Welcome II Nextasy

Welcome II Nextasy
Studio album by Next
Released	June 20, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	R&B
Label	Arista
Producer	Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Eddie Berkeley, Kenny Dickerson, Rob Fusari, Kaygee Gist (Kay Gee), Falonte Moore, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders
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Rated Next (1997) Welcome II Nextasy (2000) The Next Episode (2002)

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Welcome II Nextasy is the second studio album by Next, their second album for Arista. Since its release, it has been RIAA-certified gold.

Singles

The lead single was "Wifey", and it proved to be a smash success as well, charting on the US Billboard Hot 100 at 7 and on the US R&B/Hip-Hop at 1, while the second single, "Beauty Queen" proved less successful; it peaked at a lowly 48 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

Tracklisting

1. Welcome II Nextasy (Intro) (Rob Fusari & Falonte Moore) 1:08
2. What U Want (featuring Beanie Sigel) (A. Gordon, Michael Omartian, M. Price, A. Simmons, L. Simmons, D. Walsh) 4:19
3. Wifey (featuring Lil' Mo) (Cynthia Loving, Eddie Berkeley, Kaygee Gist, Robert Lavelle Huggar) 4:03
4. Cybersex (Kaygee Gist, Darren Lighty, Huggar) 4:56
5. Beauty Queen (Carlton "Blackbones" Hitchcock, Eddie Berkeley, Kaygee Gist, Robert Thomas Barbarella, Huggar) 3:53
6. When We Kiss (Barbarella, Berkeley, Gist, Hitchcock, Huggar) 5:07
7. Jerk (featuring 50 Cent) (Jonathen "John John" Rasboro, Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Lincoln Browder, Kenny Dickerson, Antonio Mobily) 3:45
8. Call On Me (C. Jackson, Ultramagnetic MC's, Berkeley, Huggar, Gist) 4:38
9. Shorty (Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders, Huggar) 4:19
10. Minnesnowta (Interlude) (Berkeley, Gist, Huggar) 0:38
11. Let's Make A Movie (T. Brown, J. Issac) 4:49
12. My Everything (Berkeley, Gist, Huggar, Cliff Lighty) 4:00
13. Splash (Berkeley, Gist, Huggar) 5:05
14. Banned From TV (Berkeley, Gist, Huggar) 4:00
15. Oh No No (featuring Red Rat & Renee Neufville) (Gist, Lighty, Rene Neufville) 9:00

Notes

• "What U Want" features samples from Holdin' Out (For Your Love) as originally performed by Rhythm Heritage.
• "Jerk" contains an interpolation of MC Ultra as written by Ultramagnetic MC's.
• Track 15 is actually two songs; one is "Oh No No", while the other is an untitled track which lasts for five minutes.

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