Double Up 2007 Album

R. Kelly

This is probably R. Kelly's most hip hop influenced album. Kells raps on the opening track, then the following three are all quite hip hop influenced, and you've got about half a dozen more of them. While there are songs that work, Kells doesn't generally do the hip-hop/R&B as well as the slow jamz. It is also an R. Kelly album which I'm not very passionate about. There isn't a five out of five-star song here, which I would say every one of his other albums has to keep you going back. Of the slow jamz, I enjoy the ridiculously metaphorical 'Sex Planet' and 'Leave Your Name', but nothing is on the level of his previous or future work. The Virginia Tech Tribute track, 'Rise Up', is another favourite as I'm a sucker for these type of uplifting tracks from Kells - It's much like many of the tracks that made up the 'U Saved Me' disc. Everything is solid-good, hence the reasonable rating, but I'd say that almost every other R. Kelly album has received more air time from me. 3.5-3 / 5 Best Tracks: Double Up, Leave Your Name, I'm a Flirt Remix, Sex Planet, Rise Up