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1999 by Sleepy Hallow

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Sleepy Hallow

1999

Release date: 2nd June 2021

From Still Sleep?
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About This Track

Sleepy Hallow positions himself as a figure of danger and allure on '1999', a track built on the tension between street credibility and the pull of attachment. The song moves through a familiar trap narrative, trap life, violence, material accumulation, but keeps returning to a warning: "You shouldn't love me, I'm dangerous." It's a posture of self-preservation dressed as caution, one that recurs across the chorus and intro, suggesting a man aware that his circumstances and choices make him a liability to anyone close to him. The production from Great John sits low and propulsive, letting Sleepy Hallow's delivery carry the weight. His verses build from boasts about wealth and street status into something more conflicted, touching on internal struggle and the cost of the life he describes. The track doesn't resolve the tension between the swagger and the warning; it lives in that space, which is where much of its pull resides.

"1999" is a track by Sleepy Hallow, from the album Still Sleep?, released 2nd June 2021. Full lyrics are available below.

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Sleepy Hallow

Sleepy Hallow

Lyrics

1999

[Intro]

You shouldn't love me, I'm dangerous

Mama said, "Look, boy, you famous"

Slept in that trap 'til they raid it

Great John on the beat, by the way (Look)

[Chorus]

I'ma leave with them niggas I came with

You shouldn't love me, I'm dangerous

Mama said, "Look, boy, you famous"

Slept in that trap 'til they raid it, look

Couldn't see no way up, had to stay up

Get to shooting, we don't lay up

Count the bag, it better pay up

[Verse 1]

Fuck it, we thuggin' it out

Trap got lit, niggas run in and out

Buss down, Benny just flooded it out

Ice on my neck it's a freezer-freezer, huh

I think I need her, need her

Fuck love, no I don't believe it, huh

I might just keep her, leave her

Fucked up and it ain't no secrеt

Brand new kicks, no creases

Hop out, flеx, new whip look decent, uh

Can't you tell I'm fighting demons? (Uh)

Pour the purp' and now I'm leaning, huh

Where the opps? 'Cause I ain't seen 'em, huh

Movin' dirty, I'ma clean 'em up

Say you love me, better mean it, huh

Tell me something I don't know about

Thunder make sound when that lighting strike 'em

All bark no bite

You know Sleep don't do no typing

Don't lose your life

How we living just to die? (Uh)

Shit got you thinking twice

Fuck that bitch, ain't even wife it

She ain't know my time

See my wrist, I told her watch it

Bitch, I ain't got the time

'Member running niggas' pockets

Like what you got, it's mine, ayy

Gotta stand out, can't fit in

Know some niggas that die just to live it

I can't lie, I've been down for a minute

Speedin' that whip, I ain't doing the limit

Girl, I know what to do when I'm in it

She ain't know what to do when I hit it

Stop the frontin' your mood, got nothin' to prove

Can't say what it is when it isn't (Look)

[Chorus]

I'ma leave with them niggas I came with

You shouldn't love me, I'm dangerous

Mama said, "Look, boy, you famous"

Slept in that trap 'til they raid it, look

Couldn't see no way up, had to stay up

Get to shooting, we don't lay up

Count the bag, it better pay up

[Post-Chorus]

You shouldn't love me, I'm dangerous

Mama said, "Look, boy, you famous"

Slept in that trap 'til they raid it

[Verse 2]

She said, "Baby, you made it", huh

She was impatient

I can't fuck with them niggas, I'm racist

Can't love on that bitch, she too basic, huh

You gotta face it (Huh)

We can switch places

You said that you got me, I know you don't got me

The ones who left me said the same shit

I was sinkin' and you changed ships, huh

Fuck it, I'm sanctioned

Glock on my hip for this gang shit

You seen a lot but never say shit

Mama said, "Look, boy, you famous" (Huh)

"Look, boy, you iced out"

Lil' sister think we the greatest

We made it shine with the lights out, huh

[Bridge]

Hundred shots, I got the gang wit' me, huh

Ain't no lames wit' me

Actin' up, we give your gang fifty, huh

Keep the gang busy

I'ma shooter, but shooters be with me

Passin' the rock and you know it's a Jimmy

What you doin' when they moving too iffy?

Empty that clip, we gon' dip when it's empty

Girl, you know what's up (Huh), hard to be showing love

I know I left you out, I was in the stuck

Sorry I let you down, I was going up (Look)

[Chorus]

I'ma leave with them niggas I came with

You shouldn't love me, I'm dangerous

Mama said, "Look, boy, you famous"

Slept in that trap 'til they raid it, look

Couldn't see no way up, had to stay up

Get to shooting, we don't lay up

Count the bag, it better pay up

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Track details

From Still Sleep?

2021
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Still Sleep?
Still Sleep?
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  2. —Sleepy Freestyle
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  4. —4or Daze
  5. —Make You (Snake Proof)
  6. —Murda She Wrote
  7. —2 Sauce
  8. —Equal
  9. —Mi No Sabe
  10. —Basketball Dreams (Intro)
  11. —1999
  12. —Chicken

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
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Lyricist
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Producer
AP Supreme, Great John
Engineer
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Mastering Engineer
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