JT wants to become the Black Britney Spears, and she is making it clear that her solo vision is much bigger than simply proving herself as a rapper.
While discussing her upcoming debut studio album, “Club Cheetah,” JT revealed that she wants the music, fashion, visuals, and live performances to come together like a complete pop spectacle. According to her new interview with NYLON, she believes the songs are finally catching up to the image she has worked to build.
“I feel like the songs are matching the clothes. I need to perform my songs. I want to feel like the Black Britney Spears. I want to feel like a ghetto Gaga, b***h,” JT said.
The comment became the biggest moment from the interview because it clearly defines what JT wants next. She is not talking about copying Britney Spears’ music or leaving rap behind. The Black Britney Spears comparison points to a larger goal involving choreography, instantly recognizable looks, commanding performances, and visuals that feel as important as the records themselves.
That direction also fits the freedom JT says she is embracing on “Club Cheetah.” The album is expected later this year and will not sit neatly inside one category.
“I’m so many things, and it’s so hard to describe my album,” she explained. “It’s not a certain genre. It’s whatever the f*ck I want it to be.” (Nylon)
JT introduced the era with “Girls Gone Wild,” which arrived on November 7, 2025. The song paired Miami booty bass with a more dance driven approach and a flashy video filled with 1990s fashion references.
The Miami star admitted that the creative change “didn’t gravitate to my core [audience],” but she has no plans to shrink her ideas to satisfy listeners who only want one version of her.
“But who gives a f*ck? People are starting to love me overall, and that is the most beautiful feeling about this era. I’m seeing the fruits of my labor. I see the fashion, the music, and the beauty all in one house,” she said.
That confidence is central to her future pop plan. Instead of allowing the response to one song to send her back toward a safer formula, JT appears committed to building an audience that understands her as a complete entertainer.
Her recent release history supports that ambition. JT dropped “City Cinderella“ on July 19, 2024. The 16 song mixtape established her solo voice with hard rap records, personal moments, Miami influences, and the breakout single “OKAY.”
The project also left her exhausted. JT needed to step away after completing the mixtape and dealing with the pressure surrounding her transition from City Girls to a solo career.
“I needed a break, I took a break, and I deserved a break,” she said. “I deserved clarity.”
Since “City Cinderella,” JT has gradually moved into musical spaces that extend beyond traditional Southern rap. The original “Ran Out” kept her direct delivery intact, but its Kaytranada remix placed her vocals inside the producer’s dance centered world. The remix arrived on July 4, 2025.
JT pushed further into alternative pop through her appearance on PinkPantheress’ “Noises.” The collaboration as part of “Fancy Some More?,” which was released on October 10, 2025. The project brought together artists from pop, electronic, garage, jungle, and dance music, placing JT inside a noticeably different sonic environment.
She followed that appearance with Shygirl and Sega Bodega’s “SLIME is BESTIE.” The electronic collaboration was released on November 21, 2025. JT’s ability to fit naturally beside two artists closely connected to experimental club music gave more weight to her genre free approach.
Her pop expansion continued when Zara Larsson recruited JT and Margo XS for “Pretty Ugly (Girls Trip).” That remix arrived on May 1, 2026.
In June, JT stepped even more directly into pop through “Freak” with French singer Yseult. This June 19, 2026 release as pop, making it one of the clearest examples of JT deliberately working beyond rap since “City Cinderella.”
Those records make the Black Britney Spears remark feel less like a random comparison and more like the clearest description yet of JT’s ongoing strategy. She has been testing her voice across dance production, international pop, electronic club music, and alternative collaborations while continuing to sound unmistakably like herself.
That belief in her versatility appeared from the beginning of the NYLON interview. After receiving a compliment about her classic Naomi Campbell inspired glam, JT immediately agreed.
“I love when I look super pretty,” she said. “I mean, I love grunge. I love that I can do everything. Not everybody could do everything and have it make sense. I’m just feeling so me.”
JT is also thinking beyond one successful release cycle. “I won’t say this is my year, I would say this is my career,” she told NYLON.
