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Out Of Office

by Call Me Ace

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1.
In The Office 02:29
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[Chorus – Call Me Ace] Less than 8 percent get the job And out of that 3 percent of ‘em sort of look like me 2 percent from the same class as me Met 1 of ‘em that could rap like me But outside of that It really don’t feel all of that inclusive Don’t see the numbers but I hear excuses Black plight due to micro abuses They swept up well, huh? [Verse – Call Me Ace] Hmmm Seems like I’m the only black person that’s in this room again (wow) John to the right, nah he not my friend (nah) Tried to call me bro but he’s not my kin I state my ideas ‘cause I know my worth (yea) He says the same thing like I ain’t spoke that first (what?) I repeat myself yea it’s petty but it’s works I rather that then someone gettin’ credit for my work Katie tries too hard, she wants us to connect She my manager, so I do respond outta respect (yea) She wanna know my goals and what do I expect But I’m a simple man I’m just workin’ for this check I ain’t tell her that tho that’s just you-me on the low Instead I said that I want opportunities for growth She put me on a project that was boring at best When I was done with it they was more than impressed Stakeholders virtually congratulating me I ain’t lookin’ for no praises but that’s the way it be Will all of my efforts get equated with exceeds Or the highest ranking they got? We have to wait and see I ain’t gon’ fret tho this the life of A-C-E Life ain’t fair you could see that blatantly Man don’t get me started, all of this gets exhausting Fortunately after today, I’m out of office I’m out of office After today, I’m out of office I’m out of office Yea High Grade You with me? Aight let’s go
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Tesla 02:46
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[Intro – Call Me Ace] Yea High Grade Look [Verse 1] I could cop the Tesla, instead I push the Subaru (what?) Can’t tell me I ain’t clean check the cuticles (ayy) They admire how I pull up and maneuver through They ask me how I do it I’m just doin’ what is doable (wow) I don’t follow anyone don’t cha know (don’t cha know) I’ma stay High Grade to the funeral (High Grade) I’m powered by the Son don’t cha know (don’t cha know) And that mean my energy renewable 24/7 on the grind when you snooze ya lose Airplane Mode autopilot as usual Everybody got a lil dream and it’s beautiful Ain’t enough to dream though baby gotta pursue it too Faith without action is dead absolutely true So when you see my work ethic just know what it’s rooted to (wow) I don’t care ‘bout who is who (nah) If you actin’ goofy dude (what?) I’ma chunk the “five” yea I talk in roman numerals (hah) [Bridge] Ay wait hold up lemme give ‘em a minute to catch up You know I be in Airplane Mode, you know You ready? You good? Aight run it back [Verse 2] I could cop the Tesla, instead I scooped some real estate (sheesh) Set my grandkid’s up’s how I feel today (ayy) When they don’t stand in ya shoes they gon feel a way (wow_ I love my haters why they mad I don’t reciprocate? (hah) Deep down I know they really wanna emulate (yup) Pay ‘em no mind prefer to preserve my energy (yea) Reserve my inner state Might not feel 100 but I’m good on 95 Like my hometown interstate (woop!) Hustlin’s both a art and a science (yup) They beggin’ me to illustrate to figure out my chemistry (wow) But what if what I told you wasn’t new to you What if all it took was you believin’ what you knew was true (hmm) I remember when we couldn’t buy no chicken noodle soup I only had a vision but had nobody to prove it to (yup) Now I cook my lines up and I eat my noodles too (huh) Guess I’ma chef but I can’t make ya food for you (wow) Can’t cut cross the corners and expect that ya grind’ll get respect (unh) Especially if you tryna match my run before you step Try to catch up and you gon’ run up outta breath (yea) I make it look easy but I’m harder to digest (wow) I’m easy to find with a call or with a text No reply then your message was prolly incorrect, unh I don’t got time for no wild disrespect More concerned ‘bout wifey in this body-fitting dress (woop!) My love ones gon’ love me, send my love to all the rest (hah) I live below my means which gets higher every step (yea) BRB I’m ‘bouta give this Tesla a test Ahhhhhhhh I’m out
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Work Like That 02:56
