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Double Cup
Studio album by
DJ Rashad
ReleasedOctober 22, 2013
Genre
Length56:24
LabelHyperdub
DJ Rashad chronology
Teklife Volume 1 – Welcome to the Chi
(2012) 		Double Cup
(2013) 		Afterlife
(2016)

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] It has received critical acclaim as a pivotal album in the footwork genre.

Background

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The cover features a nighttime aerial shot of Rashad's hometown Chicago, designed by Rashad's friend Ashes57.[3][4] Double Cup was named after a way to prepare the drug lean.[4]

Several Teklife members contributed to the LP, with Rashad saying collaboration helped.[5][6] According to collaborator DJ Spinn, many of the album's songs were ones he and Rashad had already created, then reworked over a seven to eight month period.[7] Spinn said Double Cup was mainly recorded in his studio[7] and their friend Taso's then-girlfriend's apartment in San Francisco, much of the time under the influence of cannabis.[4][5]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[8]
Metacritic79/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Drowned in Sound8/10[11]
Exclaim!9/10[12]
Fact3/5[13]
Mixmag5/5[14]
NME8/10[15]
Pitchfork8.6/10[16]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[17]
Rolling Stone[18]
Time Out[19]

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".[9]

Writing for Exclaim!, James Williams said the album contended for the freshest-sounding of the year, carrying the trademarks of footwork while incorporating new ideas.[12] Drowned in Sound's George Bass commended Double Cup's accessibility and balance of electronics and drugs.[11] John Calvert of NME said that "it's the sound of [footwork] at its most bonkers", praising the album's innovation in a genre that "reinvents itself on an almost weekly basis".[15] Andrew Spragg of The Quietus complimented Double Cup as a "breakthrough" that demonstrates complexity, coherency and appeal, calling Rashad someone who "knows how to signpost a good legacy".[20] Seb Wheeler wrote for Mixmag that the album is Rashad's "career-defining" work and contains some of his "most imaginative material" yet.[14] Christian F of Fact criticized the album as being regressive due to what he saw as a less abrasive and more genre-diluted sound than Rashad's previous work, with Mike Powell of Rolling Stone saying that the music was "thrilling in five-minute bursts" but "a little tiring over a 50-minute LP".[13][18]

DJ Rashad said the album's reception had him "stunned, flattered [and] blessed".[6] Pitchfork placed Double Cup at number 35 on their 2014 list of "100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far"[21] and at number 20 on their 2019 list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".[22]

Legacy

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On December 8, 2023, a tenth anniversary edition was issued with a new album cover by the same designer. It included the previously CD-only bonus track "Last Winter", which received a new music video.[3][23] On the album's tenth anniversary, many publications credited it with globally popularizing footwork, with Mixmag calling it "one of the most influential and innovative albums of the last decade".[24][4][25] Some publications have retrospectively increased their original ratings for Double Cup, such as AllMusic changing their 4/5 to a 5/5,[26][10] and Spectrum Culture changing their 2.5/5 to a 4/5 for the reissue.[27][28]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by DJ Rashad

No.TitleFeatured artistsLength
1."Feelin"Spinn & Taso4:30
2."Show U How"Spinn3:27
3."Pass that Shit"Spinn & Taso4:18
4."She a Go"Spinn & Taso3:37
5."Only One"Spinn & Taso3:46
6."Everyday of my Life"DJ Phil3:16
7."I Don’t Give a Fuck" 2:37
8."Double Cup"Spinn4:09
9."Drank, Kush, Barz"Spinn3:36
10."Reggie" 3:38
11."Acid Bit"Addison Groove3:25
12."Leavin"Manny4:14
13."Let U No"Spinn4:11
14."I’m Too Hi"Earl3:00

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Footwork figurehead DJ Rashad announces new album for Hyperdub, Double Cup". Fact. August 15, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b c d Davies, Sam (December 8, 2023). "DJ Rashad's family and friends on the legacy he left behind". Dazed. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Garvey, Meaghan (2015-05-06). "From Teklife to the Next Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  6. ^ a b Szatan, Gabriel (2013-11-11). "DJ Rashad". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  7. ^ a b Morrison, John (2024-02-15). "An Oral History of DJ Rashad's Game-Changing "Double Cup"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  8. ^ "Double Cup by DJ Rashad reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Reviews for Double Cup by DJ Rashad". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Double Cup – DJ Rashad". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ a b 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.
  12. ^ a b Williams, James (October 18, 2013). "DJ Rashad: Double Cup". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  13. ^ a b F, Christian (October 24, 2013). "Double Cup". Fact. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Wheeler, Seb (October 23, 2013). "DJ Rashad". Mixmag. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  15. ^ a b Calvert, John (October 18, 2013). "DJ Rashad – 'Double Cup'". NME. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  16. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (October 22, 2013). "DJ Rashad: Double Cup". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  17. ^ Ryce, Andrew (October 25, 2013). "DJ Rashad – Double Cup". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  18. ^ a b Powell, Mike (October 22, 2013). "Double Cup". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Spragg, Andrew (2013-12-12). "DJ Rashad — Double Cup". The Quietus. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  21. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)". Pitchfork. August 19, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  22. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  23. ^ Minsker, Evan (October 25, 2023). "DJ Rashad's Double Cup Getting 10th Anniversary Reissue". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  24. ^ Lindert, Hattie (October 11, 2024). "DJ Rashad's son DJ Chad to host birthday event honouring late producer · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  25. ^ Heskett, Tibor. "The late DJ Rashad's 'Double Cup' album is being reissued to mark 10 year anniversary". Mixmag. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  26. ^ Jeffries, David (2013-11-18). "Double Cup - DJ Rashad". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  27. ^ Wright, Darryl G. (2013-11-19). "DJ Rashad: Double Cup | Album Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  28. ^ Korber, Kevin (2023-12-12). "DJ Rashad: Double Cup (10th Anniversary Edition)". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2024-10-21.



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