That long view appears to be changing how she handles public conflict. Although JT has been pulled into several industry disagreements, she says she no longer wants tension with other women in rap to become the main story attached to her name.
“Shout out to all the female rappers, but I’m so tired of fighting in that space,” she said. “We have created such a dark energy over the years that’s making it so hard for all of us. I’m too pretty for that. I don’t want that to be the thing people think about me overall. But, if a bitch wants to take it there, we can.”
An unnamed industry peer helped shift her perspective by telling her she was “too much of a star for any of this” negativity. JT now treats conflict as a distraction instead of the foundation of her career.
“I think of beef as a side course,” she said. “My main focus right now is building my audience, my stage presence, my catalog, my magazine covers, and my campaigns. I’m counting my blessings now. I don’t have time for sh*t else.”
That does not mean she has become unsure of herself. JT made it clear that her peace should not be confused with weakness.
“I don’t give a f**k who stands with JT, and I don’t care who’s against JT,” she said. “To get to JT, you got to get through JT. I don’t play about JT, OK?”
The Black Britney Spears vision also requires relationships and collaborations that can support her growth. JT spoke warmly about Lil Uzi Vert, whom NYLON described as her partner of six years.
“We are so similar in every way. I just love him so much,” she said. Even when their schedules become demanding, JT believes they understand how to protect the relationship. “We know how to motherf*cking maximize our lives, OK?”
She expressed similar gratitude for Doechii. The two released “Alter Ego” together before Doechii’s major breakthrough with “Alligator Bites Never Heal.”
“Doechii has been such a sister to me. I don’t give a f**k what’s going on, Doechii’s bringing me out. She showed me true sisterhood in those moments. It’s like, you was with me when we both was chopped, OK?” JT said.
Doechii later invited JT to perform “Alter Ego” during a Dsquared2 runway show in Milan. JT performed in towering lace up heels and a headpiece that made it difficult to navigate the runway.
“I could barely f**king see,” JT recalled.
Still, the moment carried deeper meaning because Doechii created space for JT while experiencing one of the biggest periods of her own career.
“When [Doechii] got her moment, she made sure she didn’t forget me,” JT said.
Fashion remains another major part of the Britney Spears blueprint. JT’s willingness to transform has connected her with photographers, designers, and brands, including MAC, Timberland, and Flower by Edie Parker. She called Vaquera designer Patric DiCaprio her “soulmate” and credited her ability to connect with different people for many of those relationships.
“I love that I have relationships with these people, and that’s because I’m such a cool motherf*cker, for real,” she said.
JT also connected that social flexibility to her time in prison.
“I’m not awkward around anybody. People do not understand the diversity of prison.”
Her fashion commitment extends beyond borrowed looks and campaign contracts. JT purchased rare archival Maison Margiela glass heels for the “City Cinderella” cover and brought her own Chanel bag from Matthieu Blazy’s debut collection to the magazine shoot.
When asked about her latest handbag purchase, she could not remember. “I buy so much,” she responded before celebrating one of the day’s looks. “I was in the sample size McQueen dress today, OK? Looking good!”
JT has also found a platform that rewards her unfiltered personality. She told NYLON that TikTok allows her to connect with supporters without constantly explaining or defending herself.
“You can be yourself on TikTok, for real,” she said. “It’s been so many years of me trying to defend my personality and myself, and I’m like, ‘Listen, bitch, if you can’t handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen.’ I’m not with that no more.”
That freedom is one reason New York has become home. JT moved to lower Manhattan in 2023 after spending several years traveling between coasts. She says the city’s mix of personalities and scenes gives her room to experiment without being treated as strange.
“I go outside, I see a motherf**ker dressed like a butterfly that’s with somebody dressed like a businessman,” she said. “It’s so many different clubs and cultures here in New York, and I feel embraced by New York. I feel so free here. Nothing I do is weird to them.”
JT wants “Club Cheetah” to offer listeners that same freedom. The music may move between rap, dance, electronic production, and pop, but confidence remains the thread connecting everything.
“Everybody is going to be able to relate to this project,” JT said. “I love to bring a bad-b***h confidence out of the weirdest motherf**ker.”
