Yung Miami: Beyond the Persona

Summary

Keep It Positive, Sweetie – "Yung Miami: Beyond the Persona"
Podcast Host: Crystal Renee Hayslett | Guest: Caresha (Yung Miami)
Date: May 18, 2026

Episode Overview

In this powerful live episode from the Black Effect Podcast Festival, host Crystal Renee Hayslett welcomes Caresha, better known as Yung Miami, for a wide-ranging and unfiltered conversation. The discussion explores Yung Miami’s journey from City Girls rapper to cultural influencer, her transition into podcasting and acting, the importance of self-authenticity, overcoming adversity, motherhood, creative process, and her vision for her next chapter. Throughout, both women keep it real, offering inspiration, hard-earned wisdom, and memorable moments that uplift and empower.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Breaking the Ice & Embracing Nervousness

• [03:02] Crystal sets the stage at the Black Effect Podcast Festival, calling Yung Miami “unapologetic, confident, and real.”
• [04:39] Yung Miami admits nerves: “This is my first time being live as a guest, so I'm a little nervous.”
• [04:49] Crystal reassures her: “Don't be nervous. I wanna know before we get started. How are you doing?”

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2. “Caresha Live” – Quick-Fire Questions

• [05:16] Dating advice:
  • Yung Miami: “Do whatever makes you happy. And that's my dating advice.”
• [05:46] Go-to meal on Live:
  • “I'll make some honey baked chicken, rice, and asparagus.”
• [05:59] On being unfiltered:
  • “Every time I go live, I'd be like, girl, you gotta start going live.”
• [06:10] Crystal: "But that is what people love about you. They love your authenticity."

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3. Stepping Into Podcasting

• [06:48] Why enter podcasting?
  • “My personality... I ask a lot of questions... why not take it on a bigger form?”
• [07:10] Did you need convincing?
  • “No, somebody taught me into it... You ask good questions.”
• [07:27] What her podcast gives vs. music:
  • “It just put me in my own lane, and it just made me special... a bigger voice for the culture.”

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4. Power of Authentic Connection

• [07:50] On creating a safe space:
  • “Every person that I interview... they always tell me, like, my energy just gives a safe space. How they felt safe with me.”
• [08:38] Change in self-awareness:
  • “I never knew, like, how much I connect with people, because performing in front of a crowd and, like, really sitting there having a conversation with somebody is different.”

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5. Ownership, Branding, and Aspirations

• [09:07] On business and ownership:
  • “It's like owning a house and renting a house... Ownership is very important.”
• [09:39] Long-term vision:
  • “It's like a baby I gave birth... I want to go on tour. I want to do live interviews, and I want to just continue to grow it.”
• [10:08] Hardest lessons:
  • “Everything about it. Yeah, this is tiring.”

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6. Creating the Podcast: Hard Work & Creative Direction

• [10:18] Production load:
  • “I was doing two [episodes] a day... But it's like, for me, I want to do two looks, two wigs... It's a whole production.”
• [13:10] Her hands-on approach:
  • “I'm a creative director. I literally create, direct everything I do. Like, nothing is moving without me because I always have a vision.”

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7. Beyond the Box: Carving Her Own Path

• [14:45] Finding her power:
  • “People really, really connect with me outside of... being a public figure.”
• [15:12] On being boxed in:
  • “Every time somebody tell me I can't do something, I do it. I'm like, one of God's favorite. Like, when they say no, he be like, in another one. In another one. Now you at bmf. Now you doing this. Now you're doing that.”
• [16:06] Entering her solo era:
  • “I need new energy, a new frequency, you know, just positive, just happy, just focusing on me.”

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8. Creative Process & New Music

• [16:51] Artistic control:
  • “They can understand me now as a solo artist, as an individual choice.”
• [17:00] How she creates:
  • “I'm a moody. I'm so moody... I just go with the flow.”
• [18:01] On her upcoming album:
  • “Fire.”
• [18:12] Performing vs. recording:
  • “Both... When I'm in the studio, I be having fun because, like, I'm in there... it's my safe space.”
• [18:45] Tapping into her alter ego:
  • “I gotta play some music that make me feel good, take me a shot, have me a drink, put on my wig, get my makeup done, look nice in it's on... It's on tonight.”

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9. On Public Perception & Maintaining Inner Peace

• [22:29] What people don’t hear:
  • “I don't know. And I really don't care. I'm just so over people... I'm all about protecting my peace. And I'm like, I'm in my 30s now, and I just want to feel good.”
• [23:41] Facing industry pressures:
  • “It's a lot. And especially being a woman, it's a lot. ... You gotta have a voice. You gotta have a mind. You gotta be strong. You have to be vocal.”

