I Got Next | ||||
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Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
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Length | 51:50 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
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KRS-One chronology | ||||
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Singles from I Got Next | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Source | [4] |
USA Today | [5] |
The Village Voice | [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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "1st Quarter — The Commentary" | KRS-One | 0:18 | |
2. | "2nd Quarter — Free Throws" | KRS-One | 2:06 | |
3. | "The MC" | Domingo | 3:15 | |
4. | "I Got Next — Neva Hadda Gun" |
| KRS-One | 4:11 |
5. | "Heartbeat" (featuring Redman and Angie Martinez) | KRS-One | 3:07 | |
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) |
| KRS-One | 2:11 |
9. | "Halftime" |
| "Commissioner Gordon" Williams | 0:40 |
10. | "3rd Quarter — The Commentary" | KRS-One | 0:17 | |
11. | "Klassicks" |
| 0:59 | |
12. | "Blowe" (featuring Redman) |
| Showbiz | 3:41 |
13. | "Real Hip-Hop, Pt. 2" (featuring Mic Vandalz) |
| KRS-One | 3:06 |
14. | "Come to da Party" |
| KRS-One | 2:10 |
15. | "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" |
| DJ Muggs | 3:59 |
16. | "Over Ya Head" |
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| 2:17 |
17. | "Just to Prove a Point" |
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| 3:45 |
18. | "4th Quarter — Free Throws" | KRS-One | 1:46 | |
19. | "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight) (Remix)" (featuring Puff Daddy) |
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| 7:35 |
Total length: | 45:51 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [15] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [16] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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