Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta
2022 single by Lil Shordie Scott
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"Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" is a song by American rapper Lil Shordie Scott. It was released as a single on January 29, 2022 from his extended play, The Twin Society. In the song, Lil Shordie Scott raps in a high-pitched voice about wanting to take a picture with rapper Cardi B. It went viral on TikTok and peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2022, while a remix of the song featuring Offset was released on April 27, 2022. Some critics described Lil Shordie Scott as a one-hit wonder for the song.
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| Single by Lil Shordie Scott | ||||
| from the album The Twin Society | ||||
| Released | January 29, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:36 | |||
| Label | South Coast Music Group | |||
| Songwriter | Lil Shordie Scott | |||
| Producer | 3xMadeIt | |||
| Lil Shordie Scott singles chronology | ||||
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 Offset remix cover | ||||
Background and release
Before releasing "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta", Atlanta-based rapper Lil Shordie Scott had signed with South Coast Music Group.[1] Along with "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta", Lil Shordie Scott released the singles "Dopestar #Lifestyle", "What What", and "Slim Fit Polo Tee's From Lenox" in 2022.[2] The music video for "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" was uploaded to YouTube in January 2022. By April 2022, the video had received over two and a half million views.[3] The song went viral on TikTok after a cover of it by @runuppercy went viral.[4] The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2022, where it peaked at number 77.[1][5] A remix of "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" featuring American rapper Offset, Cardi B's then-husband, then was released on April 27, 2022 after Cardi B reposted a lyric from the song on her Twitter account the day prior.[2][6][3] Cardi B also posted a video on TikTok using the song.[7] "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" was later included on Lil Shordie Scott's debut extended play, The Twin Society, which was released on July 29, 2022.[6]
Composition and reception
"Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" was produced by 3xMadeIt.[2] It begins with an intro of three friends debating which female celebrity they would most like to take a photo with, with Lil Shordie Scott deciding on Cardi B and opening the song with the line, "I wanna take a pic with Cardi B inside my cardigan".[3] He has stated that the line has "no meaning" but "sounded good".[8] Paul Simpson of AllMusic described Lil Shordie Scott's voice as "distinctly helium-pitched [and] cartoonish" and Aidan C. Werder of Our Generation Music described it as a "squeaky falsetto".[9][6]
For Uproxx, Caitlin White praised the song as "a pretty sharp single".[3] In 2023, Aleia Woods of XXL called Lil Shordie Scott one of "hip-hop's biggest one-hit wonders" of the 2020s due to the song's success, writing that "the Atlanta rapper hasn't quite translated his viral stardom into chart-topping success the way many people thought".[4] Our Generation Music's Aidan C. Werder wrote that "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" led to "one-hit-wonder speculation" about Lil Shordie Scott.[6]
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] | 67 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 77 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 25 |