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10. Fashion, Identity, and Family Influence

• [24:42] Style inspiration:
  • “My mom...she always kept me in the ladies. And she was the one that taught me what fashion is.”
• [25:20] Fashion as expression:
  • “I'm not gonna lie. Because when it comes to fashion, I really feel like I got my look. Like, I just give sexy. I'm gonna give you a two piece. I'm gonna give you a bodysuit, and I'm gonna get a body.”

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11. Overcoming Adversity: Childhood & Family

• [26:55] On her upbringing:
  • “I had kind of like, a pretty normal childhood until my mom went to prison. I had to raise her kids, but I feel like that's what made me the woman I am today.”
• [27:45] Resilience & strength:
  • “I'm proud of, like, where I came from, because it built this woman who I am today. And I don't care how many sticks, stones get thrown at me. You can't break me.”
• [28:03] On missing her youth:
  • “I'm glad that my, I was able to raise my mom kids and they didn't have to split up and go here and go there... it's like I'm living my life now.”

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12. Motherhood & Staying Grounded

• [29:03] Staying grounded:
  • “How I stay grounded is hearing my kids call me mommy... my kids and my family. I gotta just...I gotta get this out the hood, baby. For real?”
• [29:40] Balancing motherhood & career:
  • “I got a great support system. So now my mama got my kids... As long as my kids safe, I'm fine.”

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13. Faith, Grace, and Manifestation

• [30:45] Faith through hardship:
  • “Let me just breathe. Because God always got me… right when I feel like I want to give up, he show up every time... Sometimes you got to give yourself grace.”
• [32:09] Advice for others:
  • “Keep your head up, keep going, pray about it... let me speak positivity into me. So whenever I be negative, I have to correct myself. Stop... I like to manifest. So I manifest a lot.”
• [32:41] Manifesting:
  • “A successful, peaceful life... retire soon... be at peace with my kids. Travel the world with my kids.”

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14. Self-Care, Boundaries, & Burnout

• [33:27] Go-to coping mechanism:
  • “I go to sleep... I'm asleep through the bullshit. Wake me up tomorrow... I'm going to sleep. I'm gonna deal with that shit tomorrow... every day you wake up, it'll be a new day.”
• [34:59] Setting boundaries:
  • Crystal: "No is a complete sentence."
  • Yung Miami: “Boundaries come with maturity... Now, it's absolutely not. Right. I don't care. I don't care how you feel... go write a book about it. Bye.”

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15. The Future & Legacy

• [35:45] Would she write a book?
  • “Maybe. But it's going to be spicy though. I got a lot of stories to tell now.”
• [36:34] What’s next?
  • “I just dropped a new song yesterday. It's called Spin It... I got an album coming this summer.”
• [37:02] On people-pleasing:
  • “Being a people pleaser get you nowhere... you got to make yourself happy first. Then them.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Every time somebody tell me I can't do something, I do it. I'm like, one of God's favorite. Like, when they say no, He be like, in another one.” – Yung Miami [15:12]

• “I'm not going to lie. How I stay grounded is hearing my kids call me mommy.” – Yung Miami [29:03]

• “Let me just breathe. Because God always got me. It been times where I want to give up. And right when I feel like I want to give up, He show up every time.” – Yung Miami [30:45]

• “I go to sleep. Listen, baby, I'm asleep through the bullshit. Wake me up tomorrow. I don't give a fuck. I'm going to sleep.” – Yung Miami [33:27]

• “You got to make yourself happy first. You gotta be happy... Then them.” – Yung Miami [37:20–37:28]

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Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | 03:02 | Live audience intro, festival excitement, Yung Miami intro| | 05:16 | Quick-fire Q&A ("Caresha Live" segment) | | 06:48 | Yung Miami’s podcasting journey, inspiration | | 09:07 | Ownership, business, creative control | | 11:03 | The impact of podcasting – moving beyond entertainment | | 13:10 | Hands-on creative process, exhaustion and passion | | 15:12 | On breaking out of the box, faith over obstacles | | 16:06 | Entering solo era; energy shift, new projects | | 17:00 | Creative process as a solo artist | | 18:45 | Tapping into her stage persona ("alter ego") | | 22:29 | On public perception and peace | | 24:42 | Fashion influence, mom’s inspiration | | 26:55 | Childhood, resilience, raising siblings | | 29:03 | Motherhood, family, how she stays grounded | | 30:45 | Deepening faith, needing grace, pressing on | | 32:09 | Advice for those struggling, manifestation | | 33:27 | Sleep as self-care, boundaries | | 35:45 | Would she write a book? | | 36:34 | Upcoming projects, new music | | 37:20 | True happiness comes from within, not people-pleasing |

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Takeaways & Episode Tone

Throughout the episode, Yung Miami is candid, energetic, and endearingly frank, encouraging listeners to live authentically, protect their peace, and never let society or the industry box them in. She and Crystal balance humor, realness, and warmth, making this live show both motivating and refreshingly relatable for anyone chasing passion, purpose, or personal growth.

