“Cry” is Playboi Carti’s first song, made when he still used the alias $ir Cartier. He recorded it the summer after freshman year by the age of 15.
Carti’s friend, the Splur Gang member UnoTheActivist is featured in the music video.

The song’s instrumental is taken from French Montana’s 2010 song “So High”, which features Curren$y. Both songs sample “Lotus Blossom” by Michael Franks, a 1980 jazz song.