DubbleOO

West Coast rapper Dubble-OO debuted his sharp, nasally style on a series of collaborations with fellow Californian rappers like <a href="spotify:artist:3n6RTmT1sgWeNNCfPyJMw3">Philthy Rich</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1Z3HvW1V35gdsbhY20SMoU">the Jacka</a>. Dividing his time between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, Dubble-OO teamed up with <a href="spotify:artist:1Z3HvW1V35gdsbhY20SMoU">the Jacka</a> on 2013's Futuristic Mob LP, then joined forces with <a href="spotify:artist:3n6RTmT1sgWeNNCfPyJMw3">Philthy Rich</a> for 2014's MPR ("Money, Power, Respect"). That same year, Dubble-OO finished recording a solo effort, but his career was put on hold when <a href="spotify:artist:1Z3HvW1V35gdsbhY20SMoU">the Jacka</a> was murdered in Oakland, California in February 2015. The loss of his friend and mentor sent Dubble-OO into an extended period of mourning that delayed the release of Next Level, which would not be issued until 2016. Next Level included appearances by <a href="spotify:artist:276kc3wR6o0EgYCSMiHBqz">J. Stalin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4yiugbZZ4LTpWJ31XCBTj7">Husalah</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:07fCw0WPRKzwmrknyvlX0Y">Mikey Vegaz</a> on a slickly produced album that also featured the memorial ode to <a href="spotify:artist:1Z3HvW1V35gdsbhY20SMoU">the Jacka</a> ("[MIP] Mob in Peace") and the single "Nas No Speed Limit." ~ Neil Z. Yeung