[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.

[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.

[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".

[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".