Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta
{{Infobox song
| name = Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta
| cover = Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta.jpeg
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| type = single
| artist = Lil Shordie Scott
| album = The Twin Society
| B-side =
| released = {{Start date|2022|01|29}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 1:36
| label = South Coast Music Group
| writer = Lil Shordie Scott
| producer = 3xMadeIt
| prev_title = What What
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Slim Fit Polo Tee's From Lenox
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra album cover
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| type = single
| cover = Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta - Offset remix.jpeg
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| caption = Offset remix cover
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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.
Background and release
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Before releasing "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta", Atlanta-based rapper Lil Shordie Scott had signed with South Coast Music Group. 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. 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.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Caitlin |title=Lil Shordie Scott's 'Rocking A Cardigan In Atlanta' Cardi B Co-Sign |url=https://uproxx.com/music/lil-shordie-scott-rocking-a-cardigan-in-atlanta-cardi-b-offset-remix/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=April 22, 2024 |date=April 26, 2022}} The song went viral on TikTok after a cover of it by @runuppercy went viral.{{cite web |last1=Woods |first1=Aleia |title=8 of Hip-Hop's Biggest One-Hit Wonders in the Last Three Years |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/hip-hop-one-hit-wonders-rappers/ |website=XXL |access-date=April 22, 2024 |date=October 24, 2023}} The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2022, where it peaked at number 77.{{cite web |title=Revealed: 2022 Indie Power Players |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-indie-power-players-executives-list-2022/ |website=Billboard |access-date=April 22, 2024 |date=June 6, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Werder |first1=Aidan C. |title=Lil Shordie Scott follows viral success with debut EP 'The Twin Society' |url=https://ourgenerationmusic.com/news/lil-shordie-scott-the-twin-society/ |website=Our Generation Music |access-date=May 3, 2024 |date=July 29, 2022}} Cardi B also posted a video on TikTok using the song.{{cite web |author1=Vonyetta |title=Off The Stage With Lil Shordie Scott, Anella Herim, And More |url=https://power98fm.com/2022/07/17/off-the-stage-with-lil-shordie-scott-anella-herim-and-more/ |publisher=WPEG |access-date=April 26, 2024 |date=July 17, 2022}} "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.
Composition and reception
"Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" was produced by 3xMadeIt.{{cite web |last1=Cho |first1=Regina |title=Offset hops on Lil Shordie Scott's "Rocking A Cardigan In Atlanta (Remix)" |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-04-27/165614/lil-shordie-scott-rocking-a-cardigan-in-atlanta-remix |website=Revolt |access-date=April 22, 2024 |date=April 27, 2022}} 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". He has stated that the line has "no meaning" but "sounded good".{{cite web |title=Lil Shordie Scott Talks About Viral Single 'Rocking Cardigan In Atlanta', New EP |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmyHOgZRjPE&ab_channel=DGBMedia |via=YouTube |at=10:53 |publisher=DGB Media |access-date=April 26, 2024 |date=July 29, 2022}} 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".{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Paul |title=Lil Shordie Scott Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lil-shordie-scott-mn0004196369 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 22, 2024}}
For Uproxx, Caitlin White praised the song as "a pretty sharp single". 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". Our Generation Music{{'}}s Aidan C. Werder wrote that "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" led to "one-hit-wonder speculation" about Lil Shordie Scott.
Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Rocking a Cardigan in Atlanta" ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite web |title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 19, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-03-19/ |website=Billboard |access-date=April 26, 2024}}
| 67 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web |title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of March 19, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-03-19/ |website=Billboard |access-date=April 26, 2024}}
| 77 |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web |title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of March 19, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2022-03-19/ |website=Billboard |access-date=April 26, 2024}}
| 25 |