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City Girls

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City Girls were a Miami hip-hop duo, Yung Miami and JT, active from 2017 to 2024, known for the mixtape Period (2018), the albums Girl Code (2018), City on Lock (2020) and RAW (2023), and their feature on Drake’s “In My Feelings”.

Background

Yung Miami and JT, both from Miami, formed City Girls and signed with Quality Control Music. Their debut mixtape Period (May 2018) reached No. 16 on Heatseekers Albums and placed 26th on Rolling Stone’s 2018 list of the best hip-hop albums. In July 2018 they featured on Drake’s “In My Feelings”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100.

Releases

Girl Code (November 2018) debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard 200, with the singles “Twerk” featuring Cardi B and “Act Up” reaching the Hot 100 top 30. City on Lock followed in June 2020, and the previously unreleased “Twerkulator” went viral on TikTok in 2021 before its official release in May. RAW came out in October 2023, and in June 2024 the duo confirmed they were parting ways to pursue solo careers.

The group received BET Awards and Billboard Music Awards nominations and won a BET Social Award for “Issa Wave”.

Where to start

Girl Code is the best-known album. The featured video, “Act Up”, is on their VEVO channel.

Featured video: “Act Up” on City Girls’ VEVO channel.

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Last reviewed: 26 October 2026 · Edited by Hristo D. T. Information about their private lives is deliberately left out.

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