Double Up (Mase album)

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]

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	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Source	[5]
The Village Voice	[6]

Track listing

#	Name	Producer(s)	Featured Guest(s)	Time
1	"Puff Daddy (Intro)"	Mario Winans for The Hitmen		0:59
2	"Stay Out of My Way"	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	Total	3:49
3	"Get Ready"	Andreao "Fanatic" Heard"	Blackstreet	4:20
4	"Make Me Cry"	Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre		4:14
5	"Awards Show (Interlude)"	Mase		1:48
6	"Same Niggas"	Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen		5:19
7	"No Matter What"	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool		3:57
8	"If You Want to Party"	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool		4:05
9	"Jail Visit (Interlude)"	Mase		2:04
10	"Fuck Me, Fuck You"	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen	Mysonne	4:14
11	"Do It Again"	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool	Puff Daddy	3:21
12	"Another Story to Tell"	Buckwild		3:07
13	"Blood is Thicker"	Righteous Funk Boogie		5:45
14	"You Ain't Smart"	Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen		4:08
15	"All I Ever Wanted"	Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen		4:02
16	"Mad Rapper (Interlude)"	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen		0:35
17	"From Scratch"	Mario Winans for The Hitmen	Harlem World, Mysonne & Shyne	4:36
18	"Gettin' It"	Robert "Shim" Kirkland	Funkmaster Flex	3:52

Samples

• "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

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 35 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 82 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 43 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 47 US Billboard 200[16] 11 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 95

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.