I Got Next

I Got Next
Studio album by KRS-One
Released	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Recorded	September 1996–January 1997
Genre	East Coast hip hop political hip hop
Length	51:50
Label	Jive
Producer	"Commissioner Gordon" Williams DJ Cipher DJ Muggs Domingo Jesse West KRS-One Showbiz Thembisa
KRS-One chronology
KRS-One (1995) I Got Next (1997) A Retrospective (2000)
Singles from I Got Next
"Can't Stop, Won't Stop" Released: January 13, 1997 "Word Perfect" Released: February 3, 1997 "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" Released: March 18, 1997 "Heartbeat" Released: July 21, 1997 "A Friend" Released: July 28, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Source	[5]
USA Today	[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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"1st Quarter — The Commentary"		KRS-One	0:18
2.	"2nd Quarter — Free Throws"		KRS-One	2:06
3.	"The MC"	Lawrence Parker Domingo Padilla	Domingo	3:15
4.	"I Got Next — Neva Hadda Gun"	Parker Carlton Ridenhour Eric Sadler James Boxley	KRS-One	4:11
5.	"Heartbeat" (featuring Redman and Angie Martinez)	Parker Reginald Noble Kevin Keaton Lamar Hill Mohandas Dewese Bobby Robinson	KRS-One	3:07
6.	"Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)"	Parker Jesse West Christopher Stein Deborah Harry Harry Palmer	Jesse West	4:50
7.	"A Friend"	Parker Rodney LeMay Bernard Hanighen Charles Melvin Williams Thelonious Monk	Showbiz	4:13
8.	"H.I.P.H.O.P." (featuring Thor-El)	Parker Thor-El Harrison	KRS-One	2:11
9.	"Halftime"	Parker Gordon Williams	"Commissioner Gordon" Williams	0:40
10.	"3rd Quarter — The Commentary"		KRS-One	0:17
11.	"Klassicks"		DJ Cipher Thembisa	0:59
12.	"Blowe" (featuring Redman)	Parker Noble LeMay	Showbiz	3:41
13.	"Real Hip-Hop, Pt. 2" (featuring Mic Vandalz)	Parker Stanley Griffith Sharief Bouchet Tom Hooks	KRS-One	3:06
14.	"Come to da Party"	Parker Anthony Mills	KRS-One	2:10
15.	"Can't Stop, Won't Stop"	Parker Lawrence Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:59
16.	"Over Ya Head"	Parker G. Simone	KRS-One "Commissioner Gordon" Williams	2:17
17.	"Just to Prove a Point"	G. Simone Edward Nappi Peter Hines Peter Mengede	KRS-One Eddie Nappi (add.) Peter Hines (add.) Peter Mengede (add.)	3:45
18.	"4th Quarter — Free Throws"		KRS-One	1:46
19.	"Step into a World (Rapture's Delight) (Remix)" (featuring Puff Daddy)	Parker West Stein Harry Palmer LeMay Andre Barnes Joseph Kirkland Marcel Hall Antonio Hardy Marlon Williams	Jesse West	7:35
Total length:				45:51

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 18 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 90 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 95 US Billboard 200 [12] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [16]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "I Got Next - KRS-One | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 5, 2021.
2. Christgau, Robert (May 27, 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Vol. 42, no. 21. pp. 72–73. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
3. Diehl, Matt (June 13, 1997). "The Week: KRS-One – I Got Next". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
4. Powell, Kevin (May 15, 1997). "Recordings: KRS-One – I Got Next". Rolling Stone . No. 760. p. 115. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
5. Ex, Kris (May 1997). "Record Report: KRS-One – I Got Next". The Source . No. 92. New York. pp. 127–128.
6. Jones, Steve (May 20, 1997). "Hard lessons from KRS-One". USA Today . Archived from the original on June 4, 2000. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
7. "Today in Hip-Hop: KRS-One Drops 'I Got Next' - XXL". XXL . May 20, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
8. "Pop Albums: What's happening?". Los Angeles Times . May 29, 1997. p. 25. Retrieved June 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "KRS-One Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – KRS-One – I Got Next" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – KRS-One – I Got Next" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
12. "KRS-One Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
13. "KRS-One Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard . Retrieved March 5, 2021.
15. "Canadian album certifications – KRS-One – I Got Next". Music Canada.
16. "American album certifications – KRS-One – I Got Next". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• I Got Next at Discogs (list of releases)