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For more on Yung Miami, stream her new single "Spin It," watch her videos, and look out for her upcoming album and the relaunch of "Caresha Please."

Transcript

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

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[Caresha (Young Miami)]

What's going on?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Wow. We live today. How y' all feeling? Good. Do I have some sweeties in the house? I love y' all so much. Y'. All. I am so excited to be back at the Black Effect Podcast festival this year. As a cousin, have you guys been listening to Keep It Posit Sweetie on the Black Effect Podcast network? Yeah. Well, I'm excited today. This Next guest is someone who has built her voice completely on her own terms. She is unapologetic, confident, and real. Watching her evolve from music to culture and creating a platform where people are not just watching her, but they're really connecting with her. From Karisha. Please. To acting. To thriving businesses. Businesses as in plural. Because this is handling her business. Okay. Now stepping into her own solo era, this new chapter, and from everything we're seeing, this is her most authentic yet. Beyond all of that, she is building something bigger than just moments. She is building legacy. Can y' all please stand to your feet? Everybody get up and give a very warm ATL welcome to my girl, Young Miami. Yes. Honey, you look so beautiful.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Atl, what's up?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I hope y' all came to have a good time. Cause I did.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

We are gonna have some fun. Listen, this is my first time being live here at Black Effect, so I'm excited.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

This is my first time being live as a guest, so I'm a little nervous.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Tell her, y'.

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All.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

She in good hands, right?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm a little nervous. A little nervous.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Don't be nervous. I wanna know before we get started. How are you doing?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm doing good. How you doing?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I'm good. I'm tired, girl. I'm filming right now.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Me too.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Listen, we working.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I know. That's right. Black girl magic.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's right. That is right. So we gonna break the ice with something you are very comfortable with.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Okay.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

You know how you used to go live on Instagram? Yeah. You would just talk about whatever was on your mind. You would answer questions. Uh, so we gonna do our own version of Caresha Live.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Ooh.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

All right, so all I want you to do is say the first thing that comes to your mind. Your first real reaction. A fan asked for dating advice. What do you tell them?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I don't like to give dating advice because I feel like, as individuals, we all like what we like. And what may work for me may not work for y'. All. So do whatever makes you happy. And that's my dating advice.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's good advice, right? Do what makes you happy. Okay. You are cooking your go to meal on Live. What is it that you're cooking right now?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'll make some honey baked chicken, rice, and asparagus. Ooh.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

We coming to Carisha's for dinner, y'. All. What's one time that you went on live and when you got off, you said to yourself, ooh, I probably shouldn't

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

have said that all the time? My mouth is unfiltered. Every time I go live, I'd be like, girl, you gotta start going live.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

But that is what people love about you. They love your authenticity. They love that you are unapologetically yourself now. I think that's what's drawn so many people to you outside of your artist career.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Thank you.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

So we love that. And speaking of your carefree energy, I'm sure that is what set you up for your hit show. Caresha, please, y'. All. Did y' all know that she had over 45 million plus views on YouTube, 9 million social media followers, a BET award winner. You are doing all the things. A lot of people are here because they're interested in getting into the podcast space. I want to know what made you step into podcasting in the first place?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I think, you know, just my personality.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Like, going to live. It was kind of like, you should do a podcast because you are very entertaining. You ask a lot of questions. Because whenever I meet somebody, I ask a lot of questions. That's good. I interview people a lot, so it's like, why not take it on a bigger form and do a podcast?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. Now, did somebody have to talk you into it or was this your idea?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

No, somebody taught me into it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That was the same for me because I really wasn't ready to open up.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

No, someone really was like, you should get a podcast. You act, you ask good questions. And I was like, okay, why not?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Come on. I love that. What did having your own platform give you that music did not.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I think music give me a voice, but I think that, like, having my podcast, it just separated me. It just put me in my own lane, and it just made me special. I think that it just made me be a bigger voice for the culture.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. Yeah. And it has. I love that. Was there ever a moment that you realized that people really connecting to you not just for what you did, but, like, actually caresha?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I think that more when every person that I interview on the show, they all open up to me. They all was like, I never did this before. I never told nobody this, or I never had this conversation. I was just like, but you're doing it with me. And they always tell me, like, my energy just give a safe space how they felt safe with me. So I think that, like, probably after my third interview, I was like, oh, these people really feel comfortable with me. And they made me feel really good about myself.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