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[Chorus] They ask me why you work like that Take a break why you work like that But it don’t work like that They watch the grind but don’t work like that Then want the shine once it work like that But it don’t work like that I keep it ten tens just like that They try to blend in just like that But it don’t work like that Nah it don’t work like that Nah it don’t work like that [Verse 1] Now I don’t wanna force you to love me or think of me I just wanna know if you down ‘fore it get bubbly We on the rise horizon look sunny (yea) Struggle just as much beautiful as was ugly (wow) Grew up in the dirt lookin’ muddy and all How you gon’ say that we was lucky you wasn’t involved (nope) You claim to know me but you really ain’t study at all (hmm) To you it feel like I just blew up from nothin’ at all (heh) It’s funny how some people just suddenly call (hello) They want a plug, want my mind, for nothin’ at all (what?) They see my worth but get mad when I come with a charge Dandruff on the shoulders just brushin’ em off That’s the cost when you move like a company dog You either let em stunt ya growth or ya gonna evolve The footprint gettin’ bigger don’t know when to pause (no) I’ll stop when I reach the top like once and for all Y’all know ambition don’t work like that [Chorus] They ask me why you work like that Take a break why you work like that But it don’t work like that They watch the grind but don’t work like that Then want the shine once it work like that But it don’t work like that I keep it ten tens just like that They try to blend in just like that But it don’t work like that Nah it don’t work like that Nah it don’t work like that [Verse 2] Yo you celebrate me from close but never far Cause when I call you to roll through you never are (wow) I got fans in Canada tellin’ me you’s a star (yup) So don’t think I can’t see thru ya fog Words cost nothin’ until ya asked to cash ‘em Then all of a sudden they treatin’ that like taxes (what?) Why I gotta pay for it? (me?) They don’t wanna invest, just wanna wait for it (wow) Cause they feelin like it’s “coming any day” surely (huh) Real talk yo just the other day four in the afternoon Someone hit me it was way foreign (hello) I ain’t had the number saved but the main story (what) Was this shorty from the past wanted Ace sorely She textin’ only words of affirmations purely (uhh) Ain’t no way tho that she adore me I saw she reshared my pic in her latest story She was tryna share the glory (hah) But baby it don’t work like that [Chorus] They ask me why you work like that Take a break why you work like that But it don’t work like that They watch the grind but don’t work like that Then want the shine once it work like that But it don’t work like that I keep it ten tens just like that They try to blend in just like that But it don’t work like that Nah it don’t work like that Nah it don’t work like that
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Love Goals (feat. Taylor Taylor) 03:31
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[Verse 1 – Call Me Ace] Yea Searchin’ for a outlet for my laptop Wifey told me “look” guess she found the jackpot Mai Tais and high tides - that’s the backdrop “The day in the life” this is just a snapshot High-powered workers, pushin’ long hours Sacrificing our time but so long as it’s ours 5 or 6 hours on a Saturday easily Grindin’ out our 20s was the choice we made strategically Reapin’ what we sow and doin’ so equally What’s mines is yours while yours divides evenly You win I win I want you to win frequently Outshine me baby that’s another way of pleasin’ me Your ambition is the nourishment that’s feedin’ me I tell you my wildest dreams and you believe with me People tell us all the time what we perceived to be But only goals that I have is what you reach with me Hope they know that I need you like you needin’ me Livin’ independently tho and free to be With each season I’m glad my Queen reigns with me And leads with me You feel it? [Chorus – Taylor Taylor] Ain’t slowing us down Ain’t no stopping us now We stay working without a worry I got you got me Love how you talk when you’ve got something in mind Stay tuned in, tapped in Going higher and higher [Verse 2 – Call Me Ace] It’s kinda hard to keep up with all the movement that we do So aligned to our calling yo we glued to that pursuit Came a long way from where was rooted If you told us we would do this as a youth