She co-performed on Summer Walker's 2021 single "Ex for a Reason", which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and marked her first entry on the chart as a solo act.

When she was about five years old, JT’s mother was incarcerated, and she went to live with her father and stepmother in Carol City, where she often felt ostracized.

Throughout her teens, JT alternated between living with her aunt in Liberty City and sleeping on the couches of her friends' homes.

JT and Yung Miami uploaded their first song, “Fuck Dat Nigga,” to SoundCloud in August of 2017.

But she wasn't a fan of the broke college student lifestyle, and her dreams weren’t panning out as quickly as she’d hoped.

Her friends would borrow her car for the weekend and mysteriously return with bags full of designer clothes and shoes obtained through credit card scams, one day, JT joined them.

"[5] In November 2018, the City Girls released their debut album, which included features from Cardi B, Lil Baby and Jacquees.

[11] JT also features as a solo artist on records including Summer Walker's "Ex for a Reason" (2021), the "Queen Mix" of Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" (2022), and Kali Uchis' "Muñekita" (2023).

[18] An extended version with an extra verse was released three days later to celebrate this and further generate anticipation for City Cinderella.

[24] Shortly after the release of the 2017 debut single, "Fuck Dat Nigga", JT was arrested and convicted of aggravated identity theft on fraudulent credit card charges, and was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison.

Following a pushback of her surrender date, JT turned herself in to the authorities on June 29, 2018, and began serving her sentence at FCI Tallahassee in July 2018.