Peak
33
Weeks
18
Score
1,766
Chart Year
2023
The official music video was directed by Adonis Blackwood[6] and released on April 6, 2023.[7] It sees Kaliii in a high school, joined by a "flashy clique" and "taking over the halls" as she raps
Kaliya Ashley Ross, known professionally as Kali, is an American rapper from Roswell, Georgia, of Panamanian descent. She started spitting rhymes when she was just 12, and you know why? She made a deal with her pops to write a dope collection of 13 songs so she could finally have her own bedroom. Talk about hustle! Kali didn't waste any time. She finished those 13 tracks like a boss, then put six of them on CDs and hustled them like hotcakes. She hit up local barbershops and even her soccer team, getting her music out there and making a name for herself. In November 2020, Kali blew up on TikTok with her banger "Do A Bitch." That track had everybody vibing and spreading like wildfire. She dropped her debut mixtape, This Is Why They Mad Now, the following year, which features a remix of "Do A Bitch," featuring Rico Nasty. On March 17, 2023, Kali dropped another viral bomb on us when she released "Area Codes." On this song Kali straight-up flexes about how she's got male admirers spread out across every area code in her city. They shower her with gifts, throw money her way, and show up whenever she hits them up. It's like they've become a symbol of her popularity, a testament to all the dudes she's got flocking to her. Tate Kobang and YG! Beats created the killer beat. The two produced Nicki Minaj's 2021 Beam Me Up Scotty track "Fractions," while Koban also co-produced Minaj's 2023 single, "Red Ruby Da Sleeze." Ludacris released his "Area Codes" in 2001, around the time Kali was born. His song has a similar theme, but from a male perspective.
Yeah, yeah (28Shit) Kali You know I love me a motherfuckin' trick (yeah) Got a white boy on my roster He be feeding me pasta and lobster He just hit me up on tuesday like, "What you doing bae? Let me take you shoppin'" (brrp) I told him, "Well, I'm a little busy" (damn) He said, "Damn, I'm in your city (fuck) But anyway, it's okay, hope you have a good day I'ma send you 'bout eight fifty" (ooh) Then I told him, "You treat me so well" He said, "Cashapp or zelle? (Ching) Matter of fact, scratch that, I'ma send you a stack Just cause you fine as hell" And I told him, "Well, thank you, baby" (thank you) Anything for my favorite lady (ooh) Well, I gotta go, they just let me know That I could pick up my Mercedes (skrrt) I got hoes (might just be your nigga) In different area codes (he know what's up) Everywhere I go (every time I pop out) I call and they drop the lo' (come drop that fuckin' location) 'Cause I got hoes (might just be your bitch) In different area codes (she know what's up) Some of 'em bros (could be your daddy) And I'm big pimpin' 'cause they know (they know what's up) Got a nigga, yeah, he from the trap (ooh) He lowkey, yeah, he stay off the map (uh-huh) Anytime I need some money, he say pull up 'Cause it gotta be cash (cash) Pushed up, he designered down (down) He like, "Bae, you ain't ever around (nah) What nigga I gotta put up in the dirt 'Cause why you ain't never in town?" I'm outta the way with Pablo (yeah) This nigga swear that he El Chapo He know not to play in my face Yeah, I swear it's hard for him to keep my calm, ho (on God) He be tweakin' 'cause he ain't my vato (nah) In his pockets like I hit the lotto (ching) I'ma get to this money, it's fuck these niggas That's forever the motto (fuck 'em) I got hoes (might just be your nigga) In different area codes (he know what's up) Everywhere I go (every time I pop out) I call and they drop the lo' (come drop that fuckin' location) 'Cause I got hoes (might just be your bitch) In different area codes (she know what's up) Some of 'em bros (could be your daddy) And I'm big pimpin' 'cause they know (they know what's up)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 20, 2023 | 54 | 72 |
| 2 | May 27, 2023 | 33 | 93 |
| 3 | Jun 3, 2023 | 33 | 93 |
| 4 | Jun 10, 2023 | 38 | 88 |
| 5 | Jun 17, 2023 | 37 | 89 |
| 6 | Jun 24, 2023 | 33 | 93 |
| 7 | Jul 1, 2023 | 40 | 86 |
| 8 | Jul 8, 2023 | 42 | 84 |
| 9 | Jul 15, 2023 | 46 | 80 |
| 10 | Jul 22, 2023 | 61 | 65 |
| 11 | Jul 29, 2023 | 46 | 80 |
| 12 | Aug 5, 2023 | 53 | 73 |
| 13 | Aug 12, 2023 | 65 | 61 |
| 14 | Aug 19, 2023 | 57 | 69 |
| 15 | Aug 26, 2023 | 65 | 61 |
| 16 | Sep 2, 2023 | 63 | 63 |
| 17 | Sep 9, 2023 | 79 | 47 |
| 18 | Sep 16, 2023 | 85 | 41 |