The Cut (1998 TV series)

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The Cut
Genre Reality television
Created byAdam Tyler and Edna Sims
Presented by Lisa Lopes
Country of origin United States
Production
Executive producersAdam Tyler
Kathy Cotter
ProducerIfeanyi Njoku
Running time22-26 approx. without commercials
Original release
Network MTV
ReleaseSeptember 28 (1998-09-28) –
December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)

The Cut is a 1998 MTV talent series, hosted by TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. It was the first in a line of televised song contests that later included American Idol . A handful of would-be pop stars, rappers, and rock bands competed against each other and were judged. The prizes were a record deal and MTV's funding to produce a music video, which would enter MTV's heavy rotation.

Contents

The season was won by a male-female rap duo named Silk-E, with rapper Lil' Noah taking second place. [1] Anastacia, a then unknown singer-dancer, also made the finale, but did not win. Other notable contestants include R&B singer and songwriter Ne-Yo (then a member of R&B group Envy) and hip-hop duo Emanon, which featured a little-known Aloe Blacc.

Premise

Episodes were around 30 minutes long (commercials included). There were four separate acts per episode, and vary from individual singers to groups. Artists performed in no particular order, and after the performances, a panel of alternating judges rated the performance from a scale of one to ten. Half-points, such as 7.5, were allowed. Whoever had the highest score at the end of the episode advanced to the finals.

Judges

JudgesSeason 1 (1998)
Host Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Judging

Panelists

Thornell Jones
Dominica Johnson
Brian McKnight
Erica Grayson
Tom Sturges
Rome

Episodes

(Names in bold indicate the winner of the episode)

Episode 1

Original airdate: September 28, 1998

Act [2] Score
Morning Wood22.5
Nik-Tash'Ta23.0
Shyan Selah24.5
Gabi26.0

Episode 2

Original airdate: September 29, 1998

Act [3] Score
Kid Funky24.0
Blue Rap CityN/A
Nyt Owl26.0
Amber23.5

References

  1. ↑ Classic Hip Hop Storage Box (October 25, 2017), Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes The Cut Host and Silk-E winner's video (Finale) 1998, archived from the original on March 17, 2025, retrieved July 9, 2018
  2. ↑ TLCtube (December 7, 2014), The Cut Hosted By Lisa Left Eye Lopes Full EPISODE 1 -CYBERTLC , retrieved July 9, 2018
  3. ↑ TLCtube (November 17, 2017), The Cut Hosted By Lisa Left Eye Lopes Full EPISODE 2 -CYBERTLC, archived from the original on September 29, 2019, retrieved July 9, 2018


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