City Girls Net Worth and Salary: City Girls is an American hip-hop duo including Yung Miami and JT, both from Miami, Florida, with a net worth of $4 million as of 2023. Yung Miami is a rapper, social media personality, and designer while JT is just a rapper and Instagram influencer.
City Girls rose to fame when they got the attention of popular Canadian singer Drake and became a part of his number 1 hit single entitled In My Feelings. That hit single was released in 2018 and it quickly went viral and became the top charting track.
That same year City Girls came up with the release of their debut mixtape called Period which was released after signing a deal with Quality Control Music. The City Girls had an astronomical rise to stardom after it all came from authenticity. The duo decided to start rapping as a joke. When they went to the studio to make a diss track towards some local Miami Women.
But after turning the song into a female empowerment anthem, the duo started to gain some local buzz. They performed at strip clubs and gained online popularity even getting the attention of one of the largest music exes in the business. After releasing their debut project, Drake reached out for them to do a song together.
Net Worth 2023
| Names | Yung Miami, JT |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Yung Miami Date of Birth | February 11, 1994, (29 years old) |
| JT Date of Birth | December 3, 1992, (30 years old) |
| Birth Place | Florida |
| Average Salary | $300 thousand Per Year (Each) |
| Profession | Rapper |
| Gender | Female |
Early Life
The City Girls consists of two members, Yung Miami born Caresha Romeka Brownlee on February 11, 1994, in Miami Florida. While the other member JT born Jatavia Shakara Johnson on the 13th of December 1992 in Liberty City, Florida. JT and Miami have been best friends since their early teen years in 2010.
They both went to middle school together in Miami. Where they went to night parties at teen clubs until 2 ‘O clock in the morning. Both mothers had a significant role in their upbringing because Yung Miami’s mother was friends with Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, and Trina who was Miami’s longtime family friend.
Trina has become men and gives the duo advice but at first, neither of them wanted to be a rapper. JT’s dad had a studio in their home and wanted his children to become rappers. But apparently,f they had any bars. Both Yung Miami and JT learned the hustling game from their mothers who always dated rich men.
JT said that she always had a job working at numerous places from whole foods, to Burger King. In high school, she started rapping for fun and was in a rap group with her friends called Pretty Pink. On the other hand, Yung Miami grew up listening to Jeezy and a much of trap music.
Early Career
At first, the two women just wanted to use rap to record a diss track in 2017 towards some girls in their city. They contacted their friend and producer Major Nine and bought a beat that sampled My Neck, My Back. That song was later included in Control the Streets, Volume 1, Quality Control’s compilation album.
Around this time they also contacted local rapper and friend Iceberg, to ask about using his studio. They were there from 9 pm to 6 am recording while Iceberg was asleep. The duo recorded the track 5 different times in their cousin’s studio for free. Before finally finding the version that they promoted.
The City Girls released their debut studio song but just as the song dropped, JT was arrested for credit card fraud. So while she was dealing with that, Yung Miami was forced to promote the song solo. She used Instagram and the local city’s club to get the song heard.
The buzz from their song started to get them booked for local shows at clubs such as Heads or Tails and 5Five. At their first show, there was a fight outside and a lot of chaos but they finally got inside people knew their song word for word and they had the club packed. JT was locked up for a short period while the song began to blow up and she almost lost sight of their vision.
Music
When JT was released, The City Girls recorded their debut track and released it in the following year, even getting Trina and DJ Khaled in the music video. From that point forward, Trina gave the two shoutouts and their rise to fame did happen pretty quickly and unsuspectingly to both. The duo started taking their rap career more seriously.
The City Girls grabbed the attention of the popular hip-hop record label Quality Control Music, the same label that has Cardi B, Migos, Lil Yachty, and Lil Baby. City Girls’ manager showed their music to Quality Control Music and they loved their vibe. City Girls eventually signed a joint deal with Quality Control Music and Capitol Records, 11 months after recording their first track.
Breakthrough
In May of 2018, the duo released their 1 track debut mixtape Period which includes the hit singles “Take Yo Man”, “Where The Bag At”, and “Sweet Tooth”. That project became successful peaking at number 16 on the Heatseekers Albums.
Cis star went to new heights when Drake followed them on Instagram and wanted to get them a record. The duo immediately flew to Atlanta to secretly record the song with Canadian star Drake, who ended up chopping up their vocals and using them for his hit single “In My Feelings“. In August of 2018, the documentary Point Blank Period was released in which the duo made their appearances.
The song was dropped 18 hours before JT had to report to prison. JT was arrested for fraud charges and is set to serve 2 years in Miami’s federal detention center. When JT was released from prison the group hopes to be worldwide.
Popular Albums
At the end of 2018, City Girls released their debut album Girl Code which peaked at 63 spots on the Billboard 200 chart. That album included two hit singles Twerk and Act Up which went viral and peaked at 29 and 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On the 19th of June 2020,
The City Girls dropped their second studio album City on Lock and the guest features came from artists like Yo Gotti, Doja Cat, Lil Baby, and Lil Durk. In March 2021, they came to the spotlight after dropping their new hit single Twerkulator which became a massive sensation, especially on Tik Tok.
In the mid of 2021, Yung Miami decided to release her solo track Rap Freak. Which secured a place at 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. That song came up as her first single to peak at a place on Billboard Hot 100 as a solo rapper. In one of their interviews, City Girls revealed in May of 2022. That they are set to release their new studio album with Complex.
Personal Life
In early 2010 Yung Miami started her relationship with a man named Jai Wiggins. And the couple welcomed their first child a son named Jai Wiggings Malik JR in 2013. Later their relationship ended in 2018 after lots of trouble between them. In 2019 her second child Summer Miami Luellen was born.
In 2019 JT began dating the popular rapper Lil Uzi Vert but their relationship ended shortly after.
City Girls Net Worth
As of 2023, City Girls Net Worth is estimated to be around $4 million. The City Girls have established themselves as one of the top hip-hop groups in the country. They teamed up for numerous hit singles and grabbed the attention of some high-profile rappers at the beginning of their rap careers.
A bulk of their income comes from the music industry such as album sales, live concerts, hit tracks, live streams, etc. City Girls are also earning a good sum from their self-titled YouTube channel where they have more than 1.8 million subscribers. They are reportedly making around $250,000 in a year from their YouTube channel.
