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R. Kelly's appealing, staggeringly successful take on hip-hop-infused contemporary R&B has been founded in no small part on his ability to make explicitly sexual subject matter sound as smooth and seductive as an old-school overture from Al Green. DOUBLE UP (2007), Kelly's eighth studio release, finds him taking ever more risque lyrical chances. While tunes like "Double Up" and "Get Dirty" find him in familiar lascivious territory, Kelly also turns to extended metaphors to detail his desire, invoking animals ("The Zoo"), electronic equipment ("Remote Control"), and cosmography ("Sex Planet").
Kelly's topics can seem absurd when examined objectively, but it's hard to argue when the tracks sound so good. The production glimmers with help from top industry wizards like Kanye West, Just Blaze, Swizz Beats, and the Runners. Guest appearances from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Ludacris, Kid Rock, and others keep things varied and entertaining. The album's lead-off single, the bright, bouncy "I'm a Flirt," featuring appearances by rappers T.I. and T-Pain, is a prime example of DOUBLE UP's collaborative magic, as is the duet with Usher on the slow-jam cautionary tale "Same Girl." His sometimes overwrought lyrics notwithstanding, Kels offers more superbly crafted urban contemporary fare on DOUBLE UP, which is reason enough for fans to pick it up.
Australian edition featuring 19 tracks in total.Rolling Stone (p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "This album piles on the bump 'n' grind....The standout tracks are a dialogue in a prison visiting room...and the escalating rage of a breakup phone call."
Uncut (p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Musically DOUBLE UP is often dazzling: Kelly produce plush, thuggish hip hop with the same intuitive ease that he tosses out breezy R&B delights..." Double Up Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, Rap, Soul/R&B, Urban Soundtrack, Contemporary R&B, R&B | | Label | Jive Aces | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3944  | | CD Universe Part number | 7425218 | | Catalog number | 708537 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 29, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | R. Kelly | | Recording Time | 76 minutes | | Personnel | Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, T.I., Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Chamillionaire, Nelly, Rock |
Double Up Music Review Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews kelly does it any way
id give this a 4.5 stars this ones one of his better albums i thought, noticed not a lot of people like this joint but i thought it was hot
Submitted by insane_j (Tampa, FL)
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 Kelly does it again!
I think we shouldn't compare it with his old stuffs, we're living other times, I disagree with a previous review ...
Musically this album is perfect, all the songs have good beats and there are outstanding collaborations, the album is nearly of perfection.
Submitted by pErRoSkY10S (CoXimBo, ChILe)
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R. Kelly lates album is a piece without a match in the music world. I have listened to it and I am dazed at his creativity and ingenuity. Just keep it up My BRodA R Kelly
Submitted by lordomarbongo (Nigeria)
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What's Not To Love?
Ok, Kells..you did it again! This album is off the hook, i'm telling you. I go to work singing this, I wake up listening to it, get dressed to it..hell, i'm thinking about my jam Hook it Up right now!! I love Rockstar, The Zoo, I Like Love and ya'll Freaky in the Club is my ringtone, ok? You needs to cop it if you ain't got it for real.
Submitted by serenade78_2000 (Columbia, SC)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No I was a little disappointed but i love this dude
Its not his best work but it's okay. But he did his thing in the song sex planet and double up
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