Couldn’t had knew that that’d be true Now the youth tell us “cause of you I know me too” We try to tell ‘em only thanks to Jesus that we do We withdraw from him to deposit into you See livin’ with significance that’s really all that matters Cause life after death ain’t concerned with no one’s status I’d rather live a full rich life than a palace The Queen kinda agrees but that’s part of the challenge Heh, I’m playin’ It’s really ‘bout the balance A hammer’s just a tool it’s the heart that could be malice We praise him every day for the grace and the talent Watch the word spread from Bridgeport to London to Dallas Jamaica to Ethiopia down in Addis Mission-minded every time we gets to traveling Even when these current circumstances change our habits We still be in Airplane Mode more than average You feel it? [Chorus – Taylor Taylor] Ain’t slowing us down Ain’t no stopping us now We stay working without a worry I got you got me Love how you talk when you’ve got something in mind Stay tuned in, tapped in Going higher and higher [Outro – Taylor Taylor] We do We do We do That’s what we do We do We do We do That’s what we do
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Full Capacity (Hickman L.A.) 04:14
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[Intro – Hickman L.A.] Yea Unh, yea Call Me Ace said he needed something from me I got you Unh, yea, unh [Verse – Hickman L.A.] There ain’t no sin worse than another So before you open your mouth, make sure your Karma is covered And foreal I highly doubt you perfect, neither I am So I hope the father forgive me for rappers I’ve fried Died at my hands, since 15 I been killin’ rappers Grew up in L.A., my California Chapter Raised by a single mom, in many ways she saved my life I woulda died that night if she ain’t pull up with the knife I dodged a bullet fasho Most of my people catchin’ strays, bunch of stories untold But we a couple of roses that rose from the concrete Blessed with the chance to see our pedals unfold My friends and I was from the hood but wasn’t hoodlums I mean we strategized ditchin’ school cause you couldn’t school us We was ahead of time, too smart for our age Gettin’ kicked out my house, you couldn’t tell by my grades Got myself into college, Skegee University HBCU is where I found the Universe in me It was a culture shock, so many types of Blacks Started tourin’ local colleges, ok we on the map I mean the penmanship was always equivalent To Egyptian-scribed hieroglyphics, that’s my lineage So every staged I graced, I damaged, I’ve crumbled many men Took my talents down 85, Atlanta let me in Now I rub elbows with the greatest of emcees and tastemakers One of the most decorated emcees I know personally need verse from me Don’t worry be I got a whole hurst for it G Student of the game, studied advanced placement I guess that’s why they Call Him Ace, he first placing So if Ace Call Me for a play, I’ma Ace It High Grade Society times Hickman L.A. Yea [Bridge] Yea I appreciate you slidin’ through Hickman Lettin’ loose goin’ super saiyan Hittin’ ya max reachin’ full capacity I guess it’s my go Unh High Grade, yea [Verse - Call Me Ace] Now once I stopped lookin’ outside to give me strength Inside I became own battery Super charged anatomy You would think I’m movin’ for the calories Every day they try to pick my mind for the strategy How on earth do I have capacity? Full-time job and a rapper - to me though that’s double salary Ain’t about the money though actually it’s the passion inside I know my why and it’s growin’ internationally I do this naturally, a born hustler Son of two immigrants, all I knew was agony Started from the bottom but I don’t say that casually I slept on the floors like all I knew was gravity Now I’m in these corporate spaces navigating passively Thinkin’ of where I came from’s like augmented reality Nonetheless don’t none of this matter if you askin’ me Cause if I’m not livin’ to bless I’m dyin’ tragically It ain’t about the likes or the statuses Or people round me gassin’ me, companies that’s staffin’ me Analytics trackin’ me and measurin’ my growth Oh no my inner vision is too big to be imagining Airplane Mode how I’m pursuin’ it so rapidly While viewin’ how my fanbase is treatin’ me like faculty Seekin’ me for wisdom, fortunate predicament High Grade baby come enroll in my curriculum Nowadays snakes try to slither in like siblings Tryna break bread but they investment got no dividends I ain’t tryna burn ‘em when I talk but they be sizzlin’ The Son under my skin and I ain’t talkin’ ‘bout my melanin Glory to Most High, praise to the infinite Hallelujah Jehovah Jireh and other synonyms Pourin’ out these blessings that I’m backstroke swimmin’ in The type to make a random stranger swear that we affiliates
