![]() To keep the momentum going, Kali released a series of regional remixes of the track this month with rising stars like Luh Tyler, Mello Buckzz, and Sexyy Red. I love lobster, pasta and lobster is actually really good together." “We were just like, what's the meal that sounds upscale, besides steak?" said Kali, about the viral lyric "Everybody loves pasta, and you know how they bring out super expensive lobster on a platter? That was the idea behind it. In early April, the opening lines from the track’s first verse-“Got a white boy on my roster/He be feeding me pasta and lobster”-began inspiring some particularly memorable uploads. The key to the rise of “Area Codes” wasn't the Ludacris connection, instead it was the song's still-going-strong virality on TikTok. When I hear people saying, ‘Oh this is a Ludacris homage’ I'm like, ‘Okay, but I really didn't know anything about it.’ It was just like I literally felt like I got hoes in different area codes." So when people asked me that, I truly didn't know what they were talking about. "Like, I never heard the Ludacris song before. ![]() “I didn't even know there was any connection," said Kali, who was born in the year 2000 and was a baby during the height of the Ludacris song. On Kali's hook, she raps, "I got hoes/In different area codes." On the 2001 song, Nate Dogg memorably sings, "I've got hoes, I've got hoes/In different area codes (Area), area codes (Codes)." But it turns out that wasn't Kali's intention at all. One of the most common reactions to the song is pointing out that it shares the title and lyrics with the 2001 hit by Ludacris and Nate Dogg. Indeed, the song's music video is high school themed and opens with someone banging on a table. Then I was like, 'Well, how should the beat go cause I've just been rapping the lyrics while I'm beating on the table?' were like, it just literally needs to be what you’re doing like that sound of boom clap, that's it. "It took me back to the school days when you would be banging on the table, rapping random stuff with your friends. “I was writing and were just beating on the table,” she said. She went on to explain how the song's beat inspired the music video. I didn't have to think too hard, when you have to think hard about records, those are never the ones that go up." thinking about things that maybe haven't happened to me, but happened to my friends or I've heard. "I was having a conversation with my homegirl saying, ‘We need that summer anthem, that vibe just makes you feel good and wanna be outside with your friends that everybody relate to.” It only took me about 20 minutes. “When I was making it, I was really having fun," said Kali, over the phone, about creating her hit. We hopped on the phone to chat with the Roswell, Georgia-born artist and she told us about making the song in 20 minutes, how she never even heard the Ludacris and Nate Dogg song her hit shares a title with, and why she loves pasta and lobster. At the time of this writing, the 22-year-old rising star’s track is sitting pretty at No. In October 2018, BTS were featured on the cover of Time magazine, with Time naming them "Next Generation Leaders".Kali’s infectious song “Area Codes” is climbing the charts off the strength of its undeniable charm and viral lyrics like, "Got a white boy on my roster/He be feeding me pasta and lobster." First released back in March, "Area Codes" made its Billboard Hot 100 debut earlier this month, coming in at No. ![]() In September 2018, BTS gave a speech at the United Nations as ambassadors for UNICEF. In 2018, BTS became #1 on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list, which ranks South Korea's most powerful and influential celebrities, as well as became the youngest ever recipients to be awarded the Order of Cultural Merit from the South Korean government. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever went on to win the Album of the Year award at the 2016 Melon Music Awards. The band continued to gain prominence with their subsequent albums Dark & Wild (2014), The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 (2015) and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016), with the latter two entering the U.S. They won several New Artist of the Year awards for the track "No More Dream", including at the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. On June 12, 2013, they performed the song "No More Dream" from their initial album 2 Cool 4 Skool to commemorate their debut on June 13, 2013. The name subsequently became a backronym for Beyond The Scene. BTS also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment.
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