September 28, 2022
Yung Miami has raised a few eyebrows during a recent interview in which she proclaimed she has aspirations of being the “Black Oprah.”
The City Girls rapper was speaking to XXL about her REVOLT podcast Caresha, Please when she commented: “I want to take it to the next level. I want to be like — I think she has a podcast now — a person like Wendy Williams. I’m dreaming big. I want to go to the highest of the highest. I want to be the Black Oprah.”
Of course, the “Black Oprah” comment drew immediate criticism and was soon a trending Twitter topic. As one person wrote: “Y’all not gonna sit here and discredit Oprah’s blackness and the struggles she faced to be the first black woman on air. Bird brain,” while another said: “That Black Oprah shit is dumb. Cuz what sis meant was Ghetto Oprah. Black is not synonymous with hood and ghetto. Cut the shit.”
Yung Miami addressed the backlash on Tuesday night (September 27), tweeting: “The next ((((BLACK)))) Oprah.” When someone replied: “You can just say Oprah mam lol,” Miami fired back: “I don’t like being basic like y’all hoes! My shit always got a twist to it!”
The next ((((BLACK)))) OPRAH!!
— Yung Miami (@YungMiami305) September 28, 2022
I don’t like being basic like y’all hoes! My shit always got a twist to it! https://t.co/XB2mgxZDWD
— Yung Miami (@YungMiami305) September 28, 2022
i dont wanna rain on her parade..but i think theres already a black oprah..but idk, i could be wrong! pic.twitter.com/jHSg88nvoB
— waysia???? (@1laysiawaysia) September 28, 2022
Oprah black already fam https://t.co/kyZ6MQNpoj
— Prince Akeem (@KeemOfKings) September 28, 2022
She will never be Oprah and it's hella disrespectful to say she will be the first Black Oprah like Oprah ain't Black. https://t.co/jg76WBoqdf
— ???? Mr. Weeks ???? (@WonderKing82) September 28, 2022
did she forget oprah is black ??? pic.twitter.com/zYijw6orIw
— cait ???? (@cravinc_) September 28, 2022
Let’s not rewrite history. Despite her flaws, Oprah — a BLACK Woman — opened the doors for so many other Black women … including Caresha.
— THE RENAISSANCE IS HERE (@lillalalandd) September 28, 2022
Wanna be the WHAT?!?!…"The Black Oprah"….Caresha, please! pic.twitter.com/odSCWrQBVe
— DҽAɳԃɾéNҽσɳMҽʂʂყ (@SirLeeJay) September 28, 2022