Keep On Callin
Joell Ortiz Lyrics

Ya Know
Introduces the start of the song with acknowledgement and familiarity.

Its Akon Man
Identifies the artist, Akon, before giving the floor to the other artist, P Money.

Mah Man P
Acknowledges the other artist, P Money, as a friend of Akon's.

Its the Magic City baby
Identifies the location of where the song's inspiration comes from.

Yo I Think We Got one on this one
A confident and boastful statement to indicate the potential success of the song.

So all them haters
Refers to those who are against them or have not supported them in the past.

Wanna scream our name
Describes how the haters are attempting to use their names to gain attention or to bring them down.

Let them keep on calling
A defiance towards those who have not supported them before, encouraging them to keep trying to bring them down.

And they werent supporting us before and they wanna scream now
Reiterates that the haters are only coming around now that they are successful but did not support them during their struggles.

We just gon let them keep on calling baby, just keep calling
Encourages the haters to continue their efforts, indicating that it will not bring the artists down.

And for our supporters you know you can just keep on calling as long as you want
Acknowledges the support from fans and encourages them to continue to support them as much as they want.

I used to be on the corner all day tryin figure out wats gona get me out there
Describes the artist's past situation of being on the street corner trying to figure out how to become successful.

Dope dealing and huggin the block i done found out it aint gonna get me nowhere
Reflects on the artist's realization that selling drugs and hanging out on the street corner will not lead to success.

Used to keep a 9 mili for protection
Describes how the artist used to carry a weapon for self-defense.

Just incase a nigga wanna to take my brain
Explains the reason for carrying a weapon was to be prepared in case someone tried to harm him.

Then the voice came down from the sky and said Akon use your head
A metaphorical statement that represents a realization, possibly an epiphany.

I had to re-evaluate my thoughts and think about what got me this far
Describes how the artist had to reconsider his choices and think about what helped him achieve success so he could continue moving forward.

I had to keep a strong faith and believe in one day i would be a star (a star)
Describes how the artist had to keep a positive mindset and believe in his success before it happened.

But i knew that it wouldnt come easy (come easy)
Acknowledges that achieving success is not an easy road.

But theres been a lotta hatin believe me (believe me)
Acknowledges that there were a lot of people who did not believe in him or tried to bring him down along the way.

Dispite all the bullshit we had to still work hard (to get to where we are)
Despite the difficulties and obstacles they faced, the artists had to work hard to get where they are now.

When you hear them calling out Akon let them Keep on calling
Repeats the previous chorus to emphasize that the haters should continue their efforts.

Cuz we went through hell and back to get here so Keep On Calling
Acknowledges the hard work and struggles they had to overcome to achieve their success and encourages the haters to keep trying.

Senegal, West Africa to New Zealand (new zealand)
Describes the artists' origin locations, indicating the distance between them.

Bless to have to give make music with meaning (with meaning)
Grateful for the opportunity to create meaningful music.

Cuz i never thought i'd come this far (oh yeah)
Reflects on the artist's past self-doubt and disbelief at his current success.

Witta mansion and a fancy car (ooh yeah)
Describes the material possessions that the artist has acquired through his success.

Never thought success would come this quick in the beginning (but i seen it)
Reflects on the artist's past disbelief in the potential for fast success, but has now witnessed it firsthand.

And all along im sittin there thinkin its harder when you came from the hood (you came from the hood)
Reflects on the difficulty of achieving success while coming from difficult beginnings in the hood.

But all i had to do was put my mind to it and realize it was all good (it was all good)
Explains that with focus and acceptance, success is possible despite difficult circumstances.

Once i got rid of what held me down best believe i wouldnt be turnin back (turnin back)
Once the artist removed obstacles and negative influences from his life, he was able to move forward without turning back.

I had to keep to keep on movin and a keep on groovin right here on this P Money track and so
Describes how the artist had to keep moving forward while making music to achieve success.

Keep on calliiing, Keep on calliing, Just keep on calliiing, Keep on calling, Just keep on callliiing, Keep on callinnng, Just keep on callliiing, Keep on callinngg
Repeats the chorus with slight variations to emphasize the message of encouraging haters to keep trying and to show appreciation to their supporters.