Yung Miami
Yung Miami in 2019
Background information
Born	Caresha Romeka Brownlee (1994-02-11)February 11, 1994 (age 31) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip-hop
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Quality Control[1] Capitol Motown
Formerly of	City Girls
Partner	Sean Combs (2021–2024)[2]
Website	careshaplease.com

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

Yung Miami was born and raised inMiami, Florida, growing up inOpa-locka. At 22, she was performing instrip clubs,night clubs andblock parties. Yung Miami said that she lovedtrap music from a young age, and toldRolling Stone, "My little boyfriend used to take me to school every day, so I grew up listening to a lot of trap music."^[3] Before rapping, Yung Miami was anInstagram influencer who promoted her own fashion line selling clothes and other items.^[4] She met JT, where they formed the duoCity Girls. The duo recorded their debut studio track, "Fuck Dat Nigga", which was adiss track towards their ex-boyfriends for not giving them money when they asked.^[5] In a September 2024 podcast interview, Yung Miami states that she considers herself an entertainer, leveraging "rap" as a segue into the entertainment industry.

The City Girls released their debutmixtape,Period, in May 2018.^[6] In July 2018, the duo were launched into mainstream recognition after an uncredited feature onDrake's "In My Feelings."^[7] In November 2018, the City Girls released their debut album, which included features fromCardi B,Lil Baby andJacquees. On June 19, 2020, City Girls's second studio album,City on Lock, leaked in its entirety online.^[8] JT announced hours later that the album would be released at midnight of the same day.^{[9][non-primary source needed]} The album's first single, "Jobs", was released hours before the album alongside a music video.^[10]

SinceCaresha Please debuted in 2022, the podcast episodes have accumulated over 50 million views collectively on YouTube,^[11] 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.^[12]

On June 9, 2022, Yung Miami released the first episode of her podcastCaresha Please onRevolt TV and multiple media streaming platforms.^[13] Since then, she has interviewed a number of celebrities and musicians, such asMegan 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 the2022 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.

On October 10, 2023, Yung Miami won the "Best Hip Hop Platform" award at2023 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". The win was criticized as being undeserved.^[14] Whilst onThe Breakfast Club,Charlamagne tha God shared his thoughts on the win, questioning if it was "sponsored by Deleon", implying that the awards may have been fixed by Diddy.^[15] Yung Miami appeared as a guest onThe Breakfast Club on October 26, 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."

On August 8, 2024, Yung Miami released the first episode of the second season ofCaresha Please. In this episode, she hadSaucy Santana, her best friend and occasional co-host, interview her. During the interview, she addressed her relationship withSean (Diddy) Combs, announced their break up, and also addressed her relationship with group memberJT, 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. This first episode ofCaresha Please, garnered over a million views within the first day of its release. In season 2, she interviewed celebrities and artists such as rapperFlo Milli, singerMariah The Scientist, and rapper and business mogulRick Ross.

In addition to the podcast, Yung Miami has also developedCaresha 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.^[16] She has also previously hinted at releasing bathrobes as well as candles .

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.^[17] 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 ofBasketball Wives aired in September 2024. Since the release of 'Resha Roulette', Yung Miami has generated over $1 million from the card game^[18] and it reached #1 on Amazon in the Drinking Games category. In addition to the card game, she has also previously hosted live events,^[19] 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.

On February 14, 2025, Yung Miami released "Resha Roulette: Reloaded", a new version of her iconic card game,^[20] this time consisting of new hilarious cards, play money and a spinner wheel. "Resha Roulette: Reloaded" sold out within the first three days of its launch.

On March 5, 2025, Yung Miami announced that she would be going on a game night tour across the United States.^[21] The tour originally began with 12 cities, but due to increased demand more stops were added. The tour featured a mix of music and interactive gaming experience,^[22] allowing Yung Miami to fuse her fun personality, entrepreneurial spirit and music career into one unique and innovative tour concept.^[23]

Yung Miami is the mother of a son born in 2013 and a daughter born in 2019. Her son's father was fatally shot in 2020.^[24][25] Her daughter's father is record producerSouthside.^[26] She was in a relationship with rapperSean Combs from 2022 to 2023.^[27] 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.^[28] Lil Rod also alleged that Yung Miami accepted payments as aprostitute for Combs.^[29] Another lawsuit filed by aJane 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.^[30]

She supportedKamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign.^[31]

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.^[32] In August 2018, Yung Miami was among several rappers who faced criticism after the circulation oftweets she had written in the past that containedhomophobic remarks.^[33] Following the resurfacing of her statements, Yung Miami publicly issued a formal apology through anInstagram post.^[32]

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 onPower 105.1's radio showThe Breakfast Club.^[32] During the interview, she was questioned by radio hostCharlamagne 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".^[32] Miami insisted that she does not harbor any resentment towards gay people as she spends much time around them, including her cousin andstylist.^[34]

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