You have a very calming spirit. I just met her for the first time backstage, and immediately it was like, you have a very Peaceful energy. I love that.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I mean, I'm a lady. I'm a woman, you know,

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I'm a lady. I love that. Did podcasting change how you saw your inner voice and the influence that you have?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah, because before, I'm not gonna lie, I was like, I'm really good at this. I never knew, like, how much I connect with people, because performing in front of a crowd and, like, really sitting there having a conversation with somebody is different for sure.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Now, a lot of people see the clips, they see everything on the outside, but they don't see what it takes to make it all happen. There is a business behind podcasting, so I want to ask you, what did you learn about ownership and control when you started your podcast?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I would say it's like this. It's like owning a house and renting a house.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Come on.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

When you own a house, you could sell your house. When you rent a house, you can't sell it because you're reading it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Right?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

So ownership is very important. Like owning your house, you can always, you know, build it up and sell it. It's worth something. But when you just renting it, you paying somebody else mortgage.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Right.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

And that's. That's how I look at it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. Now, is this something that you got into it knowing this is a business? This is your image and your likeness? This is something that could turn into something bigger. What are your aspirations for the podcast?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

My inspiration for the podcast is continue to grow it. It's like a baby I gave birth. I gotta build it up, raise it, get it at a place where I sent it off to college and graduating. Like, now we're here. So I think, you know, starting it, building the foundation, I want to keep it going. I want to go on tour. I want to do, you know, live interviews, and I want to just continue to grow it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I can't wait to see that. You're going to kill it, sis. Now, what is something about the business side that surprised you, where you were like, ooh, I didn't know all this was going on in this space.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Everything about it. Yeah, this is tiring.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Listen, let's talk about that. Do you, like, bat shoot, like, where you shoot, like, multiple episodes in a day, or do you, like, do one at a time?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I was doing two a day at one. For my second season, I was doing two at a day. But it's like, for me, I want to do two looks, two wigs. Like, I want to Production. Yes, it's a whole production. And it's also, you Gotta study. You gotta study. The person that's coming on your podcast, you gotta know a lot about them. It's just a lie. It's a lot of time, you know, that you're putting into this.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that because it is a form of journalism. You have to know the person, know about them, so you can carry on the conversation.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Right?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's so true. People don't see the prep work that goes into these interviews. We don't just sit down on the chairs on the. What's your name? Right. Hey, girl. So let's chat. It's not that at all. Was there ever a moment in your podcast where you felt like, wow, this is bigger than just entertainment. I'm changing lives.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

The first time I sat down and filmed my first episode, I was like, wow. But when I did season two, and it was just like, a whole big production, I had, like, it was just so much going on. I'm looking around like, this, mine. This caresha. This me. This. The little girl from Opelaka, I think, you know, just transitioning out of music. Cause people love to box me in and just be like, you're a rapper. You can't do this and you can't do that. You can't do that. So when I did my first episode and I saw the edit, I said, mama, I made it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. I know you had a bunch of amazing guests, but out of everyone and not slighting anyone, who was your favorite? And if you can't name it one, you can give me three.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Your top three. I'm gonna say Kevin Gates. Kevin Gates brought the energy. And I also feel like he set the tone. Like, he literally set the tone for Caresha Please. Because he came and nothing was off limits. Like, he was answering everything. He was like, I don't give a. My second favorite person was she Herbo in my third person. I like the Summer Walker.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Love summer. Yeah. You're one with G. Herbo went viral.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yes. Because he interviewed me. He put me back in the hot seat. I'm like, hey, this. By this my podcast. I'm the one that's interviewing, not you.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Right. He tried to turn them tables real quick. I also want to know, are you thinking about relaunching it? We would love to see it come back because it's been a while. We want. Don't we want to know, y'. All.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Carisha please is coming. It never left. Yeah. You know, sometimes you have to, like, reset. Yeah, you gotta reset. You gotta have a vision. You gotta clean up. And sometimes you Gotta clean up the house. So I got an episode coming real, real soon.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Ah, we excited about that. Y' all ready for that job? Yes. Now, how involved are you in the creative? Me? I'm involved in every single thing, from what I'm wearing to how my hair is, makeup, the guests, the set, everything. How hands on are you?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm a creative. I'm a creative director. I literally kind of create, direct. Everything I do. Like, nothing is moving without me because I always have a vision, like, I know what I want. I'm a girl that knows what I want. In my business, personal life, relationship, this is my life. So I'm the one that's driving my car. I know what. When I get in a car, I know my destination. So I operate everything I love.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I'm the same way. Now, do you ever feel like that gets exhausting it do.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Because it'd be like, girl, let somebody else do is exhausting. But I'm very passionate. You know, I feel like this. We only get one life. You only get one chance, and it's this my chance. And I'm not playing around. Like, I'm not. I'm not. I'm gonna take advantage of this. I'm not gonna sit and play around. And I'm a person. I get up early, I go out, I be up at 8 o'.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Clock.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

