Sleep
2Pac featuring Chamillionaire & Young Buck Lyrics


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Quit starin' at me like an infrared nigga
Don't fall to sleep
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep
Don't fall to sleep
You can get ya cash on

Pictures of penny, sippin' my glass full of Henny
Hands on my semi—automatic kill for pennies
Approach for contact, 'cause I'm live I multiply
Soon as I open fire, niggas die wit' open eyes
Scare to take a nap, it's a trap, a long maze
Dreamin' of gettin' stacks, makin' scratch the wrong way
What the song say, we murder motherfuckers daily
Black out blow the crack out, my lyrics never fail me
I inhale strong weed, then release the stress
Deliver the bomb shit from the east to west
Like yay-yo
Niggas pull out when I say so
Commence to poppin' motherfuckers copy me, it’s fatal
Efficiently I delete then flee
The art of war, livin' sucka free, get wit' me
Motherfucker don't sleep

Don't go to sleep
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep
Don't go to sleep
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep

I'm starin' through my rear view, doin' 'bout 90
The pedal to the metal, so I can't see what's behind me
Buckle up your seat belt eyes on the road
They know we ridin' dirty gotta play it how it go
They close down the projects the clubs been closed
And then they wonder why niggas breakin' down o's
I'm a run away slave
Ya get it nigga off the chain
I got that thug life shit runnin' through my veins
And now they scare, they know that I been heaven sent
And yeah we know the dope comin' from the president
But look at us, we ain't got shit to lose
Feel like we ballin' if we got a new pair of tennis shoes
In the ghetto or better yet home sweet home
This is the land of the free, but to me that's wrong
I'm on my way to the white house strapped wit' my heat
So don't fall asleep
Come on niggas

Don't go to sleep
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep
Don't go to sleep
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep

They say that the mo' they hate ya the mo' that it motivate ya
My mind set on grind, my mental set on the paper
62 hours and countin', and I'm still awake
And they slippin' me sleepin' pills, wit' the will I break
Broke nigga always tellin' ya how to make ya cash adjust
So I just stop listenin' and now my cash is up
Red dotted the media 'cause they always mad at us
I don't see 'em tryin' to mediate, when we get gats and bust
They just instigate and as soon as the get the tape
It's dropped from my nigga life just as soon as they get the case
Personally I ain't trippin' on all this rappin' stuff
I'm takin' back my money counter 'cause it wasn't fast enough, yep
I got a couple problems (word) and none of 'em is money
Just those that love me to pretend to love me and say they buddies
Sometimes I want to maneuver with the Ruger
To live like Freddy Krueger these nightmares just ain't as bloody
In meetings they always askin' what my passion is
(And the) money talks so I always have words to answer this (yep)
I can't relax 'cause it's like I'm a fetti activist
Might see me on TV never a mat-tress

Don't go to sleep
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep
Don't go to sleep (Don't go to sleep nigga)
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep
Don't go to sleep (Sleep baby)
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes
Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep
Don't go to sleep
You can get ya cash on nigga if ya peep
Other niggas close they eyes




Seein' dreams in they sleep
But don't fall asleep

Overall Meaning

The song "Sleep" by 2Pac featuring Chamillionaire & Young Buck speaks to the theme of staying vigilant and not falling asleep on opportunities to make money. The lyricist encourages his listeners to remain alert and focused on their grind, not giving in to distractions or laziness. The opening line, "Quit starin' at me like an infrared n****," is a reference to the intense scrutiny and pressure that Tupac faced as a successful rapper and public figure. He urges his audience not to be lured into complacency or feel self-satisfied, but rather to always be on the lookout for new opportunities.


The lyrics also touch on the violence and danger that can come with living a certain lifestyle. Tupac speaks of handling his business with a "semi-automatic kill for pennies," and advises the listener to be careful who they trust and who they allow into their inner circle. He warns of the risks of getting caught up in the wrong kind of dream, "dreamin' of gettin' stacks, makin' scratch the wrong way." The lyrics suggest that Tupac's mind is always working, even when he's not sleeping, as he mentions "62 hours and countin'," and jokes about taking back his money counter because "it wasn't fast enough."


