Pac's Life
Sleep
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
43
End
211
Internal
83
Multi
226
Slant
24
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: 2Pac]
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✦
[Verse 2: Young Buck]
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 scared,✦ 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✦
[Chorus: 2Pac]
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✦
[Verse 3: Chamillionaire]
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
[Chorus: 2Pac]
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✦
Technical Breakdown
8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.30
Production
— Sha Money XL, Daz Dillinger, DProsper, Young BuckBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Young Buck relies on assertive, rhythmic conviction and topical resonance over complex lyrical layering, utilizing the 'runaway slave' metaphor as his primary rhetorical anchor.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Metaphorical mappingStreet-vernacular imageryAggressive cadenceTopical social critique
Rhyme Architecture: A mix of AABB and AAAA couplets, utilizing tight vowel internal rhymes and heavy enjambment to propel the flow forward, keeping the momentum consistent with the high-speed imagery.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I'm a run away slave / Ya get it nigga off the chain"
① A literal reference to the historical figure of an escaped enslaved person.② A contemporary figurative description of being 'uncontrolled' or 'unrestricted' (off the chain) in one's criminal or street behavior.
Strong command of cadence and vocal intensity
Effective use of imagery to establish a high-stakes mood
Authentic delivery that matches the intensity of the track's theme
Limited linguistic complexity
Reliance on somewhat common hip-hop tropes regarding the government and 'the life'
Lack of multi-layered entendres beyond the primary metaphor