anything gay in my son, that I would beat him".^[22] Miami insisted that she does not harbor any resentment towards gay people as she spends much time around them, including her cousin and hairstylist.^[24]

Prostitution allegation

In amendments to his sex abuse lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs on March 26, 2024, Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones alleged that Yung Miami accepted payments as a prostitute for Combs.^[25]

Discography

See also: City Girls discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US [26]	US R&B /HH [27]
"Strub tha Ground"[28] (with Quavo)	2021	—[A]	—	Non-album singles
"Rap Freaks"[30]		81	30
"50/50"[31]	2024	—	—
"CFWM"[32] (with Skilla Baby)		—	—

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US [26]	US R&B /HH [27]
"Don't Play with It (Remix)" (Lola Brooke featuring Yung Miami and Latto)	2023	69	21	Dennis Daughter

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)"	2022	Diddy, Bryson Tiller, Ashanti	Non-album remix
"Dade County Dreaming"	2024	Camila Cabello, JT	C,XOXO

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Grown-ish	Herself	Episode: 'Cleaning Out My Closet' (Season 5)
2023	BMF	Deanna	Episode: 'High Treason' (Season 2) [33]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	You People	Tiffany

Notes

1. "Strub tha Ground" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[29]

References

1. Genai, Shanelle (May 24, 2024). "Are Yung Miami and Diddy Finally Breaking Up? Here's What We Know". The Root. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
2. Spanos, Brittany (July 26, 2018). "City Girls, Separated by Prison, Want to be Icons". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
3. Lockett, Dee (November 29, 2018). "City Girls Are Our Greatest Scammers". Vulture. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
4. "City Girls Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
5. Zellner, Xander (2018-11-29). "City Girls Debut On Emerging Artist Chart, Billie Eilish Spends Fifth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
6. Spanos, Brittany (2018-11-01). "City Girls Announce Sophomore Album 'Girl Code'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
7. "City Girls "City On Lock" Album Reportedly Leaks In Full". HotNewHipHop. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
8. "CITY ON LOCK midnight". Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
9. "City Girls Drop "Jobs" Single & Visual Following Album Leak". HotNewHipHop. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
10. Caresha Please. Retrieved 2024-12-12 – via www.revolt.tv.
11. Nevares, Gabriel Bras (2023-10-26). "Yung Miami Deserved BET Hip Hop Media Award, She Defends Against Haters". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
12. II, C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman (2023-10-12). "Yung Miami Responds to Charlamagne Tha God Saying She Shouldn't Have Won Best Hip Hop Platform at 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
13. "CARESHA PLEASE". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
14. Tharpe, Stephanie. "The Caresha Effect: How She Transitioned From Yung Miami To A Podcast Sensation". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
15. "Shop ALL". Caresha Please LLC. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
16. "Yung Miami Mourns Death Of Her Son's Father". June 17, 2020.
17. "FATHER OF YUNG MIAMI'S SON KILLED". June 16, 2020.
18. thedingydiamond (June 1, 2019). "Congratulations, Caresha! Yung Miami Announces She's Expecting A City Girls Seed". The DINGY💎 DIAMOND. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
19. Saponara, Michael (October 18, 2019). "City Girls' Yung Miami Gives Birth to Baby Girl". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
20. Dolak, Kevin (March 28, 2024). "Diddy's Ex Yung Miami Accused of Flying 'Pink Cocaine' to Mogul in Lawsuit Add-On". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
21. Cho, Regina (September 27, 2024). "Lawsuit Alleges Diddy Impregnated Victim, And Yung Miami Encouraged Her Abortion". Vibe. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
22. Daw, Stephen (November 13, 2018). "City Girls Rapper Yung Miami Doubles Down on Homophobic Comment". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
23. Darville, Jordan (August 29, 2018). "Yung Miami of City Girls, Doja Cat, and More Apologize in Homophobic Tweet Uproar". The Fader. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
24. Orcutt, KC (November 14, 2018). "Yung Miami Faces Backlash for Saying Doesn't Want Son to Be Gay". XXL. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
25. Ushe, Naledi (March 27, 2024). "Ex-Diddy associate alleges arrested Brendan Paul was mogul's drug 'mule,' Yung Miami was sex worker". USA Today. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
26. Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100:
    • "Rap Freaks": "Billboard Hot 100: Week of November 13, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
    • "Don't Play with It (Remix)": "Latto Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
27. Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs:
    • "Rap Freaks": "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of November 13, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
    • "Don't Play with It (Remix)": "Latto Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
28. McKinney, Jessica (October 22, 2021). "Quavo and Yung Miami Talk 'Strub Tha Ground,' Reveal New Music Plans". Complex. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
29. "Quavo Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
30. Rouhani, Neena (October 29, 2021). "Yung Miami Explains All of the 'Rap Freaks' Name Drops: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
31. Bernstein, Elaina (February 9, 2024). "Yung Miami Enters Her YAMS Era on '50/50'". Hypebeast. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
32. Horvath, Zachary (April 10, 2024). "Yung Miami & Skilla Baby Are On That 'CFWM' Energy: Listen". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
33. Saunders, Angel. "Yung Miami announces acting debut on "BMF": "Meet Deanna season 2"". REVOLT. Retrieved 2024-12-12.