They lock you up.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah, yeah, get up. I love that. On the way here, I was answering some questions on Instagram and someone asked me, how do I keep my passion alive? And I said, I don't keep it alive. It keeps me alive. And talking about when something is a passion, it's the thing that's driving you, so you. You just keep going. I love that because you.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

You love it like this, your job, and it's like, you gotta. You gotta want it for yourself. You know, you. You. Nobody can't want it but you. So that's how I look at it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah, I love that. Now, what did the first run the podcast teach you that you didn't expect about yourself?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I guess I'm a say I'm a safe space, that people really love me. People really connect with me. It taught me that people really, really connect with me outside of, like, being a public figure, like, as a person on a personal level.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah. You talked about being boxed in and how people try to box you in because you are a public figure. We were introduced to you through rap. How do you break out of that box and let people know, hey, I'm not a monolith. I can do all the things.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Every time somebody tell me I can't do something, I do it. I'm like, one of God's favorite. Like, when they say no, he be like, in another one. In another one. Now you at bmf. Now you doing this. Now you're doing that. So I think that it's like, I don't even look at it no more. It's just like, my God got me.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Big God.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

It's like, watch this. Yes, watch this.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. I love that. Now, we met you through City Girls, and now you are walking into your solo era, and you're saying this is the most authentic that people have seen you because this is your time. How did you know that it was time to go solo? And how are you walking into that space? I know sometimes, like, even for me, I'm on Sisters, which is an ensemble cast with a lot of women. And then I got my spin off show, which is just me and my love interest. I didn't have that support of all the girls, and it was a different time navigating that space. How are you walking into this new era?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I need new energy, a new frequency, you know, just positive, just happy, just focusing on me. I think that when you focus on yourself, that's when you're the best version of yourself. Because it's like when you in a group, it's like being in a relationship sometimes. I don't always see eye to eye. And it's just like when you finally leave that relationship, it's like, damn, my hair getting longer, my skin glowing. Because you focusing on yourself.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Right.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

So that's how I look at it. I'm focused on myself.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. So what are you loving about this new creative process as you're working on this new project?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I love that people get to see me as an individual now. They know, like, okay, the songs that I pick, the beat selections, my visuals, the content that I'm creating, they can understand me now as a solo artist, as an individual choice. Yeah.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

What is your creative process like? Like, take us to the moment when you feel, like, I'm ready to start a new album, to getting in the studio and creating. What is your process like?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm not gonna lie. I'm a moody. I'm so moody. I don't know. However, I wake up that day, it's how I feel. But most of the time, I wake up in a good mood. I wake up. I just like the vibe. I need, like, time to think. I need time to get myself together. Like, I need to Wake up and I need to think. It's like, give me a minute. Let me. Today, Tuesday, it's 3:00'. Clock. Okay, let me just. Let me just digest this real quick. And then I go with the flow.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. So when you get in the studio and you're picking the songs and you're creating, are you going off your real life experiences? Are you, like, waiting to see if something really resonates with your soul?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah, it's. I just go off of, like, whatever mood I'm in. Like, if I'm in the studio and I'm just sitting there, I'm like, play this song for me real quick or pull up a song and then I gotta hear some music. And I'm like, okay, I'm in this bag. I want to go high tempo. I want to go, you know, mellow. I want to do this, I want to do that. So it depends on my mood.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Okay. Is there anything that you can let us know what to expect from this new album?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Fire.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Come on, drop some fire in the chat. She said fire. I love that. Now, do you enjoy being live on stage, performing, or being in the booth?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Both.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Really?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I enjoy both.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's good. I feel like the songwriting process and the recording process is therapeutic. Is that like that for you?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah. When I'm in the studio, I be having fun because, like, I'm in there. I feel like it's my safe space.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Like I'm just in here. Like, I'm working. It's like I'm at work. So I be having fun, but then when I'm on stage, I'm like, I'm with the people now. It's time to connect. It's time to put on the show.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes. I love that. How do you turn that on? I'm interested. Are you like Beyonce, where you have Sasha Fierce and then Karisha? You know how you have an alter ego?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I got alter ego. Yeah.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

How do you tap into that? How do you tap into your alter ego?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I gotta play some music that make me feel good, Take me a shot, have me a drink, put on my wig, get my makeup done, look nice in its own.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

It's almost like getting into character. Cuz you act as well.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

So like, once you get into character, she just kind of.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I let myself in the mirror. I be like, it's on tonight.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

You got to give yourself a pep talk sometimes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

It's on tonight.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yes, it's me again. And we prepped.

