To talk about Double Cup, one must talk about DJ Rashad and footwork. The latter is a subgenre of Chicago house (ghetto style) with elements of hip hop, rapid rhythms a la dnb, repetitive motifs, and heavy use of samples. Now that we know that, let's focus on DJ Rashad. Double Cup being the only full-length record he could release before his death, it will remain, forever, his masterpiece: a work that draws from many Chicagoan genres and influences, thus rendering the always dark approach the city has of music. It's party music to forget, party music to indulge in the hardest drugs with friends, party music for the outsiders.
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