"Some Cut" is a song recorded by American hip hop group

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featuring guest vocals by rapper Cutty Cartel. The track was released as the second single from Trillville's debut album, '' The King of Crunk & BME Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy'' (2004). "Some Cut" was the group's biggest

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; it peaked at number fourteen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2005. The song was a popular

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for mobile phones in the U.S. at the time of its release; it was certified

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by the

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on the strength of those sales in 2006. The song's beat, developed by American producer

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, is built around a sample of a squeaking chair, purported to sound like a mattress creaking during sex. Consequently, Trillville's lyrics take a sexually explicit approach. The song was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, and is an example the city's club-oriented

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subgenre, popularized by Lil Jon in the 2000s. Its distinctive squeak sample has been referenced by several international pop and rap artists, particularly among

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groups.

Background

The song's beat was created by American producer

, who had discovered Trillville at a sold-out concert several years prior. It was recorded at

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Recording in

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. Jon reminisced on the song's development in a 2018 interview with ''

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'':

Reception and legacy

The song was well received. David Jeffries at

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called the song's backbeat "a brilliant bit of production from Lil Jon." Elias Leight at ''Rolling Stone'' referred to the single as "

landmark." The song's distinctive bedspring noise has been imitated in several songs, including those by fellow rap artists

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, and by international pop artists such as

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, and

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. Leight notes the sample is particularly popular in

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, where it is referred to in songs by artists like

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with rappers

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and

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was also released in 2004.

Chart performance

The song reached #14 on the

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, #7 on the

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chart, and #3 on the

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chart. Some Cut song information/ref> The song made it on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005 at number 49.

Music video

The song's music video starts with Trillville buying a house from the owners, and they throw a house party. Trillville and Lil Jon sell the house a day later after the house party.

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make appearances.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes for ''The King of Crunk & BME Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy''. * Jonathan Smith –

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, mixing,

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* Donnell Prince – songwriting * Lawrence Edwards – songwriting * Jamal Glaze – songwriting *Craig Love – songwriting,

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*LaMarquis Jefferson – songwriting,

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*John Frye – mixing *Warren Bletcher – assistant mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{reflist 2004 singles Song recordings produced by Lil Jon 2004 songs Southern hip hop songs Songs written by Lil Jon Crunk songs Dirty rap songs