The Minnesota R&B trio Next oozed sex appeal on their string of passionate late-’90s and early-’00s hits.
• The group formed in Minneapolis after brothers Terry and Raphael Brown met Robert Huggar through their uncle in 1992.
• The trio’s 1997 debut album, Rated Next, set the tone for their erotic declarations of love and lust.
• Their breakthrough came with the 1998 single "Too Close,” which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the all-genre Hot 100.
• Destiny’s Child featured Next on “If You Leave,” from their 1999 album The Writing’s On The Wall.
• Next’s 2000 sophomore album, Welcome II Nextasy, includes the single “Wifey,” which topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and cracked the Top 10 on the Hot 100.
• The group broke up following the release of their 2002 album The Next Episode, but they’ve reunited several times since. They returned in 2018 with the single “Want It.”
Members of Next include, or have included, RL.
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