Double Cup
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Studio album by DJ Rashad | ||||
Released | October 22, 2013 | |||
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Length | 56:24 | |||
Label | Hyperdub | |||
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Double Cup is the first studio album by footwork musician DJ Rashad, and the sole full-length released during his lifetime. It was released on October 22, 2013 via Hyperdub.[2] The cover features a nighttime aerial shot of Chicago, Rashad's hometown.
On December 8, 2023, a tenth anniversary edition was issued. It included the previously CD-only bonus track "Last Winter", which received a new music video.[3][4]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[5] |
Metacritic | 79/100[6] |
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Source | Rating |
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Drowned in Sound | 8/10[8] |
Exclaim! | 9/10[9] |
Fact | 3/5[10] |
Mixmag | 5/5[11] |
NME | 8/10[12] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[13] |
Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[14] |
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Double Cup has received some acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Pitchfork placed "Double Cup" at number 35 on their 2014 list of "100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far"[17] and at number 20 on their 2019 list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".[18] On the album's tenth anniversary, Dazed and Mixmag credited it with globally popularizing footwork, with the latter calling it "one of the most influential and innovative albums of the last decade".[19][20]
Track listing
All tracks are written by DJ Rashad
No. | Title | Featured artists | Length |
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1. | "Feelin" | Spinn & Taso | 4:30 |
2. | "Show U How" | Spinn | 3:27 |
3. | "Pass that Shit" | Spinn & Taso | 4:18 |
4. | "She a Go" | Spinn & Taso | 3:37 |
5. | "Only One" | Spinn & Taso | 3:46 |
6. | "Everyday of my Life" | DJ Phil | 3:16 |
7. | "I Don’t Give a Fuck" | 2:37 | |
8. | "Double Cup" | Spinn | 4:09 |
9. | "Drank, Kush, Barz" | Spinn | 3:36 |
10. | "Reggie" | 3:38 | |
11. | "Acid Bit" | Addison Groove | 3:25 |
12. | "Leavin" | Manny | 4:14 |
13. | "Let U No" | Spinn | 4:11 |
14. | "I’m Too Hi" | Earl | 3:00 |
References
- ^ a b Pitchfork Staff (October 8, 2019). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
It melts the long history of Chicago house into the glossiest bits of pop-rap, the athletic feats of juke into the warmth and soul of the city's R&B.
- ^ "Footwork figurehead DJ Rashad announces new album for Hyperdub, Double Cup". Fact. August 15, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ Edee, Christian (December 8, 2023). "DJ Rashad 'Double Cup' 10th anniversary reissue released alongside 'I Don't Give a F*ck' EP: Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (October 25, 2023). "DJ Rashad's Double Cup Getting 10th Anniversary Reissue". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Double Cup by DJ Rashad reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Double Cup by DJ Rashad". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Double Cup – DJ Rashad". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Bass, George (October 21, 2013). "Album Review: DJ Rashad – Double Cup". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Williams, James (October 18, 2013). "DJ Rashad: Double Cup". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ F, Christian (October 24, 2013). "Double Cup". Fact. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Wheeler, Seb (October 23, 2013). "DJ Rashad". Mixmag. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Calvert, John (October 18, 2013). "DJ Rashad – 'Double Cup'". NME. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (October 22, 2013). "DJ Rashad: Double Cup". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (October 25, 2013). "DJ Rashad – Double Cup". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Powell, Mike (October 22, 2013). "Double Cup". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Parker, Tristan (October 10, 2013). "DJ Rashad – 'Double Cup' album review". Time Out. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)". Pitchfork. August 19, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Davies, Sam (December 8, 2023). "DJ Rashad's family and friends on the legacy he left behind". Dazed. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Heskett, Tibor. "The late DJ Rashad's 'Double Cup' album is being reissued to mark 10 year anniversary". Mixmag. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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