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Out Of Office 02:31
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[Intro – Call Me Ace] Yea Laptop closed this laptop open [Chorus – Call Me Ace] Everybody wanna be a star But here’s the facts 1 percent accumulate the most in streams 4 percent actually achieve mainstream While everybody else fights to keep they dream Despite all of that my situation feels so exclusive No handouts still I built a movement Now everybody else askin’ how I do this LOL [Verse] Scrolling through all of these unsolicited asks to come pick my brain Yo I don’t even know ‘em so I think it’s strange (hmm) They wanna take my value without givin’ exchange (nah) Now I don’t think I got the blueprint for success I just study pray hard and gon’ give it my best (true) 4 AM should be resting but I’m under my breath Mumblin’ rhymes cause sleep is the cousin of death Meanwhile random strangers call me cousin and fam Brother and son, all of them ain’t none that I am If they listened to the lyrics they would see how I am Hear how I move, but they just see the check on my Gram Yo what’s funny though ironically as much as I hand (what?) When you don’t give ‘em what they want they treat you less than a man (wow) That’s why I spend less time funnelin’ spam Airplane Mode over oceans leave ‘em stuck in the sand (woop!) Rather take more time becoming one with my fans Checkin’ the metrics, peep this influx of demand From San Fran to Japan, Bratislava to France Probably need a translator by the way I expand (hah) All of this without a label I fund my advance The Lord’s directin’ my steps I’m havin’ fun with the plans So aligned in the calling time became frosted Fortunate for me though cause I’m out of office I’m out of office Bounce back reply, I’m out of office Yea I’m out of office Call Me Ace Aight yo Let’s keep it goin’
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Talk To Me 02:37
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[Intro] Unh High Grade [Verse 1] Who’da thought the one they counted out Said was down and out be the same one they scoutin’ out (hmm) Tried to lock me in now they proud I’m out (what?) “Always knew you’d be the one!” oh you countin’ now (hah) Call Me A-C-E no need to sound it out Thought it was a game show the way I flip these vowels and nouns (hah) I’ll show you how to stand out in the loudest crowd (yup) Been doin’ this for a minute they just found it out So of course got a growin’ list of folk wanna talk Cause they figured I could help em build a fortune Wifey say I give too much of myself Without no thoughts of how much it cost us She’d prefer that I be cautious, too many losses (yea) Many people that had crossed us They only talkin’ ‘til they reap you then get lost It be so exhausting but I don’t really be concerned (nah) Gotta trust what I discern What you sowin’ will return like [Chorus] Talk to me talk to me Let me know what you want from me, want from me I been givin’ you all of me, all of me So tell me what you want from me, want from me I love it when you talk to me, talk to me Let me know what you want from me, want from me I been givin’ you all of me, all of me So tell me what you want from me [Verse 2] Listen Six figures but still livin’ in survival mode (sheesh) Big bills but I don’t idol those (nah) Crazy résumé they think that I’m entitled bro Couldn’t care less about these titles though Me I just live by the code Figured that was logical Pushin’ for a common goal, to embody the impossible Got a lot of private messages that sayin’ I’m a role model bro Now I feel like it ain’t optional (wow) It’s kinda dope how we rose up from the dirt Started nominal at first now they admirin’ our worth I try to give ‘em me in every audio and verse But then people think they “know me” know me I don’t know what’s worse (what?) Always got a heart for people bettering they self (yea) Tryna play they hand way more better than was dealt (yup) But if ye ain’t got respect for me then what about yourself? Real recognize real, you could tell [Chorus] Talk to me talk to me Let me know what you want from me, want from me I been givin’ you all of me, all of me So tell me what you want from me, want from me I love it when you talk to me, talk to me Let me know what you want from me, want from me I been givin’ you all of me, all of me So tell me what you want from me
