Yung Miami isn’t just asking Drake for a feature. She’s trying to reconnect with one of the most important musical relationships of her career.
During a recent appearance on Cam Newton’s “Funky Friday” podcast, the City Girls rapper opened up about her attempts to get Drake on her unreleased record “Take Me to Chanel.” While the request didn’t turn into a verse, Miami made it clear she hasn’t given up.
“I was trying to get Drake. … I was trying to get him on the song,” Miami said. “Like, I remember DMing him, but that’s at the time when he was going through all his shit. And when people are going through their shit, like, I get it. I understand. It’s just like, ‘I gotta focus on me right now,’ because these people trying to take me out. I can understand that, so I didn’t take it personally.”
According to Miami, Drake’s response wasn’t exactly what she hoped for.
“I was like, Drake, I think you would sound good on ‘Take Me to Chanel,'” she recalled. “He just liked the thing. He just liked the message. I’m like, come on now, don’t do that, Drake. Don’t do that now. Because, when you called me, I was there. But nah, I fuck with Drake. I understand.”
Then came the public reminder.
“Iceman, pick up the phone,” Miami wrote on Instagram while sharing the interview clip.
The moment landed because their history runs deeper than a casual industry connection.
Long before City Girls became one of rap’s biggest duos, Drake helped introduce them to a global audience on 2018’s “In My Feelings.” The song sampled and referenced the Miami rap duo, while Yung Miami and JT contributed vocals that appeared on the final record. The collaboration arrived on Drake’s blockbuster album “Scorpion“ and became one of the biggest songs of the year, spending ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
What makes the story notable now is that Miami still describes that Drake co-sign as the breakthrough moment that changed everything.
Speaking with Cam Newton, she called Drake a “supportive” and “special” presence in the music industry and said his support came from a genuine place. She specifically pointed to his embrace of City Girls during their early rise as the moment that pushed the duo into a different level of visibility.
The timing also matters.
Drake’s decision to work with City Girls in 2018 became one of several examples throughout his career where he identified emerging artists before they became household names. At the time, City Girls were still establishing themselves nationally. Months later, “In My Feelings” exploded into a cultural phenomenon, helping introduce millions of listeners to Miami and JT.
Now the roles have shifted.
Instead of Drake making the call, Yung Miami is the artist reaching back toward a partnership that previously delivered one of the defining moments of her career.
Her request also arrives during a strong solo run. Miami recently earned the highest-charting solo entry of her career with “Spend Dat,” marking another milestone as she continues building an identity outside of City Girls.
Whether Drake eventually answers the call remains unknown. What is clear is that Yung Miami isn’t framing the situation as rejection. If anything, she sounds like someone who remembers exactly how much a single Drake collaboration changed her trajectory once before.
And if history has taught the music industry anything, it’s that Drake and Yung Miami have already proven they know how to make a moment people can’t ignore.