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[Caresha (Young Miami)]

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[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

about you do you think that people never really hear About?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I don't know. And I really don't care. Like, I just. I'm just so over people. What they think, what they know about me, what they don't know. I don't care.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

So there's nothing that.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

It's just like. Just love me for who you know me, period. Like, I don't. I don't care about what they don't know. What they do know, what they think. I love the people that support me, of course. Like, I love my supporters, but I'm over, like, caring what people think and being a people pleaser because you cannot please nobody. And that would drive you crazy.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Come on.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

And I'm all about protecting my peace.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

And I'm like, I'm in my 30s now, and I just want to feel good. Life is about feeling good. Life is short. It's short. It's very short. So I'm just pouring into me. I just want to grow, evolve, and just have fun. I don't care about what people think about me. I don't care.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. Was there ever a point?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Thank you.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Clock it. Two fingers. Was there ever a time, kind of, for me, like, when I was thrust into this industry, I wasn't ready for all that came with it, you know? And it's. A lot of people don't understand how heavy the crown can really be, you know? And was there ever a moment where you were like, man, this is a lot.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm not gonna lie. It been a lot since I got on the scenes. Like you said, behind the scenes, it's a lot. And especially being a woman, it's a lot. It's so much. But it's like, you gotta. You know, that's what life about. You gotta like it come with punches. You gotta learn how to roll with the punches. You gotta stand for something because you gonna fall for anything. You gotta have a voice.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

You gotta have a mind. You have to be strong. You have to be vocal. You gotta have a team around you. So I think that, like, once I really, really got in the industry, I was like, I see what people be talking about. But one thing about me, I was born and raised in Opelaka, and I ain't going for nothing.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

No, that's right. I love that. Listen, she is so unapologetic about who she is, and I love that. Let's get into this fashion, okay? Cause sis is always fly. I want to know, like, how did your style evolve? Where did it come from? Because I feel like girls in Florida have their own style. Own Energy. Where did that come from?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

My mom.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

For real.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

My mom have always been my inspiration. She just always was like, fly. Always dressing me up. She thought I was her little baby doll. So she always kept me in the ladies. And she was the one that taught me what fashion is, you know, how, like, you. I have a daughter, so she always see me in hair and makeup or glam. She was like, mommy, you look so cute. I want to wear heels. I want to do my makeup. I want to do this. So I say, my mom, she inspired, like, my style.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. Do you ever feel like people look at your fashion and think that's what defines you? Yeah. How do you feel about that?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I love it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Because she said, yeah, I love it.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm not gonna lie. Because when it comes to fashion, I really feel like I got my look. Like, I just give sexy. I'm gonna give you a two piece. I'm gonna give you a bodysuit, and I'm gonna get a body. If people always say that and I'm like, I'm glad they know my style.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes. I feel like you have a style where like, oh, that's. Karisha will wear that.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Like, that's right.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. That's fire. And I love also that you don't care about what other people think. You know, like, it's like, if I like it, I like it. I've been like that since I was a kid. My mom would be like, I don't like them. Like, I do. I just never cared. But I've always been into fashion. Could we ever see, like, a line from you? I know you have your merch line, but would you ever do, like, a fashion line?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I've been thinking about it. I'm really into heels. Like, I'm a heel girl. I love heels. Like, I wear heels. If I could wear heels to the gym, I will. Are you saying I just love a sexy shoe? Like so?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah, I love that. I don't listen. What? Listen. I have to wear heels all the time on set. So the minute I can put on a sneaker or a flat, I'm like, give it to me.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I love it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

My feet be hurting. So people see the success. They see the confidence. We kind of touched on this, but they don't understand all that comes along with it. You have a testimony with your upbringing in itself. You know, helping raise your children. I mean, helping raise your brothers and sisters, and then also being raised in Miami. Tell me about your childhood and what that was like coming up.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I had kind of like, A pretty normal childhood until my mom went to prison. I had to raise her kids, but I feel like that's what made me the woman I am today. That's why I'm unbreakable, because I don't went through the hardship at a young age, and it built character in me.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yep.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

