  Next consists of R.L. (Robert
Lavelle Huggar), T-Low (Terrance Brown), and
his brother, Tweety (Raphael Brown) and hail
from the Minneapolis area. Next began their
rise to widespread fame after forming in 1992
and being discovered by Naughty By
Nature's KayGee.
Next released
their debut LP, Rated
Next.
 The single "Butta
Love" was certified gold as the track
hit the Billboard charts.
 # 23
Singles Artist of the Year
Next hit the Top 40 with "Too Close."
The single "Too Close" was certified
gold.
Next topped the Billboard Hot
100 Singles chart with "Too Close" for 5 weeks and
the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks.
Rated
Next and the single "Too Close" were certified
platinum.
Next topped the Billboard
R&B Singles chart with "Too Close" for 3 weeks.
Next hit the Top 10 with "Too Close."
Rated
Next was certified 2x platinum.
Next hit the Top 40 with "I Still Love You."
The single "I Still Love You" was certified
gold.
Next topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top New Pop
Artist, Top Hot 100 Singles Artist -
Duos/Group, Top R&B Artist - Duos/Group
(singles & albums), Top New R&B
Artist, Top Hot R&B Singles Artist, Top
Hot R&B Singles Artist - Duos/Group, and
with the Top Hot 100 Single, Top Hot R&B
Single, and Top Hot R&B Single Airplay
("Too Close").
Next were
nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B
Band/Duo/Group.
R.L. helped out Deborah
Cox with her hit "Why Can't We
Be Friends."
 # 74
Singles Artist of the Year
 Next released Welcome
II Nextacy.
Next hit the Top 40 with "Wifey."
Welcome
II Nextacy was certified gold.
 Next topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart
with "Wifey" for a week.
Next were
nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for
Best R&B/Soul Album, Group, Band or Duo (Welcome
II Nextacy).
Next were
nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment
Award for Favorite Group - R&B.
 Next released The
Next Episode.
# 395 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
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Rated Next
Released: September, 1997
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 37
Tracks: "Too Close" -
"Butta Love" - "Cozy"
- "Penetration" - "I Still
Love You" - "Stop, Drop And
Roll" - "Represent Me" -
"Next Experience" -
"Problems" - "Do You Think
About Me" - "Sexitude" -
"Taste So Good" - "Phone
Sex" - "Rock On" |
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Welcome II Nextacy
Released: June, 2000
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 12
Tracks: "What U
Want" - "Wifey" -
"Cybersex" - "Beauty
Queen" - "When We Kiss" -
"Jerk" - "Call On Me"
- "Shorty" -
"Minnesnowta" - "Let's
Make A Movie" - "My
Everything" - "Splash" -
"Banned From TV" - "Oh No
No" |
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The Next Episode
Released: December, 2002
Billboard
peak:
# 120
Tracks: "Your Love
Is" - "Imagine That" -
"Do Your Thing" - "I'm
Tryin' To What" - "Just Like
That" - "Feels Good" -
"Lights Out" - "Hold Me
Down" - "That's My World"
- "Girl, Lady, Woman" -
"It's Okay" - "Brand
New" - "All Because Of
You" - "Freaky Man" |
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position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
samples). |
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