Overall, the song is a call to action, urging listeners to stay focused, avoid distractions, and never forget that there are always opportunities to hustle and make money.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DELMAR DREW ARNAUD, MICHAEL J. CLERVOIX, TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR, DAVID DARNELL BROWN, HAKEEM T. SERIKI

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@mulengajoel9785

No musician will ever capture my attention the way Pac does.The man was from another Universe

@empath77

Never say never

@tsheoluthuli8611

I feel tha same way my man!! No Rapper like Pac will ever produce the same shit!!

@markoveselinovic4683

You clearly never heard about me 😁

@high5compliments45

He wasnt a man...He was a prophet!

@zakeye335

The greatest artist to walk on American soil in fact the greatest artist to walk on this planet, today these thugs are dominant in America and the dominant culture in America is hip hop, the same African Americans the American government would look down upon labelling African Americans as criminals drug dealers rapist murderers and use cops as their tool to oppress and torture African Americans who were living in a gloomy atmosphere infested with dark clouds of injustice and oppression until there came the light 2pac shining from the horizon who used rap as a tool to communicate and educate the minds and hearts of black and white Americans and sharpen the minds of his African American brothers and sisters in Oder to brake those chains locked up in their brains and set them free from living in America and walking around with this fear in their hearts because of their skin colour and race inferiority, this spirit 2pac the greatest activist and the most talented artist to walk on American soil came with sparked the minds and hearts of African Americans in the 90s and the African Americans started grow rapidly and this little puppets reporters and journalists working for the mainstream media tried everything they could to assassinate the amazing character of this young artist 2pac but he was too sharp and smart for these cowards and they miserably failed from trying to the African Americans from growing, they even tried to assassinate 2pac himself but God is always on the side of those with a genuine sincere heart like 2pac, so God didn’t let the heart of these cowards get away with their cowardly tactics this time just like haw they got away with assassinating Malcom X but God didn’t let these cowards slip away with it the 2nd time and 2pac survived 5 gun shots to his body and head but God didn’t allow 2pac to die from these 5 deadly gunshot and 2pac came out straight back out the hospital after his recovery 10 times stronger and sharp then before he got shot, and it was just impossible for these cowards to stop this rapid growing of African Americans, this rapid growing of African Americans have USA their very first black president (a coward like Obama who hit the privilege) first time in the history of America. This is haw the greatest artist to walk on American soil over the power and strength of the American government and conquered that one and only powerful tool the mainstream media the American government have on their hands and they use it to control the ignorant minds and weak hearts of the human beings including the politicians all over the world and make all the money the American government makes off the European and other countries all around the world, and this hardcore working talented activists a young artist (young thug) conquered the Mainstream media and turn the tables around for the American government, today these same African Americans the American government would look down upon are looked up to throughout the world. This was the ambition the greatest artist to walk on American soil 2pac came with, and these little puppets reporters and the mainstream media couldn’t stop this young talented activist and a lyrical genius, today these thugs are dominant in America and the dominant culture in America is hip hop. The enslaved Africans American have become the bosses and the oppressed have become the masters of that nation. Malcom X planted this seed 2pac shakur=(being thankful to god) which grew really fast and overcome the power and strength of the American government and conquered the mainstream media. This is the seed Malcom X planted. 2pac shakur was too smart and too sharp for the American government and the mainstream media, a young talented activist the great artist to walk on American soil who overcome the strength and power of the American government and conquered the mainstream media at the age of 25 with the knowledge and wisdom God truly blessed 2pac with, and he learned the realism and originality of his amazing character from the greatest human being who ever lived and walked the face of this earth the messenger of God and the message he came with God words inspired 2pac shakur=(being thankful to god) to become the hero is in the eyes those living in the American and also African continent and others throughout the world.

@leesog3203

They should have included the outro were Pac explains it's not about falling asleep in the physical form, it's about not falling asleep mentally to how the game go. It's a vital distinction. So all you kids hearing this thinking it's cool to stay up at night, that shit will destroy your health and your life in ways you can't imagine. Always sleep 7-8 minimum and stay awake intuitively, mentally, spiritually and don't become complacent thinking you have shit figured out - stay driven, stay learning, stay motivated to do what's right for your life. Peace 🕊

@iprofessionalamateur

All Rappers would have stepped their game up if they had to spit a verse alongside Pac. Listen to how Buck and Chamillionaire stepped up here.

@dre12337

of coures you wouldn 't i rap with pac and i spit lyric i didn' t know i could

@memoaragon248

Kidzo900 yes

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