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Sick Day 02:47
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[Intro] Call Me Ace Aight question [Verse 1] How much your soul worth? 7 figures? 6 figures? RSUs make you rich quicker Relo made your life more easy to pickup In foreign land livin’ on status and free dinner (wow) Daily happy hours we drown our choices in liquor We no beginners Who gon’ fish us up who gon’ save us who gon’ deliver? And who said I needed saving My savings been getting thicker Light gettin’ dimmer tho if I’m for real tho My fire used to sizzle now it barely kindle (wow) I used to shine and glimmer now I barely grin bro I promise life had meaning now it’s just a symbol They tell me I could just leave but it ain’t as simple (nah) Got open mouths to feed, got a spouse with needs Open mouth to breathe Lungs pullin’ less with every second First the vision disappears then the consciousness second [Chorus] Uhh, think I’ma take a sick day Nah I can’t work today I need a sick day I don’t wanna work today I’ll take a sick day Uhh, I’ma take a sick day Nah nah I can’t work I need a sick day Nah I can’t work today I need a sick day Hello Sick day Yea yea yea yea yea yea [Verse 2] Sick day (yea) I remember fakin’ my illness in sixth grade Nurse call my Auntie she pick me up swiftly Wouldn’t tell my mama so long as I did great (shh) Honor rolls meant lobster rolls and chicken wings Hash brown and griddles in the morning As she drop me at the door of the school Told me learn something new So I learn how to audible my life thanks to Christ Went from rags to livin’ in my rich phase (wow) In my “20 percent for tip” phase (wow) In my “round it up cause I don’t like the cents” phase (wow) In my “nah yo I got it don’t gotta split it man we did it Payin’ all the tax and I ain’t trip” phase (sheesh) Outside lookin’ in sound like this great Inside lookin’ in like “is this made?” I’d trade it all for more time with my loved ones I lost When I left and moved here to get paid man [Chorus] Uhh, think I’ma take a sick day Nah I can’t work today I need a sick day I don’t wanna work today I’ll take a sick day Uhh, I’ma take a sick day Nah nah I can’t work I need a sick day Nah I can’t work today I need a sick day Hello Sick day Yea yea yea yea yea yea
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Hope 02:59
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[Verse 1] Nowadays it hurts more when I leave you Cause next time ain’t promised Feelin’ paranoid if I’m honest I know yo I know God got it Just don’t want him take it too In this room wondering why I ain’t made this move To come back home Spend time with my niece ‘fore she get more grown And make new memories instead of rewinding the times In my mind that we had in the past I’m reminded of why I should never look back When I do I feel stuck like I can’t move forward Just wanna give up all my breaths gettin’ shorter Bathtub runnin’ while I’m feelin’ underwater I’m just tryna wash my body as my mind brainstormin’ Inside gotta prioritize what’s important But I’ma sleep it off ‘til the mornin’ Don’t wanna lose hope [Chorus 1] Nah I aint tryna lose hope I know the world’s gettin’ darker don’t wanna lose hope They said High Grade you gotta have hope [Verse 2] I wonder if the tears in my heart are the same tears now I could picture down your eyes I remember pickin’ up the phone in the back hearin’ “No daddy why!” Had to see her mother brutalized He used to call me bro, to find out he a wolf in disguise Another big fool with a pride Beatin’ up my sister, pick on someone ya own size Almost had me go and backslide Almost flew out from the Bay slidin’ down the corner Rollin’ with my bloody cuzzos all just for the freedom you deserve Tired all these people around you stealin’ your worth I’d rather their face than yours be in the dirt Lord knows I try to stay strong but it hurt I’m prayin’ hard for you and I’m prayin’ that it work I’m workin’ hard for you just to get back a return And get back and return Without you worrying about what I get back in return I’ll use all my reserves on you to keep you preserved Money drains just to resurge that’s what I learned I’d rather burn it all on you than burn a urn I know your value is way more than you earn Way more than you seem to find in your research I know the Lord’s good you’ll find after you search You tryna follow my lead but how could I be first? When I’m ‘bout to lose hope [Chorus 2] Yea, yea I’m ‘bouta lose hope I know the world’s gettin’ darker I don’t wanna lose hope Nah, they say you gotta have hope Yo they say you High Grade you gotta have hope Don’t know tonight but I don’t have hope I pray in the morning I’ma have hope Cause when I look outside I ain’t see hope But I gotta have hope
