Yung Miami Deserved BET Hip Hop Media Award, She Defends Against Haters

BYGabriel Bras NevaresPublished on October 26, 2023745 Views

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"Caresha Please" won the accolade for "Best Hip-Hop Platform," and many within and outside of the genre doubted its merit.

Yung Miami caught a lot of shocking and out-of-nowhere flack for her podcast Caresha Please recently, and it's solely because of its success. Moreover, many within and outside of the genre criticized her win at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards for Best Hip-Hop Platform. Some focused on their perception that it's barely rap-focused in favor of pop culture trends, and others just don't like the show at all. Regardless of the reasoning behind it, many folks spoke out against the City Girl getting this accolade. Despite all that backlash, she firmly maintained that her hard work deserved to pay off. During a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, along with JT, the Florida rapper defended her W.

"I just feel like people always saying that I don't deserve stuff," Yung Miami expressed. "I work hard, I deserve everything. When I just did my first live podcast, we in a new time, we in a new generation. I'm bringing something new, so how do I not deserve it?

Yung Miami Stands By Her BET Hip-Hop Award, Says She Deserved It Despite Backlash

"That's how I want to run my show, though," Yung Miami responded to Charlamagne Tha God saying she should release more content. "You just said, you don't like the way I do it. People anticipate my s**t. Yeah, I ain't had nothing to do with that. If that's the case, why ain't I win my VMA? If Diddy bought it, why didn't he buy that award? He can't afford what? I just feel like as a Black woman, people always discredit us. Don't discredit me, I work hard, I'm away from my kids. I deserve everything that's coming to me.

"Yeah, just say that [you're salty, Charlamagne]!" she joked. "God put me here for a reason, I'm only 29. Came from nothing, I deserve that. That s**t be tiring, though. You gotta let the audience grow, let the interview grow. She know that I gotta talk, too. So that's what I was saying, you just said that, we got hookah, we got drinks, y'all ain't got no hookah out here. I would've loved to see The Breakfast Club win." If you want to watch the full interaction, which has a lot more great and important moments, check it out above. Also, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Yung Miami.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares

Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.