Välkommen till förorten
Studio album by
The Latin Kings
Released30 January 1994
Recorded1993 at Soundtrade Studios
GenreSwedish hip hop
Length57:23
LabelWarner Music Sweden
Producer
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 21 weeks and peaked at the 18th 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.TitleLength
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 (Transformers)"1:49
21."Idiot Idioter"5:51

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 politicians. 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".[1]

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 "The Latin Kings "I skuggan av betongen" - dagensskiva.com". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Latin Kings - Välkommen till förorten". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  3. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - The Latin Kings - Snubben trodde han var cool". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Latin Kings - Kompisar från förr". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  5. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - The Latin Kings - De e dej jag vill ha". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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