Kaliii

Kaliya Ashley Ross (born July 29, 2000),^[2][3] known professionally as Kaliii^[5] (previously known simply as Kali), is an American rapper from Roswell, Georgia. She is best known for her hit single "Area Codes", which went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok in 2023 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Kaliii
Kaliii in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Kaliya Ashley Ross[1]
Born	(2000-07-29) July 29, 2000 (age 25)[2] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Origin	Roswell, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2012–present[3]
Labels	Trump Card, LLC / Atlantic[4]

Career

Kaliii began rapping at the age of 12 after an arrangement made with her father to write 13 songs in order to have her own bedroom. In November 2020, she received traction with the popularity of her track "Do a Bitch" on the social media platform TikTok.^[2] In 2021, she released her debut mixtape This Why They Mad Now with a remix of her breakthrough song "Do a Bitch" with American rapper Rico Nasty.^[3] In November 2021, she released the remix to her song "MMM MMM" with American rappers Latto and Moneybagg Yo.^[6] In February 2022, she went on tour alongside rappers Latto, Saucy Santana, and Asianae.^[7] On March 8, 2022, she released her single "Standards" in the occasion of the International Women's Day.^[8] Also in March 2022, she released her second mixtape Toxic Chocolate with appearances from Latto, Yung Bleu, Moneybagg Yo, Muni Long, Bia, and ATL Jacob.^[9] In June 2022, she was selected as part of the 2022 XXL Freshman Class.^[10]

Kaliii in 2022

Starting in 2023, she would stylize her name as Kaliii instead of Kali to match how she typically pronounces her name on her songs. On March 17, 2023, she released the single "Area Codes", that interpolates the song of the same name by Ludacris, which went viral in April 2023.^[11] In July 2023, she was part of the Barbie album with the song "Barbie Dreams" with K-pop group Fifty Fifty.

Musical style

During an interview with HipHopDX, Kaliii cited her musical influences as rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, as well as American R&B singer Aaliyah.^[12]

Personal life

Kaliii is of Panamanian descent.^[13] She welcomed her first child in November 2024 with NFL player Justyn Ross.^[14]

Discography

Mixtapes

Title	Mixtape details
This Why They Mad Now	Released: January 16, 2021[15] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Toxic Chocolate	Released: March 18, 2022[16] Label: Self-released[A] Format: Digital download, streaming

EPs

Title	EP details
Fck Girl Szn	Released: October 13, 2023[18] Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		US [19]	AUS [20]	CAN [21]	IRE [22]	NZ [23]	UK [24]	WW [25]
"Oop"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Do a Bitch"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		This Why They Mad Now[B]
"Mmm Mmm" (featuring ATL Jacob or remix also featuring Latto and Moneybagg Yo)[C]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Toxic Chocolate
"UonU" (featuring Yung Bleu)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Standards"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Chainzzz" (featuring Muni Long)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wet"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Bout U"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Area Codes"	2023	33	17	39	24	25	38	58	MC: Platinum[26] RIAA: Platinum[27] ARIA: Gold[28] BPI: Silver[29]	Toxic Chocolate[D]

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Track & Field" (Enchanting featuring Kaliii)	2021	No Luv
"Bad Little Thing" (Remix) (Noa Kirel featuring Kaliii)		Non-album singles
"Y'all Want Me" (Remix) (John'nay Lasha featuring Kaliii)	2023
"Shiesty" (Finesse2tymes featuring Kaliii and Sexyy Red)
"Femme Fatale" (G-Eazy featuring Coi Leray and Kaliii)	2024	Freak Show

Promotional singles

As featured artist

List of promotional singles as featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR Down. [30]	NZ Hot [31]
"Barbie Dreams" (Fifty Fifty featuring Kaliii)	2023	81	18	Barbie the Album

Notes

1. The "Area Codes Edition" of Toxic Chocolate was released under Atlantic Recording Corporation.^[17]
2. "Do a Bitch" is also included on the "Area Codes Edition" of Toxic Chocolate.
3. The remix of "Mmm Mmm" featuring ATL Jacob, Latto, and Moneybagg Yo is included on Toxic Chocolate. The original version featuring solely ATL Jacob is also included on the "Area Codes Edition" of Toxic Chocolate.
4. "Area Codes" is only included on the "Area Codes Edition" of Toxic Chocolate.