I Got Next
| I Got Next | ||||
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| Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | September 1996–January 1997 | |||
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| Length | 51:50 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
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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. 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. 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.