I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death.

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I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death.

Nas

N.Y. State of Mind · 1994

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Nas and Chris Martin. "N.Y. State of Mind." Performed by Nas. Illmatic. Columbia Recordings, 1994.

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I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death. — Nas

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