<P> `` Mind Playing Tricks on Me '' is a single by the Geto Boys , featured on their 1991 album We Ca n't Be Stopped . The lyrics used within describe various mental states such as posttraumatic stress disorder . The sample used in the song is `` Hung Up On My Baby '' by Isaac Hayes from his 1974 film Tough Guys . It was the only number - one single ( chart : Hot Rap Singles ) ever released by the Geto Boys . It reached # 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the highest charting single by the Geto Boys . It was also certified Gold by the RIAA . It has been regarded as one of the best hip hop songs to come out of the 90 's . </P>
<P> `` Mind Playing Tricks on Me '' is a single by the Geto Boys , featured on their 1991 album We Ca n't Be Stopped . The lyrics used within describe various mental states such as posttraumatic stress disorder . The sample used in the song is `` Hung Up On My Baby '' by Isaac Hayes from his 1974 film Tough Guys . It was the only number - one single ( chart : Hot Rap Singles ) ever released by the Geto Boys . It reached # 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the highest charting single by the Geto Boys . It was also certified Gold by the RIAA . It has been regarded as one of the best hip hop songs to come out of the 90 's . </P>
who sings my mind is playing tricks on me
who sings my mind is playing tricks on me
Geto Boys
Geto Boys