I Got Next

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I Got Next
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length51:50
Label Jive
Producer
KRS-One chronology
KRS-One
(1995)
I Got Next
(1997)
A Retrospective
(2000)
Singles from I Got Next
  1. "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"
    Released: January 13, 1997
  2. "Word Perfect"
    Released: February 3, 1997
  3. "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)"
    Released: March 18, 1997
  4. "Heartbeat"
    Released: July 21, 1997
  5. "A Friend"
    Released: July 28, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Village Voice Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]

I Got Next is the third solo studio album by American rapper KRS-One. It was released on May 20, 1997, via Jive Records. [7] Production was handled by Domingo, Jesse West, Showbiz, Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams, DJ Cipher, DJ Muggs, Thembisa, and KRS-One himself. It features guest appearances from Redman, Angie Martinez, Mic Vandalz, Thor-El and Puff Daddy.

Contents

In the United States the album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 95,000 copies sold in its first week. [8] It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 22, 1997, for selling 500,000 units. The album also made it to No. 18 in Canada, No. 90 in the Netherlands, and No. 95 in Germany.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."1st Quarter — The Commentary"  KRS-One 0:18
2."2nd Quarter — Free Throws" KRS-One2:06
3."The MC" Domingo 3:15
4."I Got Next — Neva Hadda Gun"
KRS-One4:11
5."Heartbeat" (featuring Redman and Angie Martinez)KRS-One3:07
6."Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" Jesse West 4:50
7."A Friend" Showbiz 4:13
8."H.I.P.H.O.P." (featuring Thor-El)
  • Parker
  • Thor-El Harrison
KRS-One2:11
9."Halftime" "Commissioner Gordon" Williams 0:40
10."3rd Quarter — The Commentary" KRS-One0:17
11."Klassicks" 
  • DJ Cipher
  • Thembisa
0:59
12."Blowe" (featuring Redman)
  • Parker
  • Noble
  • LeMay
Showbiz3:41
13."Real Hip-Hop, Pt. 2" (featuring Mic Vandalz)
  • Parker
  • Stanley Griffith
  • Sharief Bouchet
  • Tom Hooks
KRS-One3:06
14."Come to da Party"
  • Parker
  • Anthony Mills
KRS-One2:10
15."Can't Stop, Won't Stop" DJ Muggs 3:59
16."Over Ya Head"
  • Parker
  • G. Simone
  • KRS-One
  • "Commissioner Gordon" Williams
2:17
17."Just to Prove a Point"
3:45
18."4th Quarter — Free Throws" KRS-One1:46
19."Step into a World (Rapture's Delight) (Remix)" (featuring Puff Daddy)
  • Jesse West
7:35
Total length:45:51

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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