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Whew, Roommates! The debate over Yung Miami’s hit song ‘Spend Dat’ isn’t slowing down. Nicci Gilbert, one of the voices behind the R&B group Brownstone, recently jumped into the conversation and shared her thoughts on the viral track. Now, with social media still going back and forth over Miami’s record, Trina has entered the chat with some words on how she should move going forward.
Recently, Trina pulled up to the ‘So Who Gon Say It’ podcast, where she addressed the haters, opened up about relationships, and reflected on how she has handled negativity and criticism throughout her career. During the conversation with Chella H, Trina also weighed in on the controversy surrounding Yung Miami’s hit song, ‘Spend Dat.’ Although she never mentioned anyone by name, Trina said she doesn’t understand why people keep criticizing Miami for simply making music. She also said she thinks speaking on whether ‘Spend Dat’ deserves Grammy recognition is going too far.
“Who are you to say she shouldn’t receive a Grammy. You’re not God. It doesn’t matter if you don’t like it. Keep your opinion, that’s fine.” Trina added, “But then these are the same people that are so Godly and so for the rights. If you are so right then you don’t even have the time to be distracted by that. If your so right this isn’t even in your ears. She’s just making music, that’s the only thing she’s doing nothing else.”
She then encouraged Caresha to keep going, keep chasing her dreams, and to ignore the noise. Trina also pointed out that plenty of folks criticized the music Miami dropped before ‘Spend Dat,’ but now they can’t get enough of the record as it continues taking over the internet and airwaves.“Continue to win Yung Miami. Continue to grow, continue to flourish, continue to live your dream, live out fully what you got in this game to do. Stay humble and just keep living your life.” Trina said.
Conversations about Yung Miami and ‘Spend Dat’ have kept social media buzzing all summer, but Nicci Gilbert took the debate to another level when she shared her thoughts on the record. Shortly after Yung Miami appeared at the BET Awards in June, Nicci hopped on Instagram and weighed in on the song’s influence. She told her followers that real creators deserve real recognition and explained that while she doesn’t believe ‘Spend Dat’ will push people to boost or scam, those issues continue to plague the culture. Nicci also made it clear that she wasn’t about to jump on the bandwagon just because everyone else was enjoying the song.“I’m not buying into the hype because everybody else is. Never have, never will!”
Nicci later slid into her own comment section to double down, adding that although she doesn’t think Caresha is encouraging people to make certain decisions, she still believes music carries influence and can leave a lasting impact.“Music is too powerful to pretend like it doesnt impact our Community & Culture . I hope more people take it seriously ,” Gilbert wrote.
Once The Shade Room posted the clips of Trina and Nicci Gilbert, the comment section lit up. Plenty of Roomies applauded Trina for standing up for Yung Miami, while others doubled down, saying ‘Spend Dat’ is a certified hit and Caresha deserves to enjoy her moment. Peep some of the reactions below.
Instagram user @bonnie_flame wrote, “I dont understand what all the controversy is about !! Its been wayyy worst music in the past and present .. stop hating on my girl lol ”
Instagram user @therealdee27 wrote, “One thing about Miami we gone stick together! #SpendDat”
While Instagram user @thamaniac wrote, “Trina well said ”
Then Instagram user @kidinfamous wrote, “Trina one of the pioneers of the Miami turn up lol She lowkey might hop on the remix ”
Another Instagram user @mrcoolbeardguy wrote, “That song plays every 5 mins on the radio even the country stations & latino station plays it ”
Instagram user @mss.crystall wrote, “funny thing is nobody cant stop what God has for you ..”
Then another Instagram user @jaguar__jag wrote, “Let that girl have her mment she deserves it.”
While another Instagram user @brandi_baybee wrote, “Keep WINNING Yung Miami dats it. dats all”
Finally, Instagram user @heatherloveletter wrote, “VERY WELL SAID TRINA”