So that's why I'm like, I'm the woman who I am today because of, you know, my upbringing. And I love it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's good.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I needed that. Cuz you got to have, like, you got to be strong these days. And a lot of people are not strong. Like, a lot of people mentally are going through it, and they don't have nobody to talk to. They don't know how to overcome it, you know, and it's. It's. It's hard. And some people don't know how to get through life. And I'm just proud of, like, where I came from, because it built this woman who I am today. And I don't care how many sticks, stones get thrown at me. You can't break me.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's right. I love that they are here for it. Now. I've heard your story, and I know it resonates with a lot of people as a child having to go through that. Was there ever moments where you're like, dang, like, I just want to be a kid. I just want to do what I want to do.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I mean, I was like 20 in my. In my mid-20s, so I didn't ever look at it like that because I feel like I was. I. I was glad that I was able to do that for my mom. Like, I'm glad that my. I was able to raise my mom kids and they didn't have to spend split up and go here and go there. So I look at it as a blessing. It's like I'm living my life now.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes, you are.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm having fun now. I'm taking care of my mom, taking care of my brothers, my sisters. Like, I don't look at it like that.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

It is what it is. That's a blessing. Big blessing. I love that. You should be proud. Yes. You really should. I like her. I love that. Thank you.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Thank you.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes. I know a lot of people in the audience are wanting to get into this world. The entertainment industry, podcasting, music. Is there anything that you could tell us about how you stay grounded and what they can look forward to or not look forward to if they really want to get into this?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm not going to lie. How I stay grounded is hearing My kids call me mommy. Whenever my kids say mommy, you got to keep going. You got these kids, like, it's my family. I just feel like I gotta just. That's how I stay grounded. Like, everything else is noise for my kids and my family. I gotta keep going. I gotta get this money. I gotta get this out the hood, baby. For real?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

For real. They always say hearing mama will humble you. It's like, oh, I got a responsibility. Yes. And I'm sure that's something that you look forward to.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah. I love my kids, love my family.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that being a mother. How do you balance it all because you're so busy?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I got a great support system. So now my mama got my kids.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Come on now. See how that work?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

So that made me feel good. And I'm at peace knowing that my kids is somewhere comfortable with my mom. They good, they fed, they got, they in a. They comfortable, they safe. I could do whatever I want to do. As long as my kids safe, I'm fine.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. And that's very important. A lot of that's another thing that people should think about when they're wanting to get into this industry. Because it does pull you into so many different directions.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yes.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

You need that support system. It is so important. The right team. We talked about having the right team, but family and making sure you have the right people around you.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

You gotta have the right people around you because this industry will break you if you don't have the right people around you. You go end up in the middle of the ocean by yourself.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's a word. No for sure. As you're growing closer to God, has there been instances where you're like, where you felt like this is between me and him? Because I feel like that. I get that all the time. Like, this is not your relationship. This is us.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

No, every. I feel like every day I wake up, I promise, I be like, you know what? Let me just breathe. Because God always got me. It been times where I want to give up. And right when I feel like I want to give up, he show up every time. Every time. So it's like sometimes you got to give yourself grace. You gotta give yourself grace. Like, you gotta give yourself grace. So I just think that whenever I'm just being hard on myself, I'm like, God, be like, girl, come on, baby girl, I got you.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

He always does, though.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I feel like every day I wake up, it's between me and him.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

That's the same.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I don't do nothing without God. I wake up and Praise God. Go to sleep. Praise God. Like, I. I love that.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Come on, y', all, give it up. I love that. I know that we go through hardships. We go through different circumstances, and people look at our lives and be like, man, I want that. Has there ever been moments where all you had to lean on was your faith?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yes.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah. Yes. Yes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I don't think nobody in life ain't never had to depend on their faith. Yes. Yeah. I be fighting for my life every other day.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Life hard it is if there's someone out there right now that is trying to figure it out and they feel like that's all they have. Do you have any advice for them?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Keep your head up, keep going, pray about just. You gotta believe. Like, sometimes when I just be like, this ain't gonna work. I'll be like, why? I'm being negative. It's. Instead of being positive. Like, let me be positive. Let me think. Let me speak positivity into me. So whenever I be negative, I have to correct myself. Stop. Yeah, let's say this gonna work. Let's say this gonna happen. So I like to manifest. So I manifest a lot.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. What are some things that you're manifesting right now that you want to happen?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

