Double Up (Mase album)

Double Up
Studio album by
Mase
ReleasedJune 15, 1999 (1999-06-15)
Recorded1998–1999
GenreHip hop
Length64:23
Label
ProducerPuff Daddy, The Hitmen, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Buckwild, Righteous Funk Boogie, Robert "Shim" Kirkland
Mase chronology
Harlem World
(1997) 		Double Up
(1999) 		Welcome Back
(2004)
Singles from Double Up
  1. "Get Ready"
    Released: May 25, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
The Source[5]
The Village Voice(dud)[6]

Double Up is the second studio album by American rapper Mase. It was released on June 15, 1999,[7] by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records.[8] The album sold 107,000 copies in its first week,[9] debuting at #11 and was certified gold by the RIAA exactly one month after its release on July 15, 1999.[10] Two months before the release, Mase announced his retirement from rapping to become a Christian pastor.[11]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Double Up at AllMusic
  2. ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 18, 1999). "Double Up". Entertainment Weekly. New York. p. 77. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Re-Releases". Q. April 2002. p. 133.
  4. ^ Ex, Kris (July 8, 1999). "Recordings: Mase – Double Up". Rolling Stone. No. 816/817. New York. p. 143. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Osorio, Kim (July 1999). "Record Report: Mase – Double Up". The Source. No. 118. New York. p. 185.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 7, 1999). "Consumer Guide: African Connection". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Mase On His Faith, Retirement: "The Realest Thing You've Ever Seen"". MTV. April 26, 1999. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bad Boy Readies New Albums From Puff Daddy, Mase, And Biggie". MTV. March 24, 1999. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "McGraw's 'Live' Powers To No. 1". Billboard. September 1, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. ^ Ellis, Marginee (November 2002). "Ma$e Doesn't Want To Go Back To Rap". XXL. New York. Retrieved November 19, 2023.