Kaliii
Kaliya Ashley Ross (born July 29, 2000), known professionally as Kaliii or simply Kali, is an American rapper from Roswell, Georgia. She is noted for her songs poking fun at past partners and her carefree attitude. She is of Panamanian 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 TikTok. 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. In November 2021, she released the remix to her song "MMM MMM" with American rappers Latto and Moneybagg Yo. In February 2022, she went on tour alongside rappers Latto, Saucy Santana, and Asianae. On March 8, 2022, she released her single "Standards" in the occasion of the International Women's Day. 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. 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 "Area Codes", that interpolates the song of the same name by Ludacris, which went viral in April 2023. 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, she cited her musical influences as rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, as well as American R&B singer Aaliyah.

Discography
Mixtapes
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
As featured artist
Notes
References
External links
Kaliii at AllMusic