City Girls’ JT has officially received her first gold plaque as a solo artist. She shared the news on Instagram on September 24, 2024, posting a photo with the plaque for her single Okay. The track was featured on JT's debut mixtape, City Cinderella, released in July 2024.
Along with surpassing 500,000 in equivalent sales, the song has also garnered over 4 billion streams, according to HipHopdx. The photo was captioned:
“What was said⁉️ oh, OKAY”
She was awarded the gold plaque in Los Angeles by Quality Control’s Pierre “P” Thomas and Kevin “Coach K” Lee. Reportedly, several publications praised her City Cinderella project. As per TMZ, the song draws inspiration from rapper Jeezy's classic Trap or Die.
Essence praised City Cinderella in their review, highlighting its blend of contemporary and nostalgic elements, merging classic Miami influences with modern sounds. Billboard also commended the project, calling it an impressive statement for the next phase of JT’s career.
On the charts, City Cinderella landed at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums and debuted at No. 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop charts. While speaking to Interview magazine about her career goals, she said,
“I know I can crush and I know I can dominate if I sort things out right. We have it so good in the industry that nothing can stop us from making it if we just apply ourselves. It’s no label exec—we don’t have tryouts to be rappers no more. So it’s like, why not?”
JT and Yung Miami mutually agreed to part ways, leading to the City Girls split
According to Complex, JT’s debut mixtape revealed various aspects of her artistry that aren't always highlighted on a City Girls album. This was evident on the track Intro (Hope), where she reflected on the struggles of growing up in the Yams.
Other standout moments included Uncle Al, where she embraced her Miami roots by sampling DJ Uncle Al’s Mix It Up, and the lead single Okay, which dominated the nightlife scene for months earlier this year. While talking about her and Yung Miami’s decision to part ways from City Girls, JT said,
“I think it made sense for both of us. I really feel like it just made sense for us and it was no hard feelings. I'm like Tina Turner, I’m still a City Girl. I need my name. That's the biggest thing about me, I can't ever get away from being a City Girl.”
She continued by saying,
“A person going to call me that no matter where I'm at. It is just like “JT from the City Girls.” But I feel like it just made so much sense for both of us in the direction that we was going and things that we were focusing on. It wasn't no hard feelings about it, we saw it coming.”
JT expressed that true success went beyond just financial wealth. She values the inner peace she felt waking up and going to bed with a sense of happiness. She acknowledged that many people lacked that kind of peace. Despite describing herself as chaotic in the past, she felt a sense of calm, comparing it to feeling light as a feather.
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