{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Da Next Level | type = album | artist = Mr. Serv-On | cover = Da Next Level.jpg | alt = | released = February 16, 1999 | recorded = 1998 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Southern hip hop|gangsta rap}} | length = 74:59 | label = {{hlist|No Limit|Priority}} | producer = Beats By the Pound <small>(exec.)</small> | prev_title = Life Insurance | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = War Is Me, Pt. 1: Battle Decisions | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{Singles | name = Da Next Level | type = studio | single1 = N.Y to N.O (feat. Big Pun) | single1date = January 2, 1999 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/da-next-level-mw0000043066|title=Da Next Level - Mr. Serv-On | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> }} '''''Da Next Level''''' is the second album by the American rapper Mr. Serv-On.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/512524/mr-serv-on-takes-business-to-da-next-level/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915200631/https://www.mtv.com/news/512524/mr-serv-on-takes-business-to-da-next-level/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2021|title=Mr. Serv-On Takes Business To Da Next Level|website=MTV News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Tim |title=MUSIC WORLD |work=Tri-State Defender |date=March 24, 1999 |page=1B}}</ref> It was released on February 16, 1999, as planned, through No Limit Records and Priority Records. It was produced entirely by the label's in-house production team, Beats By the Pound. It was the rapper's last album on No Limit Records.
==Commercial performance== The album was more critically and commercially successful than the first album, debuting at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1999-03-05|title=Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 videos/music |work=Sunday Gazette-Mail |date=February 28, 1999 |page=9E}}</ref> It sold nearly 300,000 copies in its first week. The album's single was "From N.Y to N.O.", featuring Big Pun.
==Critical reception== ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' wrote that "a few introspective cuts, namely 'I Hate the Way I Live', 'My Homies' and 'Best Friend II', showcase his knack for writing touching, heartfelt ballads."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nero |first1=Mark |title=ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES - RAP |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=March 25, 1999 |location=Entertainment |page=21}}</ref>
==Track listing== #"Forever My Life: The Beginning" 1:35 #"Tank Nigga" (Featuring C-Murder, Fiend, Kane & Abel, Lil Soldiers, Mia X, Big Ed & Mac) 4:48 #"Boot 'Em Up" (Featuring Fiend & Mystikal) 3:09 #"From N.Y. To N.O." (Featuring Big Pun) 2:51 #"F.U. Serv" 3:14 #"Murder" (Featuring Magic)" 4:27 #"I Hate the Way I Live" 5:22 #"Best Friend II" (Featuring C-Murder & Dorian) 4:00 #1, 2, 3"- (Featuring Holloway of Ghetto Commission) 2:45 #"Straight Outta N.O." (Featuring C-Murder & Magic) 3:48 #"Snatch Them Hoez Up" (Featuring Mia X, Fiend & T. Scott) 2:51 #"My Homies" (Featuring Sons of Funk) 4:25 #"This Is for My Niggaz" (Featuring Ghetto Commission) 4:23 #"Freaky Dreams" (Featuring O'Dell) 4:04 #"Make 'Em Bleed" (Featuring Fiend) 2:15 #"Hit the Block" 2:34 #"Strap Up" (Featuring Fiend) 2:51 #"I'll Be There" (Featuring Ms. Peaches) 3:38 #"My Story" (Featuring KLC) 4:20 #"I Luv It" 2:04 #"The Last Song" (Featuring O'Dell) 4:05 #"Forever My Life: The End" 1:26
==Album chart positions== {| class="wikitable" |- |rowspan="2"| '''Year''' |rowspan="2"| '''Album''' |colspan="3"| '''Chart positions''' |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 |U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |- | 1999 | ''Da Next Level'' | #14 | #1 |}
==See also== * List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)
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