Welcome II Nextasy

Welcome II Nextasy the second studio album by American R&B trio Next. It was released by Arista Records on June 20, 2000 in the United States where it reached gold status.[2]

Welcome II Nextasy
Studio album by Next
Released	June 20, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Hip hop soul[1]
Length	63:40
Label	Arista
Producer	Clive Davis (exec.) KayGee (also exec.) Darrell Alamby Allstar Tommy Barbarella Eddie Berkeley Rob Fusari Carleton Hitchcock J. Issac Kenny Flav Falonte Moore Andrew Ramsey Shannon Sanders T-Low
Next chronology
Rated Next (1997) Welcome II Nextasy (2000) The Next Episode (2002)
Singles from Welcome II Nextasy
"Wifey" Released: May 16, 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Welcome II Nextasy (Intro)"	Rob Fusari Falonte Moore	Fusari Moore	1:08
2.	"What U Want" (featuring Beanie Sigel)	Allen Gordon, Jr. Michael Omartian Michael Price Aleese Simmons Latrelle Simmons Dan Walsh	Allstar	4:19
3.	"Wifey"	Cynthia Loving Eddie Berkeley Keir Gist Robert Lavelle Huggar	Berkeley KayGee	4:03
4.	"Cybersex"	Gist Darren Lighty Huggar	Kaygee	4:56
5.	"Beauty Queen"	Carleton Hitchcock Tommy Barbarella Berkeley Gist Huggar	Berkeley KayGee Hitchcock Barbarella	3:53
6.	"When We Kiss"	Antonio Mobily Darrell Alamby Jonathen Rasboro Kenny Dickerson Lincoln Browder	Allamby Kenny Flav	5:07
7.	"Jerk" (featuring 50 Cent)	Curtis Jackson Berkeley Huggar Gist Ultramagnetic MCs	Berkeley KayGee	3:45
8.	"Call On Me"	Andrew Ramsey Shannon Sanders Huggar	Ramsey Sanders	4:38
9.	"Shorty"	Berkeley Gist Huggar	Berkeley KayGee	4:19
10.	"Minnesnowta (Interlude)"	T. Brown J. Issac	T-Low Isaac	0:38
11.	"Let's Make a Movie"	Berkeley Gist Huggar Lighty	KayGee Berkeley^[a] T-Low^[a]	4:49
12.	"My Everything"	Berkeley Gist Huggar	Berkeley KayGee	4:00
13.	"Splash"	Moore Gist Huggar Lighty	KayGee	5:05
14.	"Banned from TV"	Berkeley Gist Huggar	Berkeley KayGee	4:00
15.	"Oh No No" (featuring Red Rat and Renee Neufville)	Gist Lighty Neufville	KayGee	9:00
Total length:				63:40

Samples

• "What U Want" features samples from "Holdin' Out (For Your Love)" as originally performed by Rhythm Heritage.
• "Jerk" contains an interpolation of "Ego Trippin" as written by Ultramagnetic MCs.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[3] 85 US Billboard 200[4] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200[6] 136 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[2]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. John Bush. Welcome II Nextasy at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
2. "American album certifications – Next – Welcome II Nextasy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 7, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
3. "Next | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
4. "Next Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
5. "Next Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
6. "Billboard 200: Year End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
7. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2000". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
8. "British album certifications – Next – Welcome II Nextasy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 7, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Welcome II Nextasy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.