I Got Next Explained

I Got Next
Type:Studio
Artist:KRS-One
Cover:Krsigotnext.jpg
Recorded:1996–1997
Label:Jive
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I Got Next is the third solo studio album by American rapper KRS-One. It was released on May 20, 1997, via Jive Records.[1] 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.[2] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 20, 2015. Today in Hip-Hop: KRS-One Drops 'I Got Next' - XXL. March 5, 2021. XXL. en.
  2. . Pop Albums: What's happening?. Newspapers.com. Los Angeles Times. 25. May 29, 1997. June 26, 2024.
  3. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. March 5, 2021.