Out Of Office

from Out Of Office by Call Me Ace

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Even though Call Me Ace is “Out Of Office,” he’s still always working. Continuing the story from the intro track “In The Office,” Ace tells the other side of his dual career, and shares insights gained on his journey as a successful independent artist. Although the entrepreneurial path comes with a freedom that isn’t felt within the confines of a corporate job, Ace nonetheless narrates how the independent business path also brings its own set of challenges, such as the right to establish boundaries between inquirers, the need to stay grounded amidst rising success, and the fight to preserve creativity when juggling so many demands.

lyrics

[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’

credits

from Out Of Office, 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.