mentioned that the Brooklyn rapper can really showcase his talent when he has "the right production behind him". Similarly, Sobhi Youssef of Sputnikmusic wrote, "The production team excels largely in providing an acceptable sonic backdrop for Torae to rhyme over". However, he opined that "without this (or even DJ Revolution's tasteful cuts on a few joints), he is nearly indistinguishable from other hardcore bent tri-state rappers." He then asserted that "this happens with startling (but welcome) frequency as Rocc [sic], Guilty Simpson, Masta Ace, and Sean Price steal the spotlight for their respective featured verses, adding a lot to the track." In his mixed review for The Smoking Section, TS obversed the record's drawback is "the basic business model of things", explaining, "Torae spends the majority of the LP denouncing industry politics while Marco Polo's production tends to blend together with seemingly the same bassline and song tempos by the album's midway point." XXL reviewer Jonathan Bonanno noted that in spite of "lackluster records" such as "Word Play" and "Party Crashers", Double Barrel is in overall "a solid offering" and claimed that "Marco Polo & Torae's potential as a formidable producer/ MC team is without question—even if they never get the mass appeal." Track listing Credits and personnel Credits for Double Barrel adapted from the album's liner notes. Theo Bark – co-executive producer Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake – associate producer Marco "Marco Polo" Bruno – composer, engineer, executive producer, primary artist, producer Jamal "Rock" Bush – composer, featured artist Torae Carr – composer, executive producer, primary artist, rap vocals Duval "Masta Ace" Clear – composer, featured artist DJ Linx – executive producer, scratching DJ Revolution – featured artist, scratching Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – associate producer FWMJ – artwork Jamal "Lil Fame" Grinnage – composer, featured artist Ricardo Gutierrez – mixing, mastering Dwayne S.M. "S-Roc" King – composer, featured artist Chris "DJ Premier" Martin – composer, featured artist Robert Adam Mayer – photography Sean Price – composer, featured artist Shylow – co-executive producer, scratching Byron "Guilty Simpson" Simpson – composer, featured artist Skrilla – artwork [additional] Karl Amani "Saukrates" Wailoo – composer, featured artist Chart position References 2009 albums Marco Polo (producer) albums Torae albums Albums produced by Marco Polo Hip hop albums by American artists Collaborative albums