The mattress spring rap song is actually known as Some Cut by Trillville. It also happens to be an outstanding music video. Released in 2004 with the crunk movement still alive and well, Lil Jon gave us one of his last true classics.
Squeak-squeak…squeak-squeak…squeak-squeak…squeak-squeak. It didn’t matter where you were in our house. When you heard that sound playing, you made a beeline for the living room because Some Cut was playing on MTV Jams. It was up there with You Gonna Luv Me by Da Backwudz and Young Jeezy’s Who Dat as legendary Jam of the Week.
And while it is best known as the mattress spring rap song, it is a classic music video as well. That all starts with the epic intro. Trillville shows up at some random suburban house wanting to buy it from your typical white family. This entire exchange is awesome. It is made even better with the subtitles and exaggerated expressions as opposed to using real audio.
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Song: Some Cut
Artist: Trillville featuring Cutty
Year: 2002
Quote it:
Well give me your number and I’ll call (I’ll call).
And I’ll follow that ass in the mall (in the mall).
Best Video Moment: The generic white family finally selling their crib. Although Lil Jon making a kissy face in bed to that girl was great as well.
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One underrated aspect of the Some Cut music video is just how prevalent mattress springs are throughout it. The visualization of this element took it to another level and really tied everything together. There is no way this sound effect takes off without it being such a big part of the video.
The mattress spring rap song is surprisingly obscene
The difference between the music video version of Some Cut and the unedited version is pretty drastic. I remember being shocked listening to the uncensored version for the first time. This song is really graphic sexually. It is surprising they were even able to change this for radio play. Not to do outdone, MTV made some ridiculous censorship moves of their own, including editing out the phrase “Legion of Doom”.
