Double Up (R. Kelly album)

Double Up is R. Kelly's eighth studio album. The first single, "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" featuring T.I., and T-Pain gained prominence on the Billboard Top 40 charts, peaking at #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

The album features guest appearances by Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Chamillionaire, T.I., T-Pain, Usher, Huey, Ludacris, Kid Rock, Polow Da Don, Keyshia Cole, with production by The Runners, Mysto & Pizzi and Kelly. R. Kelly stated on his YouTube video channel, that due to the success of his current collaborations with rappers like Young Jeezy and Ludacris, he thought, "why not put some of that magic on my album?" He stated that 70 percent of the record will be uptempo but he assured fans that "there will be some slow jams on there."

Prior to the album's release, three songs were leaked onto the Internet: second single "Same Girl", featuring Usher; "Rise Up", a tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre in April; also making an early appearance was a song titled "Blow It Up", at first supposed to be featured on the album but absent from the final tracklisting. The third single will be "Rock Star," featuring Ludacris & Kid Rock.

On May 25th, four days before the album's release, the explicit version of the album became available for purchase on iTunes. The edited version became available on May 29, 2007, with a bonus track version available a day later.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. As of July 25, 2007, the album has gone Platinum in the United States.