A successful, peaceful life. Like, I just want to, like, for real, for real, for real. Retire soon. Like, I don't. I just want to be at peace with my kids. Like, I want to travel the world. My kids. I don't want to be an entertainer because they get tiring. Like, these people will. They will really, like, drive you into a mental state.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Like, it's a lot to deal with. You know, we human and we go through personal. We got kids, we got family, and it's like, gotta deal with these people. And then the. I got going on home. It's too much to deal with. So I just want a successful, peaceful life. I want to give my kids everything I didn't have, and I just want to live my life.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. What do you do in those moments where this is a lot? How do you pour back into caresha? Because you give a lot.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I go to sleep. Listen, baby, I'm asleep through the bullshit. Wake me up tomorrow. I don't give a fuck. I'm going to sleep. You call me with bad news. I'm like, baby, I'm going to go to sleep. Wake me up tomorrow, I gotta take a nap. And hey, I'm. I sleep through the. I'm telling you, I go to sleep. I just be waking up for real, like, I go to sleep. Like, I gotta go to sleep. Like I'm gonna give me a nap. I'm gonna go to sleep. I'm going to sleep. I'm gonna deal with that shit tomorrow. Because it'd be a new day. Every day you wake up, it'll be a new day. And it's like being in the heat of a moment, you know, it's very important. Like bad news is in the heat of a moment, something happened. I'm going to sleep. I'm out.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Nighttime self care, going to sleep. I'm gonna tell y' all something. I will take a nap in a minute. I'm like, y' all give me a second. 15 minutes and I'm back. But I gotta go to sleep. And there's times where like tomorrow, that's my day off, I'm gonna sleep. I can't. I had to like literally write those days in sometimes. Cause our schedules get so busy.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

And I. Sometimes I feel like the months are flying and I'm like, when is the last time I had just a minute? So I had to like literally say, hey, these are my blackout dates. Don't call me, don't, don't book nothing.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

One thing, I'm asleep. Even if it's for five minutes, an hour, 30 minutes, I am going to sleep. Wake me up when it's over. Y' all go deal with that shit. I can't do it. I just can't. I can't.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I love that. And you have to have boundaries. Let's talk about boundaries. I think that is one of the main ways to survive in this industry is to set real boundaries with people and be like, no. I learned that no is a complete sentence.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I don't have to do it if I don't want to. If I'm tired, the answer is no.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I think that boundaries come maturity because I wasn't never this mature to say no now. It's absolutely not right. I don't care. I don't care how you feel. Like cuz at one point in my life I cared about how people feel or how they felt. So it's like, I'mma just do it. Cuz I don't want them to feel like this. I'mma just do it now. I don't care. Babe.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Go write a book about it. Bye.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Speaking of book, would you ever write a book?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I don't know.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I don't know.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Maybe. But it's going to be spicy though.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Oh, I know, honey.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I got a lot of stories to tell now.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

It's going to be a page turner. They're going to be like, I read this book in eight hours.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Like, I don't know if I would ever write a book. I don't know.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I get asked that all the time. And I'm like, I don't know. Because sometimes I feel like, for me, personally, like, the things that would probably sell would also impact other people, and I respect other people. And I'm like, I don't know if I want to write about everything, you know? So I get that. Yeah, yeah.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

She's like, write the book.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I want to ask you before we get out of here. What. What else do you have coming up? We know you have a solo project. Is there anything else we can look out for? Any new acting projects that you can tease?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

So I just dropped a new song yesterday. It's called Spin It. I don't know if y' all heard or not, but I'm gonna need y' all to go download it, stream it, and let me know what y' all think. Watch my video. It's on YouTube. And I got an album coming this summer.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

We cannot wait. Listen, I'm so proud of you. I'm proud of you for being unapologetically. You stayed this. You have. I'm telling you, you have a really beautiful spirit.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Thank you.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

And I love how she just don't care. I'm like. Cause I'm a people pleaser sometimes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

You gotta stop that.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

I'm getting better.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Being a people pleaser get you nowhere.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

But, yes, listen. But heartbroken, you know?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

I'm telling you, do not do that. You go look up, and then people gonna be gonna drink you, girl.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Listen. Talk about it. So I'm working on that because I just want to see everyone around me happy.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

But also, you got to make yourself happy first. You gotta be happy.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Oh, I'm very happy.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yeah, but I am.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

You gotta be happy first.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Yes, that's a word.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Then them.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Then them. Yeah, y' all heard it. You then them. Clock it. All right, Karisha. Thank you so much.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Thank you for having me.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Of course.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

We gotta do this again.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Make sure you guys check out Karisha, please, when she gets back on. We're excited about that. Your new song. Stream it, download it, all the things. Play it over and over and over again.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Yes. Play it.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

When is the new video dropping, do you know?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

It dropped yesterday. Friday.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

Oh, perfect.

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Today's Saturday, right?

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

It is. I know, right? What is today?

[Caresha (Young Miami)]

Saturday. Yeah, Saturday. Saturday. Saturday.

[Podcast Host / Interviewer]

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[Caresha (Young Miami)]

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