I Got Next

I Got Next
Studio album by KRS-One
Released May 20, 1997
Recorded 1996–1997
Genre Hip-hop, East Coast Hip Hop,[1] Conscious hip hop [2]
Length 51:58
Label Jive/BMG Records
01241-41601
Producer KRS-One
Showbiz
DJ Muggs
Puff Daddy
Stevie J
Commissioner Gordon
Domingo
Jesse West
DJ Cipher
Thembisa
Edward Nappi
Peter Hines
Peter Mengede
KRS-One chronology

KRS-One
(1995)		 I Got Next
(1997)		 A Retrospective
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Entertainment Weekly A−[4]
Robert Christgau [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
The Source [7]

I Got Next is emcee KRS-One's third official solo album. It remains his best-selling album to date, receiving the RIAA certification for Gold-level sales. The album sold 94,000 copies the week it peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Detroit emcee Phat Kat used a lyrical excerpt from "A Friend" for his 2007 J Dilla-produced single "Don't Nobody Care About Us" from his album Carte Blanche.

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "1st Quarter: The Commentary" KRS-One *Interlude*
2 "2nd Quarter: Free Throws" KRS-One *Interlude*
3 "The MC" L. Parker, D. Padilla Domingo KRS-One
4 "I Got Next - Neva Hadda Gun" L. Parker KRS-One KRS-One
5 "Heartbeat" L. Parker, R. Noble, L. Hill, K. Keaton, B. Robinson, M. Dewese KRS-One Angie Martinez, KRS-One, Redman
6 "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" L. Parker, J. West, C. Stein, D. Harry, H. Palmer Jesse West Keva, KRS-One
7 "A Friend" L. Parker, R. Lemay Showbiz KRS-One
8 "H.I.P.-H.O.P." L. Parker, Thor-El KRS-One KRS-One, Thor-El
9 "Halftime" L. Parker, G. Williams Commissioner Gordon *Interlude*
10 "3rd Quarter: The Commentary" KRS-One *Interlude*
11 "Klassicks" DJ Cipher, Thembisa *Interlude*
12 "Blowe" L. Parker, R. Noble, R. Lemay Showbiz KRS-One, Redman
13 "Real Hip-Hop, pt. II" L. Parker, S. Bouchet, S. Griffith, T. Hooks KRS-One KRS-One, Lamont Fields, Mic Vandalz
14 "Come to da Party" L. Parker, A. Mills KRS-One Anthony Mills, KRS-One
15 "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" L. Parker, L. Muggerud DJ Muggs KRS-One
16 "Over Ya Head" L. Parker, G. Simone Commissioner Gordon, KRS-One KRS-One
17 "Just to Prove a Point" L. Parker, G. Simone, P. Hines, P. Mengede, E. Nappi Edward Nappi, KRS-One, Peter Hines, Peter Mengede G. Simone, KRS-One
18 "4th Quarter: Free Throws" KRS-One *Interlude*
19 "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight) (Remix)" (Bonus Track) Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen Keva, KRS-One, Puff Daddy

Instrumentation Credits

"Over Ya Head"

"Just To Prove A Point"

Samples

The MC

Heartbeat

Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight)

A Friend

Klassicks

Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight) (The Remix)

Album singles

Single information
"Can't Stop, Won't Stop"
  • Released: January 13, 1997
  • B-side: "The MC", "Word Perfect"
"Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)"
  • Released: March 3, 1997
  • B-side:
"Heartbeat"
  • Released: July 21, 1997
  • B-side: "A Friend"

Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Canadian Albums
1997 I Got Next 3 2 18

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1996 The MC 67 17 2
1997 Step Into A World 22 8 1
1997 A Friend 70 - -

In popular culture

Thr album's lead single, "Step into a World", was featured as a bonus track in the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of NBA 2K14.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-got-next-mw0000081919
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-got-next-mw0000081919
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe