Kelly has exploited hip-hop’s obsession with brand names, sex and money to the point where it can almost been seen as subversive. It’s the second persona that has yielded Kells’ best and most consistent work and it’s arguably his most successful. “I Believe I Can Fly”) 2) The sex obsessed playa (“Your Body’s Calling”) and 3) The accidentally comedic storyteller (“Trapped in the Closet”). Kelly has crafted in his albums falls under three categories: 1) The uplifting balladeer (i.e. But coming from the man who told us that there ain’t nothing wrong with a little bump ‘n’ grind, this album is a giddy reminder of Kells’ absurd genius. Quite frankly, Double Up is a straight up R&B club album and shows little sign of the difficulties in his life. In fact, Double Up is a curious album to make for someone who faces multiple counts for child pornography and statutory rape, in addition to a difficult divorce.

You definitely cannot buy this album with your grande soy latte.

On his latest album, Double Up, he indulges in his flights of fancy and is predictably libido-obsessed. At forty years old, most artists would be making mature, “serious” albums, non-offensive enough to be sold at Starbucks.

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