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.^[1]

Welcome II Nextasy
Studio album by Next
Released	June 20, 2000
Length	63:40
Label	Arista
Producer	Darrell Alamby Allstar Tommy Barbarella Eddie Berkeley Kenny Flav Rob Fusari Carleton Hitchcock J. Issac KayGee 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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic editor John Bush found that while "there's no breakout hit the quality of "Too Close," Next's sophomore album Welcome II Nextasy is smoother and features a better overall production than their debut. The trio's version of hip-hop-soul is just as explicit as before; from "Cybersex" to "Let's Make a Movie" to "Banned from TV," Next proves themselves the Barry White of the '90s."^[2] Billboard remarked that "working again with Naughty By Nature's KayGee and others, Next goes for more originality vs. samples and tackles subjects both provocative and real [...] Those who like their R&B/hip-hop naughty – but still nice – won't be disappointed."^[3]

Track listing

Welcome II Nextasy 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 Mobley 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) (also contains Hidden Track "Freak In Me"))	Gist Lighty Neufville	KayGee	9:00
Total length:				63:40

• "Oh No No" contains a 4:55 Hidden Track "Freak In Me", written by Al West, Chad Elliott, Jovonn Alexander, and Robert L. Huggar.

Sample credits

• "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 Weekly chart performance for Welcome II Nextasy Chart (2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 74 UK Albums (OCC)[5] 85 US Billboard 200[6] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Welcome II Nextasy Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200[8] 136 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 56

Certifications

Certifications for Welcome II Nextasy

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	60,000*
United States (RIAA)[1]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.