Cut It

"Cut It" is a song by American rapper O.T. Genasis featuring fellow American rapper Young Dolph. Produced by ITrezBeats, the song was released on September 25, 2015 by Conglomerate and Atlantic Records, as a single from O.T.'s mixtape Rhythm & Bricks. The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) November 17, 2016, for selling over 2,000,000 digital copies in the United States.

"Cut It"
Single by O.T. Genasis featuring Young Dolph
from the album Rhythm & Bricks
Released	September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	3:42
Label	Conglomerate Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Odis Flores Adolph Thornton Jr. Montre Edmonds
Producer(s)	ITrezBeats
O.T. Genasis singles chronology
"Do It" (2015) "Cut It" (2015) "Push It" (2016)
Young Dolph singles chronology
"California" (2015) "Cut It" (2015) "Bling Blaww Burr" (2016)

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 YouTube.^[1]

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 "CoCo", which peaked at number 20 in 2014. The song also became Young Dolph's first top 40 entry.^[2] "Cut It" was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 17, 2016.^[3]

Remixes

The official remix entitled "Cut It Remix: Part One" features Young Thug and Kevin Gates. The second remix entitled "Cut It Remix: Part Two" features Lil Wayne and T.I.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 84 US Billboard Hot 100[5] 35 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Billboard Hot 100[7] 91 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: O.T. Genasis - Cut It (feat. Young Dolph) [Official Music Video]. YouTube.
2. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
3. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
4. "OT Genasis Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
5. "OT Genasis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
6. "OT Genasis Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
7. "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
8. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
9. "American single certifications – O.T. Genasis – Cut It (feat. Young Dolph)". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Music video on YouTube