City Girls Chat With Megan Thee Stallion About Rough Upbringing In Miami

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Yung Miami also shared that while JT was locked up, she was begging DJs to play their songs.

There has been an increasing number of women entering the Rap game in recent years and Interview Magazine wanted to highlight the "dominance" that has been taking place. The publication allowed Megan Thee Stallion to interview the City Girls as all of the ladies spoke about their upbringings, differences, and roads to success in the music industry.

As the City Girls were just taking off, JT was dealt a blow when she was carted off to prison. The rapper recalled how quickly everything happened and while she was inside, Yung Miami was doing her best to hold things down. "JT went to jail and I used to have to beg the DJs to play our song," recalled Yung Miami. "She’d be like, 'B*tch, I’m in jail. I’m not thinking about no f*cking music.'"

The City Girls also spoke about how their upbringing influenced their style of music. "The struggle, the fast life, the stealing. Growing up around my mom and auntie, they were always talking to men for money," said JT. "I’ve never seen my mom in a real relationship... That’s what I grew up around, that type of life, the stealing and hustling. That’s where the influence comes from in the music, besides growing up in the Slip-N-Slide Records era, when we had the raunchy music with Trick Daddy and Trina. That’s all we really know."

Yung Miami agreed and added that she comes from a similar background. "The stuff that I saw growing up were shootings," she said. "My momma used to steal. My daddy was selling drugs. My mom used to sell clothes for us to get by. She’d just steal clothes and sell them. That was basically my upbringing, just growing up in the struggle."

It seems that City Girls Summer and Hot Girl Summer are still on track even though all three ladies have significant others. Yet, JT admits that she's not as much of a wild child as her groupmate. "I feel like Caresha has more of the City Girls side to her, the whole aura of it," said JT. "She’s a party girl. She’s lit. She’s going to be shaking her ass and I’m probably going to be standing there mad about something."

"That’s what’s good about being in a group, because if it was just me by myself, everybody would just be like, 'Damn, I hate them because them bitches is boring,'" she added.

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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.