Kaliya Ashley Ross (born July 29, 2000), known professionally as Kaliii (previously known simply as Kali), is an American rapper from

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. She is noted for her songs poking fun at past partners and her carefree attitude. She is of

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descent.

Career

She 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

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. 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

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. In November 2021, she released the remix to her song "MMM MMM" with American rappers

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and

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. In February 2022, she went on tour alongside rappers Latto,

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, and Asianae. On March 8, 2022, she released her single "Standards" in the occasion of the

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. Also in March 2022, she released her second mixtape ''Toxic Chocolate'' with appearances from Latto,

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, Moneybagg Yo,

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, Bia, and ATL Jacob. In June 2022, she was selected as part of the 2022 '' XXL'' Freshman Class. 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 "

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", that

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the song of the same name by

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, which went viral in April 2023. In July 2023, she was part of the ''

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'' album with the song "Barbie Dreams" with K-pop group Fifty Fifty.

Musical style

During an interview with ''

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'', she cited her musical influences as rappers

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and

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, as well as American R&B singer

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Discography

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

As featured artist

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kali 2000 births Living people 21st-century American women musicians African-American women rappers American women rappers American rappers of Panamanian descent Trap musicians People from Roswell, Georgia Rappers from Georgia (U.S. state) Southern hip hop musicians 21st-century American women rappers