| I Got Next | ||||
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| Studio album by KRS-One | ||||
| Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop, East Coast Hip Hop,Conscious hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | Jive/BMG Records 01241-41601 | |||
| Producer | KRS-One Domingo Jesse West Showbiz Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams DJ Cipher DJ Muggs Edward Nappi Sean "Puffy" Combs Stevie J | |||
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| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic |      | 
| Entertainment Weekly | A− | 
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I Got Next is 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.
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.
"Over Ya Head"
"Just To Prove A Point"
The MC
Heartbeat
Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)
A Friend
Blowe
Real Hip-Hop, Pt. II
Step into a World (Rapture's Delight) (Remix)
The 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. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2013 film This Is the End.