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Double Up
Studio album by Mase
Released	June 15, 1999 (1999-06-15)
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Hip hop
Length	64:23
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Producer	Puff 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
"Get Ready" Released: May 25, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Q
Rolling Stone
The Source
The Village Voice

Double Up is the second studio album by American rapper Mase. It was released on June 15, 1999, by Bad Boy Records and Arista 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. Two months before the release, Mase announced his retirement from rapping to become a Christian pastor.

Track listing

Samples

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• "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.
• "No Matter What" contains a sample of "Cars" by Gary Numan.

Charts

Certifications

References

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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.
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