• Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: May 29, 2007
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Negative: 7 out of 27

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  1. Mar 16, 2022
    7
    He is not supposed to babysit your children. He's (uhmm.... was) supposed to be a great artist. And he was so. So I will forever simpy judge him as an artist. The court judge did his job when he needed to, that's it. Let's talk about the legacy of his musical genius.

    This record is an enjoyable mix of well-perfromed R&B and hip hop. I guess "Same Girl" might look bad for Usher nowadays
    He is not supposed to babysit your children. He's (uhmm.... was) supposed to be a great artist. And he was so. So I will forever simpy judge him as an artist. The court judge did his job when he needed to, that's it. Let's talk about the legacy of his musical genius.

    This record is an enjoyable mix of well-perfromed R&B and hip hop. I guess "Same Girl" might look bad for Usher nowadays (all jokes aside, great creative R&B jam). Title track and "I'm a Flirt" stand out too. Great record. Not as good as his early classic projects / late-career standouts, but it's still undeniably well done and ear-pleasing. Maybe his best record of the 2000's decade. But it's too damn long
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  2. SheldonT
    Jun 2, 2007
    8
    Everyone can say whatever they want, just as long as you know at the end of the day..R.Kelly is STILL the KING of R&B hands down!
  3. JosephA
    Jun 2, 2007
    7
    Nothing mind blowing, some tracks better than others, but overall I dig it. It's a much different flavor than previous albums and Kellz pulls it off. This guy could sing about takin a shit and it would sound good. R. Kelly is awesome.
  4. AdenikeO
    Jun 2, 2007
    8
    i give this album an 8 some songs are good like the duet with usher and of course the hit im a flirt.I think his lyrics are explicit though.He is still most talented male singer in the world.He has been around for years and he still fits well into the music industry of today.I will say his best to date is still 12 play.The album double up i s not that bad .There are some good songs on the i give this album an 8 some songs are good like the duet with usher and of course the hit im a flirt.I think his lyrics are explicit though.He is still most talented male singer in the world.He has been around for years and he still fits well into the music industry of today.I will say his best to date is still 12 play.The album double up i s not that bad .There are some good songs on the album even apart from his duet with usher.the ludacris duet is very good.we all need to agree that R-kelly is very versatile and talented.That is why everyone wants to work with him. Expand
  5. MikeL
    Jun 3, 2007
    10
    I give this album a 10 for the line "Girl, I got you so wet it's like a rainforest, like Jurassic Park, but I'm your sexasaurus." GENIUS.
  6. LeroyH
    Jun 5, 2007
    8
    Great album to ride to. Beats are booming and Kels brings the freaky lyrics. if you plan on writing your thesis paper on complicated, socially uplifting lyrics then you may want to listen to something else. If you just want to hear good sexual music this is it.
  7. TosinO
    Jun 9, 2007
    10
    Double up!!! isnt that exactly what he has done with this album....he had giving a new life and meaning to what a real artist should be...he is the greatest ever in the line of R&B, versatile and prolific in lyrics...To be in music business for 16 yrs is not a joke!!!!!. He has given and delivered exactly what he titled the album... DOUBLE UP.... the ROCKSTAR track shows that Kells can be Double up!!! isnt that exactly what he has done with this album....he had giving a new life and meaning to what a real artist should be...he is the greatest ever in the line of R&B, versatile and prolific in lyrics...To be in music business for 16 yrs is not a joke!!!!!. He has given and delivered exactly what he titled the album... DOUBLE UP.... the ROCKSTAR track shows that Kells can be whatever he chooses to be, thats Talent ....you all haters cant help but feel him....HE IS THE KING OF R&B...y'all tell me what is R&B without the "R" He sings, flows, raps and rocker.... 7 stars Bro!!!! Expand
  8. [Anonymous]
    Jul 15, 2007
    0
    This is plain horrible. who wants to know if he's a flirt? who cares that he's looking for good sex? could someone please chop him from their recording label, so that it would be one less untalented artist for radio stations and music channels to play.
  9. dezmondrat
    Jul 7, 2007
    10
    R.Kelly is undeniably the king of R&B. Every album he releases changes the genre and moves it up a notch to amazing levels!! A genius is defined by making his own styles, for example, songs like "real talk", "best friend" and "same girl" are just classical. These songs makes you feel like you're watching a highly addictive drama. In one track his breaking up with his R.Kelly is undeniably the king of R&B. Every album he releases changes the genre and moves it up a notch to amazing levels!! A genius is defined by making his own styles, for example, songs like "real talk", "best friend" and "same girl" are just classical. These songs makes you feel like you're watching a highly addictive drama. In one track his breaking up with his 'naive' girlfriend, the next (with Usher) he finds out they've been seeing the same girl. The "best friend" cut (featuring Keyshia Cole & Polow da don) he is in prison and his wife and friend come to visit, where he realizes his friend is wearing the shirt his wife had bought him. The way it's sung is just amazing, makes you actually see the situation. Kellz is absolutely the king of R&B without a doubt. Stand out tracks (with those 3); Leave your name, Sweet Tooth, The Zoo and Sex Planet. Expand
  10. ToddW.
    Aug 1, 2007
    0
    Anyone who listens to and admires this criminal should double up in the same jail cell in which this guy belongs, if not for his money and station in life. A true example of the idiom, "Life just isn't fair," this guy should make fans with female children truly lock up their daughters.
  11. vinny
    Jun 11, 2007
    10
    it was boss some of the songs are a beast n boss
  12. ChrisW
    Jun 3, 2007
    0
    Double Up? Double bag it, double dip it, double dump it! Another R&B Cd that sounds the same as every other one in the last 15 years. Can you really tell the difference between an R. Kelly song or Chris Brown? I didn't think so. They are just packaging these artists like Pancake Mix. There's no difference in any of the styles or originality.
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. A real slog to get through.
  2. Billboard
    60
    It's a very sexually explicit R. Kelly who greets fans on this outing. [2 Jun 2007]
  3. This is a nutty album, but a pretty single-minded one.