The City Girls star says she sometimes cried alone in bed while dealing with criticism and the pressure of launching her solo career.
Yung Miami is opening up about one of the darkest periods of her career, revealing that she experienced a “deep depression” while trying to establish herself as a solo artist.
The rapper, whose real name is Caresha Brownlee, discussed the emotional toll of stepping away from the City Girls dynamic during a recent interview with Complex. Miami said the transition, combined with criticism surrounding her early solo releases, left her struggling with isolation and difficult emotions.
“I plan on just letting people really know, you know, what it took to get me here, because it took a lot,” Yung Miami said.
The rapper explained that although she may appear happy and energetic today, there was a period when she was privately dealing with a much heavier emotional burden.
Yung Miami Says She Used Music To Cope
Miami said she deliberately kept herself busy as a way of avoiding spending too much time alone with her thoughts.
Rather than sitting at home and allowing negative emotions to take over, she would turn to music whenever she noticed her mood beginning to decline.
“When you have a lot of time to think, that’s when you get pulled into that deep depression,” she said.
The strategy meant surrounding herself with people and staying connected to something she genuinely loved.
“I’m around people, I’m doing something I love—music,” Miami explained.
But staying busy did not completely shield her from the emotional struggle.
“I ain’t gonna lie, there was some days where I was just laying in the bed crying,” she admitted.
Her comments offer a more vulnerable look at what was happening behind the scenes as she attempted to redefine herself outside the City Girls.
City Girls Split Created A New Chapter
Yung Miami and JT rose to prominence as the City Girls, becoming one of hip-hop’s most recognizable female rap duos.
The group released its final album, RAW, in 2023, leaving both artists to pursue their individual careers.
For Miami, the transition brought a new level of pressure.
She faced public criticism over her early solo material, including the mixed reaction to “Tea Time.” The scrutiny added to the challenges of figuring out her identity as an individual artist.
Miami said the experience ultimately forced her to learn how to “trust the process.”
Instead of allowing online criticism to dictate her direction, she leaned further into the studio and used recording as a productive outlet for her emotions.
‘Spend Dat’ Changed The Conversation
Miami’s solo journey eventually received a major boost with “Spend Dat.”
The song climbed to No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a major turnaround after the uncertainty surrounding her earlier solo releases.
The success also helped reinforce Miami’s belief that the difficult period was part of a larger process.
Now, she wants fans to understand everything that happened before the breakthrough.
Yung Miami Plans Documentary About Her Solo Journey
Miami has also announced plans for a documentary chronicling her solo career.
The project is expected to explore both the highs and lows of her journey and give viewers a closer look at what she experienced away from the public spotlight.
For Miami, the documentary represents an opportunity to tell her own story after feeling that parts of her career have been misunderstood by critics.
Her latest revelations make one thing clear: the success fans see today came after a period she says was emotionally difficult.
And while music helped her keep moving, Miami’s admission that she sometimes spent days crying alone in bed shows just how challenging that transition really was.
