{"id":1944,"date":"2026-07-08T22:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2026-07-08T22:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:47:25","slug":"we-have-bigger-problems-than-yung-miamis-song-spend-dat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1944","title":{"rendered":"We Have Bigger Problems Than Yung Miami\u2019s Song \u2018Spend Dat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"331\" width=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17835205262827.jpg?w=660&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"2023 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals\" class=\"wp-image-1680281\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.500053268937107;width:840px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Jeff Kravitz \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/tag\/yung-miami\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"703582919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yung Miami<\/a> has the song of the summer with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NSZ26l3DIKE&amp;list=RDNSZ26l3DIKE&amp;start_radio=1\">\u201cSpend Dat,\u201d<\/a> but not everyone is happy about the rapper\u2019s materialistic anthem. Some are calling for a boycott due to the song\u2019s controversial messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe it\u2019s degrading to our culture. At some point, we have to take seriously the power music has over our perception and the values it reinforces. This can\u2019t be the song of the Summer,\u201d wrote a Threads user going by the handle @<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@mrs.mj.tedla\">mrs.mj.tedla<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India Arie cosigned the take. \u201cI spent my entire adult life, caring way too much,\u201d wrote the Grammy Award-winning singer. \u201cI finally learned that not everybody Cares ( with a capital C) And explaining it to them is not gonna make them care. Everything you listen to see or eat is going to influence you. So make wise choices y\u2019all,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thread led to discourse surrounding the song and if should be boycotted instead of praised. Despite how some feel about the lyrics, \u201cSpend Dat\u201d clearly resonates with fans. It is currently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1664930\/yung-miami-defends-diddy-letter-judge\/\">\u2018I Lost Deals. I Lost Money. I Lost Relationships\u2019 \u2014 Yung Miami Says Supporting Diddy Cost Her But She\u2019s Not Backing Down<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"1\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-type-of-music-you-listen-to-doesn-t-necessarily-define-the-person-you-are\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Type Of Music You Listen To Doesn\u2019t Necessarily Define The Person You Are<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not everyone is taking \u201cSpend Dat\u201d literally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jay Z wrote in his memoir\/songbook <em>Decoded<\/em> that he was floored when he realized that people were envisioning themselves as him when they rapped. Those visions rarely resulted in actions because people understood it was HIS story, not theirs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone bumping \u201cSpend Dat\u201d is not trying to find their own personal swiper to fund their lifestyle, the same way everyone watching<em> Power<\/em> is not about to start flipping bricks. Some people just like to cosplay through the music they listen to. It doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re adopting a sprinkle sprinkle lifestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surgeons bump trap music in the OR. Lawyers hype themselves up to <em>Thug Motivation 101<\/em>. Librarians play strip club anthems in their AirPods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music contains elements that are universally felt. \u201cSpend Dat\u201d is a bop. It\u2019s not a moral call to action. It\u2019s a silly tune that highlights how people want to live in abundance using the same kind of criminal imagery flaunted in <em>Goodfellas<\/em> and <em>Belly<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lisa Raye gave an example of how she approaches the song in an interview with Carlos King.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She posted a quick video to \u201cSpend Dat\u201d that went viral. That doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s down to support boosting and scamming. \u201cI\u2019m conflicted because I don\u2019t believe in the words of the song,\u201d she told King.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She explained that she knew the type of people the song describes as a younger woman and was privy to their \u201cshenigans,\u201d but her use of the song in the present was just to playfully announce her arrival on TikTok.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI did it for fun,\u201d she explained. Fun looks different for everyone as well, and that\u2019s okay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"2\">\n<h3 id=\"h-we-ve-got-bigger-problems-than-a-former-city-girl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We\u2019ve Got Bigger Problems Than A Former City Girl<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black women and children are being murdered by the men who are charged with protecting and providing for them. Black communities are being disenfranchised by bills designed to gut their collective political power. Algorithms are becoming landlords, creating housing insecurity for hardworking people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yung Miami and her TikTok challenge are not responsible for that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She\u2019s a polarizing figure with plenty of faults. I\u2019m personally still annoyed she brought \u201cgo together\u201d back into the mainstream. But the same way the violence in the hood existed before gangsta rap gold diggers were alive and well before she ever touched a mic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s okay if you\u2019re morally opposed to \u201cSpend Dat\u201d the way India Arie is. Everything does not have to be for you. But instead of shaming people for what they like, a more productive approach might be celebrating people who are creating music that matches your values.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"3\">\n<h3 id=\"h-why-not-support-those-creating-the-music-you-want\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Not Support Those Creating The Music You Want?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comment section of the call to boycott was filled with people complaining that \u201call\u201d the rap music out now matched the tone of \u201cSpend Dat.\u201d That is not true.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are different pockets of the rap industry that represent the morals people claim to want celebrated, but they don\u2019t support them. Der Witz released a list of affirmations. Rapsody, Tierra Whack, and others are constantly putting out work that doesn\u2019t exclusively center transactional sexuality and wildly expensive handbags.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn\u2019t get the attention it deserves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are musicians creating songs full of affirmations that don\u2019t get streamed. Their lyrics don\u2019t get reposted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want a different song of the summer, you should stream it, post about it, and place it in the forefront of our culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1621393\/yung-miami-new-song-reactions\/\">The City Girls Made History \u2014 So Why Is Yung Miami\u2019s Solo Era Testing Fans\u2019 Patience?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Jeff Kravitz \/ Getty Yung Miami has the song of the summer with \u201cSpend Dat,\u201d but not everyone is happy about the rapper\u2019s materialistic anthem. 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