Da Next Level

Da Next Level is the second album released by American rapper Mr. Serv-On. It was released on February 16, 1999 through No Limit Records and Priority Records. It was produced entirely by the label's in-house production team Beats By the Pound. This is his last album on No Limit Records.

Commercial Performance

The album was a huge success, entering the charts at number 14 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling over 297,000 copies its first week. However despite the album's success, Mr. Serv-On left No Limit soon after and has not found the same success he obtained with No Limit in the late 90s.

Track listing

Next Level

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Next Level (song)

"Next Level" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist and songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki taken from her tenth studio album Next Level (2009). The song was written by Hamasaki herself while the composition was by Dai Nagao and arrangement by HΛL. The song was conceived while Hamasaki was working on the studio album during her anniversary year, which was in April 2008. This year was to commemorate her ten-year anniversary since her debut single "Poker Face". "Next Level" was released as the album's lead and only promotional single on the same date as the album release digitally.

Musically, "Next Level" is a dance-oriented song that utilizes several electronic dance music genres, which was very similar to the rest of the Next Level album. The musical composition, noted for its ethereal influences and softer synthesizers, guitar and keyboard instrumentation, was compared to the "light techno" influences throughout her fifth studio album Rainbow (2002). Lyrically, the song talks about Hamasaki leaving her past, embracing the present and getting ready for the future, referring to it as "Next Level".

Next Level (Ayumi Hamasaki album)

Next Level (capitalized as NEXT LEVEL) is the tenth studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on March 25, 2009 by Avex Trax. It was also released just a little over a year after her 2008 album, Guilty. Next Level marks Hamasaki's tenth consecutive album to be fully produced by Japanese producer and manager Max Matsuura, while she contributes to the album as the lead vocalist, background vocalist, and songwriter to all songs. Recorded in Japanese language with minor phrases in English, Next Level is an electronic album with numerous musical elements such as J-pop, rock, dance pop, and traditional Asian music.

Five different formats were released to promote the album; a standalone CD, a CD and DVD bundle, a double album and DVD bundle, a USB format, and a global digital release. The five formats have different artworks that were issued for the album; all have Hamasaki posing in a small room surrounded by televisions. Upon the album's release, it was met with mixed to favourable reviews from music critics. Critics commended the album's production and its approach to western pop music. However, some criticized the album's lack of direction and regressive composition. Commercially, Next Level was a success. Next Level became Hamasaki's ninth studio album to reach the top spot on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart, and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 500,000 units. The album charted on Korean and Taiwanese Albums Chart.