Some Cut

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title: "Some Cut" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2004-singles", "song-recordings-produced-by-lil-jon", "2004-songs", "southern-hip-hop-songs", "songs-written-by-lil-jon", "crunk-songs", "dirty-rap-songs"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Cut" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Some Cut
cover	Some Cut - Trillville.jpeg
type	single
artist	Trillville featuring Cutty
album	The King of Crunk & BME Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy
released	December 22, 2004
recorded	2003
studio	Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, Georgia)
genre
length	4:43
label	Warner Bros./BME
composer
producer	Lil Jon
chronology	Trillville
prev_title	Neva Eva
prev_year	2003
next_title	I'm Pimpin'
next_year	2005
misc	{{External music video
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| name = Some Cut | cover = Some Cut - Trillville.jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = Trillville featuring Cutty | album = The King of Crunk & BME Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy | released = December 22, 2004 | recorded = 2003 | studio = Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, Georgia) | genre = | length = 4:43 | label = Warner Bros./BME | composer = | lyricist = | producer = Lil Jon | chronology = Trillville | prev_title = Neva Eva | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = I'm Pimpin' | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{External music video| "Some Cut" is a song recorded by American hip hop group Trillville 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 hit single; it peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005. The song was a popular ringtone for mobile phones in the U.S. at the time of its release; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on the strength of those sales in 2006.

The song's beat, programmed by American rapper Lil Jon, 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 of the city's club-oriented crunk subgenre, popularized by Lil Jon in the 2000s. Its distinctive squeak sample has been referenced by several international pop and rap artists, particularly among Korean pop groups.

Background

The song's beat was created by American rapper Lil Jon, who had discovered Trillville at a sold-out concert several years prior. It was recorded at Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, Georgia. Jon reminisced on the song's development in a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone:

Reception and legacy

The song was well received. David Jeffries at AllMusic called the song's backbeat "a brilliant bit of production from Lil Jon." Elias Leight at Rolling Stone referred to the single as "crunk landmark." The song's distinctive bedspring noise has been imitated in several songs, including those by fellow rap artists Drake, Wale and Ty Dolla $ign, and by international pop artists such as Tinashe, Karol G, Bruno Mars, and Jacquees. Leight notes the sample is particularly popular in Korean pop music, where it is referred to in songs by artists like NCT 127, Exo, and Shinee. The sample is also often used in Baltimore club and Jersey club music.

A remix with rappers Pitbull and Snoop Dogg was also released in 2004.

In 2023, American rapper Doechii interpolated "Some Cut" on her single "What It Is (Block Boy)", reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

The song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #3 on the Rap Songs chart. 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. E-40, Lil Jon, and Porsha Williams make appearances.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes for The King of Crunk & BME Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy.

• Jonathan Smith – production, mixing, songwriting
• Donnell Prince – songwriting
• Lawrence Edwards – songwriting
• Jamal Glaze – songwriting
• Craig Love – songwriting, guitar
• LaMarquis Jefferson – songwriting, bass guitar
• John Frye – mixing
• Warren Bletcher – assistant mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Chart (2005)	Position	US Billboard Hot 100	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	US Rhythmic (Billboard)
49
17
20
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Release history

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Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.	United States
	Urban contemporary radio	BME, Warner
	Contemporary hit radio
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References

References

1. "Trillville - Some Cut".
2. "Gold & Platinum".
3. "Trillville: Biography & History".
4. "The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville: Review".
5. Leight, Elias. (November 28, 2018). "The Squeaking Bed Sample: How Hip-Hop's Horniest Sound Effect Conquered the World".
6. (March 17, 2023). "Doechii taps Kodak Black for new "What It Is" single".
7. (March 20, 2023). "Doechii Lets Us Know What's Up On 'What It Is (Block Boy)'".
8. (April 5, 2023). "Is Doechii's 'What It Is' the Best Song of 2023 So Far?".
9. [{{BillboardURLbyName
10. "Billboard Top 100 – 2005".
11. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005".
12. (December 24, 2005). "2005 The Year in Music & Touring".
13. (November 5, 2004). "Going for Adds".
14. (March 11, 2005). "Going for Adds".

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