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Survival 03:46
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[Verse 1] Motivation is fleeting ambition ain’t got no meaning I’m stuck inside of my mind but I struggle to find the key And in order to stay alive I been told to continue breathin’ But that don’t help with the drive or helpin’ me fight these demons Survival is just the name of the game Early teachings from youth A life secret I knew, continued seekin’ for truth Had every reason to quit, just one season I’d get Rain creepin’ down my mom’s face she’s weepin’ I guess No son around all year round, it’s just evening I guess Would sneak around the compound was hard to sleep in my bed My rich friend 20 miles away would say “be my guest” His mother had pity on me would always keep well dressed Buy me sneakers and threads, always keepin’ me fed A tiny glimpse of what I thought we really needed Instead nothin’ but chaos, only had peace in pieces like bread That bread tho gave me life Just couldn’t see it back then Just couldn’t see it back then Yea [Chorus] I’m just tryna survive the only thing on my mind I’m just tryna survive and leave my troubles behind This the name of the game but I ain’t playin’ for prizes I’m just tryna survive man hopin’ I stay alive I’m just tryna survive the only thing on my mind I’m just tryna survive and leave my troubles behind I’m just tryna survive man hopin’ I stay alive yea I’m just tryna survive man hopin’ I stay alive Stay alive [Verse 2] Yea Too many people in this office think they know my story They try to size me by these superficial categories Skimmin’ my resume and figure that they know me surely Guess they misread me poorly Instead of judgin’ by the schools I went to think through all I been through All the locked doors we had broken into Just to get the role that y’all had said was for me So nah your lil micro statements ain’t all hunky dory They ‘bout to get you reorged out your employment, huh I ain’t your token runnin’ races checking boxes ‘gainst people with family trees and thousands of different options Teammates that I work with step on me while I’m climbin’ But still I’m out here just thrivin’ Ah nah they don’t like it They rather me shuck and jivin’ politically tryna box me Boy I move like Adonis they mad I don’t look like Rocky That ain’t gon stop me fightin’ got many things on the line man So with or without alignment just know I’ma keep survivin’ yea Keep survivin’ yea Oh you think I’m just doin’ this for me, huh? [Chorus] I’m just tryna survive the only thing on my mind I’m just tryna survive and leave my troubles behind This the name of the game but I ain’t playin’ for prizes I’m just tryna survive man hopin’ I stay alive I’m just tryna survive the only thing on my mind I’m just tryna survive and leave my troubles behind I’m just tryna survive man hopin’ I stay alive yea I’m just tryna survive man hopin’ I stay alive Stay alive
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Dream 02:53
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[Intro] Yea Unh Call Me Ace Listen [Verse 1] Now You gotta bet on yourself True, but Every now and then it feel like I’m gamblin’ (unh) Loss for words ‘til the words start scramblin’ (yea) Grab the inspiration gotta write it as I’m ramblin’ (wow) Cut and trim it down like I’m samplin’ (ayy) 3 AM bouncin’ off the walls with adrenaline (hah) Wifey tryna sleep dreamin’ ‘bout me bein’ a family man Barely seen her all week, past issues with abandonment (woop!) High Grade light up in the nighttime like I’m drivin’ in an ambulance (yea) No coincidence tryna relive who I am again (unh) Past accomplishments in the present start vanishin’ (wow) Biggest fear in life is to live like a mannequin (yea) Look good on the outside but really just standin’ there (wow) Ain’t goin’ nowhere it’s less about embarrassment (nah) More about the fact that every blessing I inherited I barely even cherish it (hunh) [Chorus] Yo It’s gon’ be a long night Had a dream, so I been workin’ all night Lord knows I been pushin’ for