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Lupe admits that right now is not at his best as a lyricist.
Getting no sleep references the fact that everybody is criticizing his career lately (look at how LASERS and Food And Liquor II-The Great American Rap Album Part 1 were poorly received by many) and the other controversial “events” in his life (his twitter feed can be funny and controversial; also, there’s the Chief Keef “affair” and so on) so he feels a lot of pressure – it’s easy to not do your best or lose your confidence in this situation.
But this lines shows you why he is above average.
Also, pretty obvious play on words weak/wake.
Reference to Wiz Khalifa’s “No Sleep”