Yung Miami Shares Depression Battle Before Breakout Hit

Yung Miami is opening up about one of the more difficult periods of her career and how she pushed herself to keep working while dealing with depression and heavy criticism.

During an appearance on the August 13 episode of “Way Up With Angela Yee,” Miami discussed the ups and downs she experienced after stepping away from City Girls and establishing herself as a solo artist.

Miami says fans often see the success without knowing what an artist had to overcome behind the scenes. She plans to show more of that journey in an upcoming documentary centered around her solo career.

City Girls, the duo Miami formed with JT, officially disbanded in 2024, a year after releasing their third studio album, “RAW.”

Yung Miami Says Staying Busy Helped Her Cope

Miami explained that she went through periods when she struggled emotionally while facing constant opinions and criticism about her music.

Rather than sitting around with those thoughts, she says she tried to keep herself busy.

Miami would book studio sessions whenever she felt herself slipping into a darker place because making music allowed her to get out of the house, surround herself with people and focus on something she loved.

Still, she admitted that some days became extremely difficult, including times when she stayed in bed crying.

Miami also acknowledged that she initially struggled with figuring out how to handle the amount of criticism coming her way as she tried to establish her identity outside City Girls.

“Spend Dat” Changed The Momentum

Things started looking much different after “Spend Dat” caught fire.

The single became a viral success and climbed to No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Miami one of the biggest moments of her solo career.

But Miami says reaching this point required her to trust the process and continue working even when public reaction made that difficult.

Her upcoming documentary could give fans a much deeper look into that period and show the difference between what people saw online and what Miami experienced privately while rebuilding her career.

For Miami, the success of “Spend Dat” represents more than a hit record. It arrived after a period when she questioned herself, dealt with intense criticism and had to keep pushing forward even when she didn’t feel her best.

Now she says she’s in a happier place — and she wants people to understand exactly what it took to get there.