Area Codes (Kali song)

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"Area Codes"
Kali - Area Codes.jpg
Single by Kaliii
from the album Toxic Chocolate: Area Codes Edition
ReleasedMarch 17, 2023
Genre Hip hop
Length2:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kaliii singles chronology
"U Betta"
(2022)
"Area Codes"
(2023)
"Bad Bitches (Remix)"
(2023)
Music video
"Area Codes" on YouTube

"Area Codes" is a song performed by American rapper Kaliii (known at the time as simply "Kali"), released on March 17, 2023 via Trump Card and Atlantic Recording Corporation. [1] Produced by Tate Kobang and YG! Beats, it interpolates the 2001 song of the same name by Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg. The song gained traction on the video-sharing platform TikTok, following which it became Kali's first song to chart, peaking at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was included in a reissue of Kaliii's second mixtape Toxic Chocolate, which was labelled the "Area Codes Edition" and released on June 29, 2023. [2]

Contents

Content

Lyrically, Kaliii brags about being in many relationships with men and inducing them into giving her cash through her attractiveness, [3] sharing details of her partners and the relationships as well: "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'". [4] [5] In the chorus, she raps about having "hoes in different area codes", interpolating the Ludacris song while warning some women that their partners or spouses may be in an affair with her. [5] Thus means they could have been having sex together but live far away and are dating other people.

Music video

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. [6] [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Area Codes"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23] Gold35,000
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Platinum80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [26] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Official music video on YouTube.