Välkommen till förorten

Välkommen till förorten
Studio album by The Latin Kings
Released 10 May 1994
Recorded 1994 at Soundtrade Studios
Genre Swedish hip hop
Length 67:13
Label Warner Music Sweden
Producer Gordon Cyrus & The Latin Kings
The Latin Kings chronology
Välkommen till förorten
(1994)		 Bienvenido a mi barrio
(1995)

Välkommen till förorten is the debut album by swedish hip hop group The Latin Kings. It proved to be very successful in sweden and influenced many future swedish hip hop acts. Välkommen till förorten stayed at the Swedish Top 60 chart for 20 weeks and peaked at the 9th spot. The album also spawned the charting singles "Snubben", "De e dej jag vill ha" and "Kompisar från förr". The Latin Kings re-released the album in Spanish as Bienvenido a mi barrio in 1995 under the name Los Reyes Latinos.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Intro: DJ Tony"   2:07
2. "Kompisar från förr (feat. Daddy Boastin' and Leslie Coard)"   6:07
3. "Mecka (feat. Leafnuts and Desmond Foster)"   4:14
4. "De e slut"   0:22
5. "De e dej ja vill ha"   4:21
6. "Grisen"   0:06
7. "Kriminell Idit"   4:11
8. "Salsakungen (feat René Martinez from Mambo Kings)"   3:53
9. "30 sekunder"   0:49
10. "Halva inne (feat. Godde)"   6:38
11. "Inte samma lika"   0:29
12. "Snubben (feat. Daddy Boastin')"   5:34
13. "Fint väder"   3:22
14. "Chilly white "Beatdown""   0:18
15. "Don Corleone (feat. Jon Rekdal)"   0:38
16. "Vem e maffia"   3:20
17. "Gussen (feat. Desmond Foster)"   2:56
18. "Välkommen till förorten"   4:28
19. "Krossa rasismen"   3:49
20. "Grisen (Transform)"   0:06
21. "Idiot Idiiter"   5:51
22. "Jag tar sönder dej (feat. George Bravo)"   3:34

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DagensSkiva[1]

Välkommen till förorten was very well received among swedish critics and is now considered a classic swedish hip hop album. The Latin Kings were praised for their lyrics about the swedish society from a suburban view, both by the general public and politics. Patrik Ekelöf of the website Dagens Skiva called the album "a milestone in swedish music history" and "a tough and heavy dub-influenced record that described the suburban life in a way we never had heard before".[2]

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1994 Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart[3] 9
Singles
Year Title Position Chart
1993 "Snubben" 38 Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart[4]
1994 "Kompisar från förr" 25 Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart[5]
"De dej jag vill ha" 31 Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart[6]

References

  1. ↑ DagensSkiva review
  2. ↑ http://dagensskiva.com/2001/12/31/the-latin-kings-i-skuggan-av-betongen/
  3. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Latin+Kings&titel=V%E4lkommen+till+f%F6rorten&cat=a
  4. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Latin+Kings&titel=Snubben+trodde+han+var+cool&cat=s
  5. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Latin+Kings&titel=Kompisar+fr%E5n+f%F6rr&cat=s
  6. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Latin+Kings&titel=De+e+dej+jag+vill+ha&cat=s
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