Jatavia Shakara Johnson: Bio, Controversies, Love Life, 7 Facts About The Rapper JT

Jatavia Shakara Johnson is a fascinating American rapper who is better known by her stage name, JT. She is a member of the hip hop group, City Girls which she founded together with Yung Miami. As a member of the trap group, she has come a long way after releasing only two albums.

While her career has been going rather great, she has not been able to stay away from various controversies and getting into trouble with the law.

Biography of Jatavia Shakara Johnson

It was on 3 December 1992 that the American rapper was born in Liberty City, Miami, Florida, the United States. She was brought up in the United States, although information about her parents and siblings is not known. However, it is known that she is from a very large family and she is the last of sixteen children. At the same time, she was the oldest of her mother’s 3 children.

When she was only 5, she left her mother to live with her father. The environment was not the most friendly for her as a kid and that, according to her, was what brought about her bad side.

She was brought up in Opa-Locka and Liberty City, Miami, and had been friends with. Caresha Brownlee (Yung Miami) with whom she later founded her rap group. While JT has always been outspoken, Yung was always the reserved one and so they decided to start a rap group, believing they would easily complement each other.

They were discovered by Quality Control towards the end of 2017, and they were signed, marking a start to their career.

She Is Known For Various Controversies

The City Girls half duo was arrested in 2017 for charges relating to fraudulent credit card crime and alleged identity theft. She was convicted for the offense and she was subsequently sentenced to 24 months behind bars at FCI Tallahassee. She was sentenced after she reached a plea bargain.

After serving her time, the rapper was moved to Atlanta halfway house where she remained until she was finally released in March 2020. While she was in the Atlanta house, she was allowed to work and also visit friends and family members during the daytime. She released a song to celebrate her release with Yung Miami; First Day Out.

More than her criminal past, she has also gotten into the hot waters for some of her old tweets about various celebs including T.I and Tiny. A colorist tweet she once made was also brought out and she was dragged for it.

JT is currently Dating Lil Uzi Vert

As regards her love life, the rapper is currently dating fellow rapper, Lil Uzi Vert. The pair were rumored to be an item for quite a while until March 2021 when Lil Uzi came forward to reveal on his Instagram that JT is the one. He told his followers on Twitter that he had to be real with himself; he was in love with the rapper and they would also love her.

According to Jatavia Shakara Johnson, she didn’t know the rapper was a good man and she continued messing around with him for close to two years before she got to know. On their first day together, she revealed that he brought a bag of money and told her she could take as much as she could. Because she came with a small bag, she could only take $30,000 and she was mad at herself for it.

The two have always shared their affection for each other on social media and Lil Uzi Vert has become known for spoiling JT with expensive gifts. There are claims that she has a tattoo of Lil Uzi’s name and he also has her name tattooed on his skin.

Lil Uzi has never seemed tired of celebrating his woman. He revealed that many of his recent bangers were thanks to her.

Facts You Didnt Know About Jatavia Shakara Johnson

1. JT has been accused of going under the knife

Comparing photos of her youthful days after her mugshot photos when she was a teenager was revealed, and recent ones, fans are of the opinion that she has done surgery on her face. However, she made it clear that she has never gone under the knife, and she wants fans to leave her chubby puberty looks out of it.

2. She started a Twerk challenge with Yung Miami

In 2018, JT and Yung Miami opened a Twerk challenge after the release of their track with Cardi B titled Twerk. The challenge was won by DHQ Headtop from Jamaica who took home the $25,000 grand prize.

3. JT has a good net worth

JT may not be the richest celebrity out there, but she still has a good net worth which is estimated at $500,000. She made her fortune from her thriving musical career as well as through various businesses and endorsement deals.

4. She has worked with some big names

The rapper as a member of City Girls has worked with some big names in the music scene such as Drake, 21 Savage, Quavo, Megan Thee Stallion, G-Eazy, and Lil Baby among many others.

5. Yung Miami was also caught in a controversy

JT’s other member on City Girls, Yung Miami also had a controversy of her own. She found herself in the eye of the storm in 2018 when she was dragged for a tween she made in 203 stating that she would beat her son if she found out he was gay because she wouldn’t want a gay son.

She apologized for the tweet but soon repeated the same statement during an interview when she clarified that she had nothing against the gay community but she would beat up her son if she found anything gay about him.

See Also: Puma Sabti Curry- 7 Interesting Things About The Daughter of Rapper D.O.C

6. Her childhood was different from that of Yung Miami

The childhood of Jatavia Shakara Johnson was rather complicated because of the many children her father had. On the other hand, Yung Miami’s childhood was a luxurious one mainly because her mother was always dating rich guys and that afforded her a good lifestyle. She claimed that her mother’s baby daddy was always hanging out with Rick Ross and her Godmother is none other than Trina.

7. Jatavia Shakara Johnson is enjoying a great career

Without any doubt, the rapper is enjoying what is definitely a great career with City Girls thus far. The group has the following albums:

• Period (2018 – Mixtape)
• Girl Code (2018)
• City On Lock (2020)

The group has been nominated for several awards including BET Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. They won the BET Social Awards in 2019.

Complete profile of Jatavia Shakara Johnson