The title is based on a line from "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas: "I never sleep, 'cuz sleep is the cousin of death." Ruth listens to the song throughout the episode.
Veronica Falcón who plays Camila Elizonndro, sister of cartel boss Omar Navarro (Felix Solis) and mother of Javi Elizonndro (Alfonso Herrera), earlier portrayed Camila Vargas, leader of the Vargas Cartel in Queen of the South (2016).