María Victoria Ramírez de Arellano Cardona (born November 8, 1997), known professionally as Young Miko, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and former footballer. In 2022, she released her debut extended play, Trap Kitty, featuring Latin trap tracks. In April 2024, she released her debut studio album, Att., featuring collaborations with Feid, Jowell & Randy, Villano Antillano, Elena Rose, and Dei V. In November 2025, she released her second studio album, Do Not Disturb, which featured a collaboration with Eladio Carrión.
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Early life
Young Miko was born in Añasco, Puerto Rico. Her family often listened to rock, hip hop, and reggaeton, which helped her realize that music was her passion. She began writing poetry while attending a Catholic school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. She played on the Puerto Rican women's national football team from the ages of 13 to 18, often leaving school early to make it to practices in the municipality of Bayamón.
Besides football, Young Miko played multiple sports as a child, including karate, basketball, tennis, and ping pong. There was no girls' basketball league, so she had to play on a boys team.
In high school, she recalls that she was introverted and did not have many friends, finding it difficult to befriend girls.
Young Miko attended the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, majoring in drawing. However, budget cuts forced her department to remove credits off her major, so she transferred to the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in San Germán to study visual arts.
Career
Ramírez de Arellano started rapping her lyrics in 2018 to beats she downloaded from YouTube. She uploaded these initial songs to SoundCloud under the name Young Miko. Her first song was "Quiero". Meanwhile, she worked as a tattoo artist for 5 years to pay bills and music studio costs. She posted her work to Instagram, under the handle @samuraimiko.
In 2022, Young Miko released her debut extended play, Trap Kitty, featuring Latin trap tracks. She incorporates her identity and interests into her music including anime, urban music, and The Powerpuff Girls.
It was later announced that her record label, The Wave Music Group, had signed a long-term distribution agreement with Capitol Music Group (CMG) to support her upcoming release.
In 2023, Young Miko's reggaeton song "Classy 101", a collaboration with Colombian artist Feid, reached number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her first appearance on the chart. Young Miko opened for Karol G on her Mañana Será Bonito Tour on some dates of the U.S. leg. She also joined her onstage to perform "Dispo". She was featured on the album of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, with the song "Fina". The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her second entry on the chart.
Young Miko performed at Coachella in 2024. Accompanied by a band, she delivered some of her most popular titles, including the "Chulo" remix and her Bizarrap session, "Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58". On April 24, Young Miko released her debut album, Att.. The title is shorthand for “atentamente,” which means “sincerely” in Spanish. It features collaborations with Dei V, Feid, Jowell & Randy, Elena Rose and Villano Antillano. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and number 129 on the Billboard 200.
Young Miko has also expressed her interest in acting. Her first acting appearance was in the film Sneaks, where she voiced Tiffany alongside other artists like Mustard, Swae Lee, and Roddy Ricch.
In 2025, Young Miko performed at the Governors Ball Music Festival in Queens, NY, and Lollapalooza in Chicago. The previous night, she performed at a sold-out aftershow featuring guest band Latin Mafia at the Aragon Ballroom. At the festival, she also met the girl group Katseye, with whom she collaborated with for the "Gabriela" remix. In September, she became the first Puerto Rican Council of Fashion Designers of America ambassador.
Personal life
Ramírez de Arellano is openly lesbian. Two of her closest friends are Mariana Beatriz López Crespo and Diego Amaury López Crespo (known as "Mauro"), siblings who work as her manager and principal producer, respectively. Mariana López Crespo first met Ramírez de Arellano in 2012 and became friends through the Puerto Rican women's national football team. In 2018, when Ramírez de Arellano was just starting to make music, Mariana connected her with Mauro, who was starting to produce at that time. They've been a team ever since.
Tours
Headlining
XOXO Tour (2024/2025)
Late Checkout Tour (2026)
Opening act
Mañana Será Bonito Tour (2023)
Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (2025)