"Cut It" is a song by American rapper

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featuring fellow American rapper

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. Produced by ITrezBeats, the song was released on September 25, 2015 by Conglomerate and

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, as a single from O.T.'s mixtape ''Rhythm & Bricks''. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) November 17, 2016, for selling over 2,000,000 digital copies in the United States.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on October 9, 2015 on O.T. Genasis's YouTube account. Since its release, the music video has received over 220 million views on

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Live performances

In 2016 Young Dolph performed his hit single "Cut It" live at the Royal South Central in Atlanta along with Solo Lucci and more to promote his debut album "King of Memphis". The performance was filmed by StayOnGrindTV's Director LookImHD.

Commercial performance

"Cut It" debuted at number 94 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the chart dated March 12, 2016 and eventually peaked at number 35, becoming O.T. Genasis's second top 40 hit, after his song "

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", which peaked at number 20 in 2014. The song also became Young Dolph's first top 40 entry. "Cut It" was certified

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by the

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on November 17, 2016.

Remixes

The official remix entitled "Cut It Remix: Part One" features

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and

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. The second remix entitled "Cut It Remix: Part Two" features

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and

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* 2015 singles 2015 songs O.T. Genasis songs Young Dolph songs Atlantic Records singles {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub