Double Up

Author: Kelly, R.

Brand: Sbme/Jive

Format: Explicit Lyrics

PartNumber: 8 3 00708537

Release Date: 29-05-2007

Details: Amazon.caR. Kelly’s rep could be considered controversial at best, but that’s not to say the man who does for raunch what Beyonc does for backsides (that is, caused the masses to arrive at a more multidimensional consideration) is not a fascinating artist. On Double Up, arguably his most sex-crazed, diabolically sleazy CD to date, Kelly grunts like a monkey, envisions a hot and heavy interplanetary romp, and indulges in NC-17-rated rhymes. Stylistically, the self-described king of R&B kicks up a hip-hoppy storm, spitting rapid-fire rhymes and tossing the ‘n’ word around too freely. But then there’s the saving grace: that voice. Throughout a couple of inspirational numbers and collaborations with friends such as Usher (“Same Girl”) and Nelly (“Tryin’ to Get a Number