a long time Might not show up when I want but it’s on time Yea yea Yo It’s gon’ be a long night Had a dream, so I been workin’ all night Lord knows I been pushin’ for a long time Might not show up when I want but it’s on time Yea [Verse 2] Listen You gotta bet on yourself True, well Come to think about it, that’s so American (huh) Don’t need a therapist, I know you hear me (nah) You could be a good Samaritan (hmm) I ain’t gon’ stress you tho (hah) I’ma keep performin’ tho I hope you like the flow This ain’t Hamilton but I’m rappin’ history for show (yea) Ain’t many comparisons They might rap like me but don’t handle what I’m managin’ (nah) Don’t mean to be arrogant But all this with no management (hunh) Lightin’ my own candle man (hah) All while makin’ corporate moves while butcherin’ my grammar man (hah) Did this with no manuscript unless you count the Bible I prefer bein’ evangelist instead of being idle I run experiments interpretatin’ data like a analyst Can’t nobody tell me what I can or can’t (nah) If I can I am Since I AM I can Y’all don’t understand it man Lemme stop (hunh) [Chorus] Yo It’s gon’ be a long night Had a dream, so I been workin’ all night Lord knows I been pushin’ for a long time Might not show up when I want but it’s on time Yea yea Yo It’s gon’ be a long night Had a dream, so I been workin’ all night Lord knows I been pushin’ for a long time Might not show up when I want but it’s on time Yea
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Monday Morning 02:32
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[Intro] Well I’m back Should be happy I guess They should [Chorus] How many people love they jobs? Here’s a stat 70 percent would probably answer no 25 percent probably yes and no We all gotta work tho that’s the way it goes And in the midst of that It seems so impossible to find solutions Dreams for some people feel like delusion But what’s life’s value if we fail to use it? I’m askin’ for a friend I swear [Verse] You ever dreaded enterin’ the office after spendin’ time disconnected (me) Checkin’ emails just to get perspective (me) On Sunday nights tryna get your thoughts collected (it me) Seein’ long threads and follow-ups on topics That you could care less on (you?) People askin’ you for your thoughts, it get you stressin’ (you?) You already plannin’ vacation you got next up (you too?) I been there, look (look) Here’s some strength I’d like to impart with you Nothing’s gon’ move for you, it starts with you (yup) Nobody gon’ get what they deserve (nah) They get what they negotiate From execs to associates (wow) You know they hate how you value yourself They gon’ say it’s inappropriate then later on appropriate (hmm) You would think that they coordinate I seen it all but I don’t let it compose how I orchestrate (woop!) Can’t let ‘em frustrate you out your bag Knock you off your pivot baby gotta bob weave and jab (unh) Squat leap and grab like professional karate Yo I’m fightin’ for survival watch me dropkick the glass of the ceiling Can’t be no restrictions in this building (nah) That’s big or durable enough to limit how I’m livin’, yea Even tho I’m a rapper this ain’t talkin’ Cause best believe I keep the same energy in the office I’m in the office Monday morning I’m back in the office Like, what’s good? I’m back in office Yea High Grade Aight Wait they want me to do what?

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Following his two-part "Working From Home" series in 2020, Call Me Ace’s “Out Of Office” illustrates a myriad of sociocultural topics, including: lack of diversity and equity in the workplace, the first-generation immigrants dilemma, building generational wealth, mental health challenges, gut-wrenching fears, Black love and more. In 14 songs, Ace personifies dreamers of color who aspire to build a sustainable legacy that exceeds the returns of a conventional day-job. As a white-collar employee by day and independent artist by night himself, Ace gives listeners insight into the complications of operating two careers.

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released February 5, 2021

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Call Me Ace California

Call Me Ace is a Billboard-charting hip-hop artist, Google/Meta alum, and also Founder & CEO of Five Mics Studios (backed by Techstars, Warner Music, & Concord Music), where he and his team are building a mobile-first hip-hop trading card game.

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