Double Up (Mase album)
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| Studio album by Mase | ||||
| Released | June 15, 1999 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 64:23 | |||
| Label | Bad Boy Records | |||
| Producer | Puff Daddy, The Hitmen, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Buckwild | |||
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Double Up is the second studio album by Harlem rapper Mase, released in 1999 and distributed by Bad Boy Records. The album sold 107,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #11 and was certified Gold by the RIAA exactly one month after its release on July 15, 1999.[1] Shortly after the release, Mase retired from rapping to become a Christian pastor.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [3] |
| Q | [4] |
| Robert Christgau |  [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
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Track listing
| # | Name | Producer(s) | Featured Guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Puff Daddy (Intro)" | Mario Winans for The Hitmen | 0:59 | |
| 2 | "Stay Out of My Way" | Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen | Total | 3:49 |
| 3 | "Get Ready" | Andreao "Fanatic" Heard" | Blackstreet | 4:20 |
| 4 | "Make Me Cry" | Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre | 4:14 | |
| 5 | "Awards Show (Interlude)" | Mase | 1:48 | |
| 6 | "Same Niggas" | Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen | 5:19 | |
| 7 | "No Matter What" | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | 3:57 | |
| 8 | "If You Want to Party" | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | 4:05 | |
| 9 | "Jail Visit (Interlude)" | Mase | 2:04 | |
| 10 | "Fuck Me, Fuck You" | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen | Mysonne | 4:14 |
| 11 | "Do It Again" | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | Puff Daddy | 3:21 |
| 12 | "Another Story to Tell" | Buckwild | 3:07 | |
| 13 | "Blood is Thicker" | Righteous Funk Boogie | 5:45 | |
| 14 | "You Ain't Smart" | Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen | 4:08 | |
| 15 | "All I Ever Wanted" | Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen | 4:02 | |
| 16 | "Mad Rapper (Interlude)" | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen | 0:35 | |
| 17 | "From Scratch" | Mario Winans for The Hitmen | Harlem World, Mysonne & Shyne | 4:36 |
| 18 | "Gettin' It" | Robert "Shim" Kirkland | Funkmaster Flex | 3:52 |
- Samples
- "All I Ever Wanted" contains a sample of "San Francisco Bay" by Lee Oskar.
- "Same Niggas" contains lyrics from "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range.
References
- ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Double Up at AllMusic
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ Q review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
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